168: Japan’s Entertainment Boom Hits the Stock Market! Bandai’s Ultimate Macross Toy!
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June 5, 2026 · 34 min · Season 1 · Episode 168
About this episode
The episode discusses Japan's entertainment stock index, a new Macross toy, and pop culture headlines.
FULL EPISODE! This time on the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) leap back from a short hiatus with a handful of recent pop culture headlines to jaw about, including Japan’s new entertainment stock index, a mind-boggling Macross toy, and the Women of Robotech! Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon! You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today! INFO Matt Alt on Bluesky…
People in this episode
Host: Matt Alt
Guest: Patrick Macias
Topics covered
- Japan's entertainment industry
- stock market
- Macross toy
- pop culture
- Robotech
Keywords
- Japan
- entertainment boom
- stock market
- Macross
- Robotech
- pop culture
- Patreon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pure TokyoScope, Patreon
Products: Macross toy
Books & works: Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan
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