NPR’s American Radioworks will air a one hour radio documentary on how Japan’s popular culture is sweeping the globe. This program will feature the rise in popularity of Japanese anime, manga, pop music, and other things are becoming very popular in the US, and around the world. This feature will air on Michigan Radio on Tuesday July 31 at 9 PM. Click on the following link to reach American Radio works for more information  http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/japan/ I’m sure you can down load a podcast after the air date.