Zeitgeister on Air #8 Join the joyride in Japan with Yu Minobe

Potato Print by Verena Hütter

In the final episode of our Autobahn season, we welcome our very own Yu Minobe from the Goethe-Institut in Tokyo. In conversation with Verena Hütter, Yu takes us through Tokyo on its Metropolitan Expressway and shares his thoughts on living in two cultures, Japanese and German, sushi and Kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes) and his favourite songs.

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Photo reportage Tokyo’s expressway network

Tokyo’s city motorway was the first Metropolitan Expressway in the world. Today it’s part of a dense network of highways extending throughout the metropolitan region – in which there are 40 million inhabitants. In this photo documentary article, Yu Minobe brings you some contemporary impressions of this road network and explains its history.

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Tokyo’s Metropolitan Expressway extends for a total of 327 kilometres and is characterised by its snakelike curves

Photo Reportage South Africa’s diverse road network

Roads are the beating heart of South Africa's infrastructure. Barry Christianson has embarked on an incredible journey across the country to capture the country's diverse roads – from dusty tracks to modern city motorways.

Waste trucks make their way down the road towards a waste processing plant.

Zeitgeister on Air #7 Secret Rest Stop with Jan Künemund

In this week’s episode Verena Hütter talks to the journalist Jan Künemund from the Schwules Museum (Gay Museum) in Berlin. An episode about trucker fantasies, cruising as a subcultural practice and loitering with purpose. Enjoy!

Potato Print by Verena Hütter


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