On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia talks about the religious group Pana-Wave Laboratory and shares some of what he experienced while in Japan researching it.

About Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia

Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia is a professor of sociology at Taft College and the author of numerous books. He has conducted research on a wide variety of topics, including the sociology of religion, food studies, race & ethnicity, and popular culture. Dr. Jimenez Murguia has also written extensively about the Japanese religious group Pana-Wave Laboratory.

Topics Discussed

How Dr. Jimenez Murguia became interested in doing research related to Japan
How it was that Dr. Jimenez Murguia began communicating with and doing research on Pana-Wave Laboratory
What Pana-Wave Laboratory was
How Pana-Wave Laboratory got started
The teachings/beliefs of Chino Yuko
About scalar wave energy attacks
Why Pana-Wave Laboratory members dressed all in white
Pana-Wave Laboratory's infamous 2003 caravan to Fukui Prefecture
How Dr. Jimenez Murguia was able to make contact with Pana-Wave Laboratory
Pana-Wave Laboratory's journal: L.R.
On visiting Pana-Wave Laboratory at their base in Fukui Prefecture
About the kinds of people that were part of Pana-Wave Laboratory
On visiting the Pana-Wave Laboratory facility in Fukui after Chino Yuko's death
How Pana-Wave Laboratory was sensationalized and misunderstood
The misconception that Japan is a weird place
On doing research on the topic of brown face
And much more!

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Links, Videos, Etc.

The title of the article by Dr. Jimenez Murguia that was referenced on this episode is Re-enchanting a Religio-Scientific Experience: Understanding the Extraordinary Within the Pana-Wave Laboratory. As of the time of this writing the link I used to download the article does not work. However, if you would like to try it out, click here.

To listen to the Ichimon Japan episode that focuses on Pana-Wave Laboratory, check out the link below.

Did Tama-chan the seal save the world and cause immigration reform? (About Pana-Wave Laboratory) | Ichimon Japan 46

To listen to the episode of Ichimon Japan about ushino koku mairi, use the link below.

What's so scary about the hour of the ox? (About Ushi no Koku Mairi) | Ichimon Japan 21

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Special Thanks

Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi) To listen to more of Yunomi's music, check out his Soundcloud page or YouTube channel.

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Featured image: Courtesy of Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia

Featured image: Courtesy of Dr. Salvador Jimenez Murguia

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