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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-09

SHABERU, a search engine for Japanese podcasts

shaberu.net ↗ · Useful Tools · score 82.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

SHABERU indexes Japanese-language podcasts so you can search across guests, people, works, and topics.

Why it surfaced

The beta index claims 10,349 shows and more than 1.15 million episodes, with rankings for frequently mentioned people and works alongside recent guest appearances. Its metadata is machine-generated and may contain errors, but the result is an unusually focused map of what Japanese podcasts are talking about.

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