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Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment 4 Episodes Aug 10, 2026

True crime podcast in which author Jake Adelstein and co-host Shoko Plambeck investigate the mysterious disappearance of Adelstein's accountant, which leads them into the world of Japan's 'evaporated people' (johatsu), individuals who intentionally vanish. Tens of thousands of families in Japan face such disappearances each year. The series is part of The Binge, a true crime podcast collection from Sony Music Entertainment, and is produced by Campside Media and Sony Music Entertainment.

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What She Buried: Secrets, Lies, and Concrete Aug 10, 2026 481 "A man goes missing. Fifteen months later, his family finds a fresh concrete slab poured in his backyard. What's buried underneath changes everything. Five years ago, journalist Justine van der Leun started sending letters to Kwaneta Harris, a convicted murderer in a Texas prison. She was also a gifted writer, ""Mama Detroit"" to the women around her. She swore the story wasn’t what it seemed.

Episode 2: Queen of the Night Movers Dec 12, 2023 2783 Jake and Shoko aren’t meeting the CEO of your average moving company. This is Miho Saita, the owner of a yonige–or, night moving–company. Night fleeing, to be precise. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Evaporated: Gone with the Godsshow page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or visit

Episode 1: The Missing Accountant Dec 12, 2023 3033 Morimoto is Jake’s trusted accountant and friend. So when Steve and Becky need an accountant, Jake is more than happy to recommend Morimoto. But as time goes on, Steve and Becky start to realize their new accountant might be hiding something. Just when the truth starts to show itself, Morimoto…evaporates. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, ad-free

Introducing... The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods Dec 8, 2023 263 What if someone close to you just … vanished one day? That happens to tens of thousands of families a year in Japan, and it happened to Jake Adelstein, too, back in 2018 — when his accountant disappeared, just before tax day. Adelstein, the author of Tokyo Vice, and co-host Shoko Plambeck go in search of that missing accountant, and take us on a journey into the fascinating and bizarre world of J

Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

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