Japanese universities becoming stricter on background checks, Japan donating 30 million vaccines, new understanding of where Japanese people came from, flying taxi services, and a turtle hijacking a runway. This week, Mitch and Alex talk about all of this and more! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, Natsuki and Mitch talk about Japanese centenarians, disabled women being harassed on trains, a volcano erupting, and more! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
From a Sri Lankan woman dying in Japanese immigration, to controversy about casinos in Yokohama, to privileged Japanese celebrities, this week we are talking about news in Japan! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
How to become an ALT, pitfalls to look for once you are here, and how to make the most of your Japan experience! This week, we talk about how to be an ALT in Japan. Requirements to be an ALT: http://jetprogramme.org/en/eligibility/ Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, we talk about everything Japanese convenience stores! Our favorites items to get, all of the amenities and services, and their relation to the Tokyo Olympics! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, Natsuki and Mitch talk about the end of WW2, how America and Japan view the war, and Mitch's trip to the Chiran Peace Museum. Check out history of japan by bill wurtz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5LY4Mz15o&ab_channel=billwurtz Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
On this week's episode, we talk about white privilege and how white privilege differs in Japan from the rest of the world. Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys!
On this week's episode, the gang talks about how Japanese people like to spend their money and free time compared to the rest of the world. Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
From riots, to an assassination, to a war with an airport, this week we talk about how Japan has fought back throughout history. Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, we discuss at what age do children stop bathing with their parents? And what is it with the censorship in Japanese media? Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, we discuss the ethnicity of anime characters and the ongoing twitter war about Sailor Moon! Casually Explained Video Mitch mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWIi6... Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, we discuss gaming in Japan! Mitch's lame goodbye EQ video: https://youtu.be/9O8aGL7U5DU Takeshi's Challenge - JonTron: https://youtu.be/m6MIlJYiJUs Let's Game It Out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCto7D1L-MiRoOziCXK9uT5Q Japan's Top 100 Best-Selling Games of 2020 Revealed: https://gamerant.com/japan-best-selling-games-2020-famitsu/ Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys!...
This week, we discuss the various ways to apologize in Japan! Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys!
How are the attitudes about work different between Japan and the West? Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
Japanese TV: Do you love it or hate it? This week, the gang discusses why Japanese TV never seems to really catch on with Western audiences. Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week, the gang discusses whether or not Japanese higher education is a myth. Japanese Higher Education as Myth by Brian J. McVeigh https://amzn.to/3udkNC8 Make sure you leave us a comment and tell us what you think! You can also suggest topics for us to discuss. We're always happy to hear from you guys! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
This week on Small Talk Japan, we talk about how Small Talk Japan has changed over the past 100 episodes, our experiences, what we have liked, and where we want to go with the show from now on! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
On today's special Mother's Day episode of Small Talk Japan, we are talking about Japan and its mommy issues! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
From various degrees bowing, to seating at a table, to the use of words, Japanese people express rank in many different ways! Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex talk about expressing rank in Japan. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
With containment policy of cluster busting, limited PCR testing, extensions of the Olympics, and a late vaccination rollout, how has Japan done so far with the pandemic, and what are our predictions about the future? Join us LIVE as we discuss all of this and more. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
Class in Japan, quality of life, and what does "wealth" even mean in Japan? This week, Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex discuss what it means to be middle class in Japan! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
From building a 7-11 in the parking lot of a rogue 7-11 to making revenge bento boxes, Japanese people can be pretty passive aggressive! Come join us live as we talk about how and why Japanese people are passive aggressive. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
Is Japan Really a High Tech Mecca? Pay phones, faxes, Japanese smart phones (which suck), garakei, high speed fiber to your home (which no one has), vending machines that talk to you but use only cash, toilets from the future that literally clean your ass OR holes squatters from the Edo Period, and paper EVERYTHING!
Japan is changing, and companies are looking for more skilled employees from abroad, but are Japanese companies really ready for it? What's it like to be the fish out of water? What kind of companies are best for you to work at? What types of discrimination do foreign workers face? Are these difficulties also faced in other countries? (Is the reverse true?) What kind of companies will really grow in the next 10 years? Join us as we discuss all of this and more.
On this special edition of Small Talk Japan, Mitch takes you through a tour of his favorite place in Japan: Temonkan. More information Tenmonkan: https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/attractions/10527 Jigenryu Dojo: https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/attractions/11996 Mujayaki: https://mujyaki.co.jp/ Suijin: https://bit.ly/30MPge9 Yokaban: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/kyushu/kagoshima/restaurants/yokaban/a/poi-eat/1604031/356718 Karakara: https://mika-log.com/karakara-kagoshima/...
This week, Alex, Mitch, and Natsuki talk about what it's like starting a business in Japan as foreigners! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
From dying your hair to expressing yourself, this week, Alex, Mitch, and Natsuki talk about conformity in Japan! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
In this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex talk about GIRI/HAJI, concepts that don't have a perfect translation in English. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
In this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, Mitch and Alex talk about OMOTENASHI, hospitality, and service, and what that means in Japan versus the rest of the world. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/
In this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, Natsuki, Mitch, and Alex talk about the different types of foreign guys you can find in Japan! Which type are you? Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! SENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/ DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/ STJ撮影にご協力頂いてる皆様はこちら If you are interested in the equipment we use, check out the links below!
