Matcha Samurai on on the state of Japan content

Matcha Samurai on on the state of Japan content

Meet Matcha Samurai, a Japanese creator known for his infectious laugh. He sits down to talk to us about his identity as someone from Kochi, his life abroad in London, and being a creator with the role of assumed Japanese culture expert.


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0:00 Intro

1:07 Meet Matcha Samurai

3:14 Interest in studying abroad

6:02 Arriving in London

10:32 Start as creator

13:08 Role as defacto culture expert

17:40 Thoughts on "JaPaN" as a Japanese

21:42 Why he doesn't monetize his videos

23:26 Career in London

25:40 Trying not to get cancelled

31:25 Topics he avoids

33:14 On his unique laugh

39:52 Looking back on 10 years in London

47:11 Kochi people are different

51:46 Where to go in Kochi

56:47 Why everywhere in Japan is so different

59:12 Looking back

1:03:01 What to know coming to Japan


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