Episode 83 | Akil Almost Dies in Okinawa Japan, 7-11 Messes Up Their Cashless Ambitions, and More
This time I tell a few stories from my trip to beautiful Okinawa, I give some quick tatami mat advice, and I show how Japanese corporate structure can backfire.
4 Elo 201940min
Episode 82 | Taking Out the Big Trash in Japan, Sailor Moon Comes to Tokyo Akil's Over the Olympics, and More
In this short but sweet episode I give some tips to help you out if you need to move house while in Japan, I tell you about an anime themed restaurant coming to Tokyo, andI share my feelings on other ...
28 Heinä 201937min
Episode 81 | Problems on Mount Fuji, A Japanese Novelty Item Suggestion, and My Two Cents on the Recent Trend of Tragedies
This episode covers several different topics, some light and others heavy. I give an update on a fuss going on atop the highest place in Japan, tell you about something cool you can pick up, then spen...
23 Heinä 201945min
Episode 80 | Funky Tokyo Weather, and Japanese Tourists Acting a Fool
This time I explain how the weather in Tokyo is particularly crazy this year, and then I break down a story about some reverse-Japanese discrimination before giving some advice you can use.
17 Heinä 201930min
Episode 79 | Japanese Gifts, Taxes and Political Blunders, Olympic Fairness, and More
In this episode we cover a variety of topics ranging from cultural traditions, to furniture buying, to macroeconomics (on this podcast? yeah). Lots of information for you whatever you are into.
9 Heinä 201948min
Episode 78 (Part 2) | A Great Interview, and Another Scandal Rocks The Japanese Entertainment Industry
As mentioned in part one, this is the raw audio from the previously recorded episode. This should be the last time we have rough audio, but the good news is that there is some great information from a...
4 Heinä 201919min
Episode 78 (Part 1) | Akil Sounds Great, Bubble Tea Has Taken Over Tokyo, and Sizing Japanese People Up By Their Clothes
This is a quick supplemental recording I am putting out. The audio quality is finally up to par (finally!) and we get into a quick article about the trend of bubble tea hitting Tokyo and Japanese Inst...
2 Heinä 201916min
Episode 77 | Akil Learns a Lesson, and More Advice For Newcomers to Tokyo
We have fixed the previous audio issues and are back for another great episode. I start off by sharing a bit of my teaching/life philosophy when it comes to dealing with Japanese people and students. ...
23 Kesä 201936min
