Tokyo Nightlife #2?! $114,000 Hotel Scam & Foreigners Eating Cicada
This week, we are back with tea! Tokyo just got crowned the #2 nightlife city in the world, but Samar begs to differ. We’ve got a guy finessing 250 fake hotel reservations (why tho), and the internet ...
2 Okt 202539min
His partner won't even let him order at a restaurant?!
In this episode, Samar and Ash read an email from a foreign man dating a Japanese woman — and he’s spiraling. She’s ordering for him. Speaking for him. Stepping in before he even gets to say “kore kud...
25 Jul 202548min
Why Japan’s Summer Heat Will Break You (Deodorant can save us all!)
Listen. It’s hot. Unreasonably hot. Hell’s sauna on discount. And the deodorant? A lie. On this week's episode of No Ginger (しょうがない), Ash and Samar heroically risk heatstroke and social cancellation t...
15 Jul 202544min
Cheap Housing Scams and Petty Neighbor Revenge in Kyushu
On this week’s No Ginger （しょうがない）, Samar and Ash break ground on old houses and old revenge plots. They dig into the too-good-to-be-true world of cheap abandoned akiya in Japan—complete with earthquak...
30 Jun 202547min
Can You Really Move to Japan with a $1,000?
Can you really move to Japan with just a thousand bucks? (Spoiler: kinda... but also, absolutely not.) This week on No Ginger (しょうがない), Samar and Ash break down the real costs of starting life in Japa...
26 Jun 202546min
Is Tokyo a lonely city or are we the problem?
Is Tokyo really that lonely? Or are we just bad at making friends? In this episode of No Ginger (しょうがない), Samar and Ash get real about what it’s like trying to build genuine connections in Japan’s inf...
15 Jun 202539min
Kiss your Homies, Not Your Wives: LGBTQ Dating Culture and Perceptions of Cheating in Japan
This week on No Ginger (しょうがない), we read a listener email that left us speechless: He went on dates with two different men in Japan… both of them turned out to be married, with wives, and no remorse. ...
30 Mai 202559min
Trains or Trauma? Getting Lost in Japan’s Stations
A listener missed their train because there were literally no signs. We rant about the confusing reality of Japan’s train stations (we’re looking at you, Shibuya), whether locals even understand the s...
14 Mai 202551min
