What's a Yokai and Should I Be Scared? feat. Zack Davisson
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty This week Koichi and Michael talk to Zack Davisson, an award winning translator, writer, and Japanese folklore expert to discuss yokai. From the well known...
31 Mars 20171h 24min
How to Taste Sake feat. SakéOne
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Strap in, folks. This is a long one. We invited Jack and David from SakéOne, a local sake brewery in Oregon, to come to the Tofugu office so we could learn...
24 Mars 20172h 16min
The 5 "Hidden Gem" Prefectures You Should Visit in Japan feat. Kay from JNTO
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Koichi and Michael talk with Kay from the Japan National Tourism Organization (that's the Japanese government's official travel promotion arm, btw) about 5...
17 Mars 20171h 8min
The Evolution of Anime Research feat. Helen McCarthy
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty In this episode, Michael talks with Helen McCarthy, one of the top anime researchers ever. She wrote the Anime Encyclopedia and the first book on Miyazaki ...
10 Mars 20171h 7min
Getting your Gambling on in Japan
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty In this episode, Michael and Koichi talk to Kanae the intern about the incredible gambling expertise she amassed from the one game of Hanafuda she played a...
3 Mars 20171h 4min
The Underground Japanese Music Scene feat. Ian F. Martin
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Michael and Jamal sit down to talk with music journalist and label owner, Ian F. Martin, about the Japanese underground rock scene as detailed in his new b...
24 Feb 201745min
What Makes a Good Japanese Translator? feat. Alexander O. Smith
Michael and Kristen talk with veteran video game translator Alexander O. Smith about the essential elements of good translation, especially when it comes to video games. Alex has worked on such hit g...
17 Feb 201755min
How to Get the Most Out of Your ALT Life in Japan feat. James from ALT Insider
Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Koichi and Michael talk with James, founder of http://www.altinsider.com/ to find out what it takes to get the most out of your life in Japan. James was a...
10 Feb 201724min
