The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Japan's most popular idol group, AKB48, has just launched a new sister-group called STU48. What makes this new sister-group different from the many, many, ...

3 Feb 201728min

Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Tofugu's own Kristen traveled to Japan recently, but there was one problem: she's a vegetarian. You'd think Japan would be a veggie-friendly country, but n...

2 Feb 201728min

Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty We talk to Peter Lackner--who runs jobsinjapan.com--about how to find a job in Japan. Turns out, Peter knows how to make it happen, no matter who you are (...

27 Jan 201739min

Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty If you don't know what Pikotaro's I Like OJ is all about, hold onto your butts (and watch this): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCIfjcc8J2M You back? Goo...

26 Jan 20175min

We talk to Tofugu translator Kristen about the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. This concept trips up a lot of Japanese learners. Even people who think they know how transitivity ...

20 Jan 201729min

Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty The Tofugu Podcast becomes the PPAP Fancast. Sorry guys, we had a good run as Tofugu, but we're switching to strictly PPAP-related content from here on out...

22 Dec 20165min

Find us at: https://www.tofugu.com/ There's a secret history of Jesus that even Dan Brown doesn't know about. It's the legend of Japanese Jesus. You see, he didn't die on the cross. Oh no, sir. He we...

22 Dec 20169min

Get more from us at: https://tfg.li/2fEcRty Beep boop. We are transmitting from the future, where all restaurants have become Robot Restaurant. Sure, Japan's Robot Restaurant is a fantastic show fill...

22 Dec 201617min