The one where I talk to my friend, the awesome Rachel Ewing, about how the Coronavirus has affected her life in S. Korea. Episode also includes some updates about the last week in Japan, including the declaration of a state of emergency for 7 prefectures.

Have you ever wondered where the character in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Gogo Yubari's name came from? Probably not. But now you can find out! Welcome to the first installment of "Everything you never wanted to know about Japanese history." Still workshopping that name. Learn about the city of Yubari.

It's another update about Japan in the Coronavirus times. I also talked with Ian Randall about how things are nearer to Tokyo and how my old school is dealing with the pandemic.

What does it take to learn a language like Japanese? Why do so many English speakers have a hard time with Japanese?

The one where I talk about some new developments in Japan. Tokyo sees an increase in cases, the Olympics postponed. What comes next?

The one where I talk about how the pandemic has hit Japan. Or not hit. Will it spread more here? What about the Olympics? Who knows?

Why would someone who had never traveled outside the US until after his 3rd year of uni move to Japan to teach English? Well, here's one jerk with a podcast who can tell you why he did just that. If you have questions about life in Japan or teaching English or...well, anything, send them to [email protected]

The one where I help a young man recover his stolen bicycle.

Mr. I shares his thoughts on (or rambles on about) the 3.11 Tohoku Earthquake of 9 years ago. Apologies for the somber episode, but it's a somber time in Japan.

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Why would someone who had never traveled outside the US until after his 3rd year of uni move to Japan to teach English? Well, here's one jerk with a podcast who can tell you why he did just that. If you have questions about life in Japan or teaching English or...well, anything, send them to [email protected]