We give out a list of our favorite things in Osaka along with our special guest Mouss from France!

00:41 RECAP

09:55 MAIN TOPIC

49:10 SPECIAL GUEST - Mouss (IG & Snapchat: Mousgamee)

1:03:00 BLACK BUSINESSES IN JAPAN

||Black Businesses in Japan||

SOUL FOOD HOUSE

http://soulfoodhouse.com/

https://twitter.com/soulfoodhouse

https://www.facebook.com/soulfoodhouse

https://www.instagram.com/soulfoodhouse/

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Ayana:

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Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

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After clarifying what cultural appropriation really is, Alyse and Ayana discuss if Japanese appropriate other cultures and vice versa. Ayana rants about her coworkers inability to believe her native English skills. Alyse criticizes the city she loves as the Osaka Mayor is in his feels about Japan's history of comfort women.

00:37 Recap of last episode

05:21 MAIN TOPIC: Cultural Appropriation in Japan

45:30 RANT: Ayana's Japanese coworker said 'e' is not a vowel

50:52 CURRENT EVENTS: Osaka Mayor to cut sister city ties with San Francisco

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Japanese TV is trash according to Ayana but her guilty pleasure is/was watching Jdramas. Alyse loves the variety shows. They both criticize this problematic Japanese vlogger.

00:50 Intro & Recap of last episode

08:20 Main Topic; Japan vs US Holidays

45:51 RANT: Problematic Japanese vlogger

||Japanese ||

美味しい（おいしい oishii) delicious

美味い (うまい umai) delicious/good

ドキドキする (どきどきする dokidoki suru) pitter patter/heart throbbing

暗い (くらい kurai) dark

[TV shows]

Dramas mentions:

Hana Yori Dango

Kimi wa Petto

Attention Please

Buzzer Beat

Dragon Zakura

Ouran Host Club

Hanazakuri no kimitachi e (HanaKimi)

Neko Samurai

IS

GANTZ (movie)

Variety shows:

Getsuyou Kara Yo Fukashi with Matsuko Deluxe (月曜から夜ふかし)

Sukatto Japan (スカッとジャパン)

Sukika Kiraika Yujikan (好きか嫌いか言う時間)

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Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We compare the differences with Japanese and US American holidays.

00:10 Intro & Recap of last episode

07:38 Main Topic; Japan vs US Holidays

44:34 Current Events Topic

52:00 Black Businesses in Japan - Gochiso

||Black Businesses in Japan||

Gochiso

https://en.gochiso.jp/

||Japanese ||

山の日 (やまのひ) Mountain Day (National Holiday in August)

義理チョコ(ぎりちょこ/giri choco) courtesy chocolate

友チョコ(ともちょこ/tomo choco) chocolate you give to your friends for V-day

お節(おせち/osechi) food prepared for New Years holiday

紅白歌合戦 (こうはくうたがっせん/kouhaku uta gassen) NYE TV countdown show

ガキの使い笑ってはいけない２４時 （がきのつかいわらってはいけない２４じ) NYE TV (comedy) countdown show

罰ゲーム(ばつげーむ/batsu game) punishment game

初詣(はつもうで/hatumoude) First shrine visit of the year

チカン(ちかん/chikan) pervert

ごちそうさまでした That was a delicious meal (said after meals)

ごちそう feast, treating someone

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Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We answer your questions about our love life. Alyse is the married one. Ayana is the single one.

||Links||

QAC 59 - Antidepressants 3 Months Later | BetterHelp: Online Therapy

https://youtu.be/57uoSR79SYY

Betterhelp

https://www.betterhelp.com/

QueerAsCat channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/QueerAsCat

||Black Businesses in Japan||

N/A

||Japanese ||

私の名前はアリスです (watashi no namae ha Alyse desu.): My name is Alyse.

告白 (こくはく/kokuhaku): confession (of love)

タップル誕生 (tappuru tanjou): a Japanese dating app name

建前(たてまえ/tatemae): public face

残念 (ざんねん/zannen): Unfortunate

失礼やなー (しつれいやなー/shitsurei yanaa* [Kansai dialect]): That's rude yeah

合コン(ごうこん/goukon): a group blind date

コンパ(konpa): a mixer

外人ハンター(がいじんはんたー/gaijin hunter): a Japanese person who hunts for foreigners to either be their hookup or friend

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Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

10/10 is World Mental Health Day and we want to bring awareness and talk about how Japan deals with mental health.

||Links||

http://telljp.com/

http://telljp.com/world-mental-health-day/

https://www.thebestbrainpossible.com/

||Black Businesses in Japan||

The Mint Skate

http://mintskate.tumblr.com/tagged/mintnews

https://www.facebook.com/the.mint.skateboarding/

https://www.instagram.com/themintskate/

||Japanese Words||

人身事故 (じんしんじこ/jinshinjiko): Human accident

精神科 (せいしんか/seishinka): psychiatry

ひきこもり (hikikomori): shut in

田舎 (いなか/inaka): country side/boonies/the sticks

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Blog || www.welovekansai.com/

Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Snapchat || yana_yz

Blog || www.osakayana.wordpress.com

||Theme Song||

Produced and sung by Devin Morrison

https://soundcloud.com/devinmorrison

Do we get reverse culture shock when we visit home? Looks like it. Listen in on how we handled our first visit back home compared to other times we visit.

New Segment!

||Black Businesses in Japan||

Bistro New Orleans (Osaka)

http://www.bistro-neworleans.com/

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IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/

Blog || www.welovekansai.com/

Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Snapchat || yana_yz

Blog || www.osakayana.wordpress.com

||Theme Song||

Produced and sung by Devin Morrison

https://soundcloud.com/devinmorrison

We give tips on how to survive brutal Japanese summers. Then we rant about the summer roaches that somehow get inside our apartments.

After this, we will take a summer break and be back in September. Enjoy!

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Email:

Alyse:

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Blog || www.welovekansai.com/

Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Snapchat || yana_yz

Blog || www.osakayana.wordpress.com

||Music||

Summer Project

https://soundcloud.com/agosound/summerproject_summerproject?in=agosound/sets/summerproject

Our guest Imani tells about getting work as a singer in Japan. Later we share our own amateur experiences as well.

||Links Mentioned in the Episode||

Our Sounds - For finding musicians or singers for a music group

https://www.oursounds.net/

IMANI

imanijmedia.com

twitter.com/imanijess

instagram.com/imanijess

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Email:

Alyse:

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IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/

Blog || www.welovekansai.com/

Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Snapchat || yana_yz

Blog || www.osakayana.wordpress.com

||Music||

Tonkatsu

Gizmo feat. Devin Morrison

https://soundcloud.com/heyitsgizmo

We share experiences with the Japanese police with a little help from our internet friends. Then, Ayana starts a rant about her seemingly unpopular opinion of doing the 'black nod' to strangers in Japan.

||Links Mentioned in the Episode||

No Foreign Tenants Not Much You Can Do

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/02/issues/no-foreign-tenants-not-much-can-you-can-do/

Japanese Articles about Police Scandals

https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2142038069662552901

http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASK685HPNK68TIPE01N.html

As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do

https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21722216-there-was-just-one-fatal-shooting-whole-2015-crime-dries-up-japans-police-hunt

Knowing Your Rights Can Protect you Against Fake Cops

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/04/02/issues/rights-can-protect-against-fake-cops/

List of your Rights (w/ picture examples)

http://www.debito.org/shokumushitsumon.html

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Twitter:

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Email:

Alyse:

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IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/

Blog || www.welovekansai.com/

Ayana:

Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa

Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz

IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Snapchat || yana_yz

Blog || www.osakayana.wordpress.com

||Music||

"Dukes Up"

Crazy-T Feat. Paulie Rhyme

https://soundcloud.com/paulierhyme