Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-Culture: Mobile Gaming in Japan

How big is Japan's mobile game market?

Why has Japan been doing well in the market, and what is changing?

What is the problem with "gacha" systems?

-Words Related to Gaming

ゲーム (geemu): gamu

スマホ (sumaho): smartphone

携帯 (kei-tai): cell phone

スマホゲーム (sumaho-geemu): mobile game

スマホゲー (sumaho-gee) in short

市場 (shi-jou): market

市場規模 (shi-jou-ki-bo): market size

規制 (ki-sei): regulation

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: Tokyo sees a population rise of children though with the lowest fertility rate

How serious is the population problem in Japan, and why?

How can we potentially solve the issue?

-Japanese words related to "population"

少子化 (shoo-shi-ka): declining child population

化: -zation (suffix)

高齢化 (kou-rei-ka): aging population

高齢者 (kou-rei-sha): elderly people

老人 (rou-jin): elderly people (a little derogatory)

お年寄り(o-toshi-yori): elderly people (nauttal)

出生率 (syu-ssyou-ritshu): fertility rate

人口 (jin-kou): population

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: CECIL McBee to close their stores

What is "Gyaru"?

Why did this kind of culture lose popularity?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

ギャル gyaru 

ファッション fassyon

ファストファッション fasuto-fassyon

アパレル apareru

Please guess the meaning!

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-Music Review: Laughter by Official Hige Dandism

What about the song strikes people's minds all over the world?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

それを引き留める言葉も気持ちだけ受け取るよどうも有難う:

You give me the words to think twice on that

I appreciate your kind words

Thank you, thank you for everything

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: Japan's Go To Travel campaign to exclude Tokyo. Is it necessary?

Why the decision?

Is the pandemic actually worsening in Japan?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

3密 (san-mitsu):

密閉 (mi-ppei) closely confined

密集 (mi-sshuu) closely concentrated

密接 (mi-ssetsu) close contact

秘密 (hi-mitsu) secret

密会 (mi-kkai) secret meeting

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-Ju-On: Origins Review

How is it "based on the real events"?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

呪い curse

怨み grudge, hate

呪怨 curse + grudge (curse coming out of grudge)

What does the ending music say?

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: Hire robots for $9.00 per hour?

How does the system work?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

ロボット (robotto) robot

サブスクリプション (sabusukuripushon) subscription

定額制 (tei-gaku-sei) subscription system

月額制 (getsu-gaku-sei) monthly subscription system

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: The Provocative Actions of North Korea

How serious is the situation?

-Japanese Words to Check Out

豪雨 (gou-u): torrential rain

大雨 (oo-ame): heavy rain

洪水 (kou-zui): flood

氾濫 (han-ran): overflow of rivers

梅雨 (tsu-yu): rainy season in mid-June to mid-July

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: Coronavirus contact-tracing app launched with little fanfare

Is the app actually working?

Word to explain: コロナウイルス接触確認(sesshoku kakunin)アプリ

-Trends: How popular is Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) in Japan?

Why is the manga/anime so popular?

The title explained letter by letter 鬼滅の刃(ki metsu no yaiba)

This is my first podcast and I know it's very awkward, but I'll try to keep improving as I go, so any feedback will be welcome!

Thank you so much for your support!

Hello! My name is Taishi, and I'm an English teacher located in Tokyo, Japan.

I've been teaching English mainly to Japanese businesspeople, but I'd like to try the opposite on Podcast--teaching a bit about Japanese to people outside of Japan.

I'm going to talk about some hot news and cultural trends in Japan and introduce some related Japanese words or phrases that might be interesting for you, who are...

-Currently learning Japanese

-Interested in the Japanese language

-Interested in Japan in general

Today's topics

-News: Watch out for heatstroke in Japan during summer