Live in Tokyo with Max D. Capo

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Live in Tokyo with Max D. Capo episodes

November 29, 2024 EP. 15 | Being a “Foreigner” British Man Born in Japan | Life in Japanese High School ft. Joshua
Joshua is a 3rd generation British citizen, born and raised in Japan. His parents are both of European descent who also were born and raised in Japan. He discusses what it's like going to school in Japan and about his life in Tokyo, as well as comparing what it's like living in the UK versus Japan.

👉Joshua Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.jj.7

41 min
October 15, 2024 Ep. 14 | Why You Should and Shouldn't Move to Tokyo ft. Lily | Japanese Conbini Snack Haul
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✖️Thank you to the below Patrons for helping me create videos✖️
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Lily: https://www.instagram.com/lily_yurika_/
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Sweet vs Salty
1:48 Should: Kids are generally behaved
4:37 Shouldn't: People are robotic and glitch
9:10 Rules stop existing after 12AM
10:09 Should: Healthcare
11:54 Shouldn't: Japan's Tough Work Culture
16:51 Itoen Tea
18:05 Shogun Discussion
19:27 Should: Rich culture
21:29 Chestnut ice cream
22:38 Should: People don't judge you outwardly
24:05 Time Place Occasion in Tokyo (TPO)
25:40 Being Singled Out for Being Foreign or Mixed in Japan
27:48 Shouldn't: You Can't Customize any Food Orders
31:51 Japanese People are Beautifully Considerate
33:34 Best snacks so far
34:30 Should: Food is Overall Healthier in Japan
36:05 Shouldn't: Fitness Food and Nutrition Specifically is Lacking
38 min
September 25, 2024 Ep. 13 | Miss World Japan (Indian-Japanese) Talks Love is Blind Japan and Dating in Tokyo ft. Priyanka
Priyanka Ghosh Yoshikawa is the first Half-Indian Japanese Miss World Japan from 2016, and is a businesswoman based in Tokyo.
Priyanka's Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/priyankayoshikawa/
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38 min
September 03, 2024 Ep. 12 | How Japan's Gen Z is Changing Japan and Why You Should Go to the Countryside ft. Rikodon
Riko is a self-taught English speaker from Kagoshima, Japan. This is her story on how she is not a typical Japanese woman, and how learning English and traveling opened her worldview.
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Riko's Socials:
Instagram: @rikodonworld
YouTube: ‪@rikodon_‬

35 min
August 27, 2024 Ep. 11 | Half Japanese Fitness Instructor on Being Swedish Japanese, Gym Culture, Mental Health, and more ft. LionLifts
Erika is a fitness instructor and self-employed mixed Japanese-Swedish person living in Tokyo.
In this podcast we discuss topics on what it's like being half Japanese in Sweden vs. in Japan, fitness culture in Japan and what gyms are like, Japanese healthy foods, mental health and loneliness, finding a community, and much more.
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Erika's Socials:
https://www.lionlifts.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lionlifts/
YouTube: @LionLifts

54 min
August 16, 2024 Ep. 10 | Being Half Japanese Black, Ghosts in Japan, Corporate and School Life ft. Pelegroso
Pele is a Blasian content creator and "salaryman" in Tokyo. After living in Ghana for many years, he moved to Japan for work and is currently 27 years old.
Hear about his experiences being mixed Japanese Black and what it's like living in Japan. This one is full of comedy!
Pele's Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelegroso_
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pelegroso__?
40 min
August 16, 2024 Ep. 9 | Half Japanese-Nigerian Girl on Being Black/Nigerian in Japan | What are Blasians in Tokyo Doing? ft. Elianna Cheli
Elianna is a Mixed Nigerian-Japanese rapper based in Tokyo. She was born in Tokyo, but spent 7 years in Nigeria where she learned both Yoruba and English.
In this episode, she speaks about what it's like being mixed Japanese of African descent living in Tokyo, how it was going to school, fashion in Japan, discrimination from police while being Black in Japan, as well as how Blasians in Tokyo are "trendy" now, but a lot of Blasians try to be overly Black American.

43 min
August 08, 2024 Ep. 8 | Being an Online Celebrity in Japan vs USA ft. Kemio
Kemio is a mixed Japanese Persian-Italian model, TV personality, and social media sensation from Tokyo. His parents both unfortunately passed away when he was 2 tragically in a car accident, so he was raised by his two Japanese grandparents, and told he was "full Japanese" rather than half Japanese until age 18.
Originally getting his start from Vine, he was one of the original social media personalities in Japan that successfully made the jump from internet to mainstream stardom. Listen to him talk about his come up in Japan, and what it has been like learning English and seeing Japan from a different perspective after moving to the USA (New York).
Follow kemio below!
Instagram: mmkemio
YouTube: mmkemio
52 min
July 02, 2024 Ep. 7 | What it's Actually Like Working in Japan as a Mixed Japanese Person ft. Alex
This episode features a close friend, Alex, who discusses some of the norms when working at Japanese companies.
Discover how different working in Japan is compared to the West!
48 min
July 02, 2024 Ep. 6 | Living in Japan as a Blasian from Hokkaido ft. Isaac of the GoldnRush Podcast

Isaac is a mixed Japanese/Cameroonian filmmaker, podcaster, and music video creator from Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan. She was born and raised in Sapporo his whole life, and self-teaching himself with the Disney Channel, and eventually moving to Los Angeles. Listen to him talk about the differences Japan and the US, Hokkaido and Tokyo, and what it's like being mixed Japanese/Blasian in Japan.
47 min

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Live in Tokyo Podcast with Max D. Capo is a podcast that features unique individuals living in Tokyo, to talk about what it's like to live in Japan as someone who is both an insider and outsider at…