In this episode, Michael & Yuriko have a quick chat about adding new members to our podcast team and discuss the upcoming Golden Week holidays in Japan.

About Golden Week:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan)

In this episode, Michael and Yuriko catch up after a 3-week break. We talk about spring break and some trips we took. We also talk about starting the school year (school starts in April in Japan), online classes, the corona virus vaccine, and more. And with a new school year, we have added several new students to our podcast team. You will start to hear some fresh voices in the coming weeks! 

About yamaneko (mountain cat) form Iriomote Island in Okinawa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iriomote_cat

About theme park (Huis Ten Bosch) in Nagasaki Prefecture with a Dutch village theme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huis_Ten_Bosch_(theme_park)

In this episode, Yuriko takes over the interviewer role and welcomes 4th-Year Student Yu to the podcast. They talk about all kinds of interesting things including: club activities, English activities, research, study, and more! We hope you enjoy it! 

We also have started a Youtube channel to increase our listenership. Please feel free to listen there. We also welcome encouraging comments and suggestions for future topics. We would love to hear from you. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC01eX9eXiEvEb-AHJsehgHg

After a break, we are back!  Yuriko (Nara Medical University student) and I (Michael the English Instructor) are excited to start the 2nd season of Medical Student Life in JAPAN.  In this episode we catch up after our break, talk about our plans for the 2nd season, and even brainstorm some interesting topics to discuss going forward. We appreciate all of you listeners!

This is our Season 1 finale episode!  Yuriko (medical student) and I (Michael the teacher)  talk about New Year's traditions in Japan, details about how Yuriko spent her New Year's Day, Karuta (Japanese card game), new year resolutions, and the Coming-of-Age holiday in Japan.  

We will take a short break (a month or so) to recharge, and then will be back with Season 2.  Thanks for listening and sharing! 

We made it to 10 episodes! Thanks to all our listeners! In this special holiday episode, Yuriko and I (Michael) discuss Christmas and Oshogatsu (New Year's Day) in Japan. We hope you enjoy it! 

In our 9th episode, I (Michael) continue my interview with 3rd year medical student Itsuki.  We talk about several topics including:  research clerkships, continued research in the lab., club activities such as ESS (English Speaking Society), and his plans for the upcoming winter holiday season.  Enjoy!

In our 8th episode, I (Michael) welcome a special guest to the podcast.  The guest is 3rd year medical student Itsuki. He is an incredible young man who not only studies hard, but also tells great stories. We talk about several topics including:  3rd year studies, research in the laboratory, human dissection, and parasitic worms in the BRAIN!  This is part 1 of a two-part interview. Enjoy!

In our 7th episode, we start with some small talk about Yuriko's winter vacation after some hard exams.  Following that,  we decided to try something different this week. We talk about vending machines in Japan and then sample several interesting items and give our reviews. Enjoy!

In our 6th episode, we start with some small talk about an interesting art exhibit in Kyoto and what Yuriko has been up to recently.  Following that, Yuriko goes into detail about what kind of part-time jobs medical collage students have. She also shares her volunteering experience at the hospital. Enjoy!