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Episode 21: How to survive Japanese winters (for tourists and residents)

The wind is biting, the toilet seat is a block of ice, the air is drier than over-salted jerky, and getting out of bed seems like a Herculean task. Yep, it’s winter in Japan. So how to you, as a tourist, get the most out of a winter visit without getting hypothermia? Or how about you, new resident in Japan, how do you keep warm without insulation? Join us to find out!

#podcast #japan #winterinJapan #tourist #livinginJapan #Japanlife #winter 

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How to survive Japanese summers: https://youtu.be/VSK0PBZkKUs?si=1mqI-z0O3TaYJ36Q

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 20: 2024 Film Wrap Up ＋ Picks for 2025

Ante and Rachel talk about the good, the bad, and the boring of 2024 films and TV series, plus a look at 2025 films on their radar.

#podcast #films #2024films #2024TV #2025filmpicks 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 19: Japan News! The Good, the Bad, and the Smelly

WE ARE SO BACK!

It’s been awhile since Ante and Rachel were able to get together and record, but the wait is over and we’re starting strong with a Japanese news episode. Prices rising in Hiroshima, gag-worthy (literally) mushrooms, and star children abound in this news-tactic episode!

#podcast #japan #news #japanesenews #hiroshima #dreamination #drinkablemayo 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 18: Halloween

Halloween!!! That ghoulish time of year.  Strange things happening in The Waiting Room Studio as Rachel is Missing??
Join Ante & a special guest as they talk about Halloween in Japan & touch on a few Japanese urban legends

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🎤Edward Barton: Its a Fine Day
🎧Produced by Edward Barton

🎤Opus III: Its a Fine Day
🎧Produced by Opus III

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#podcast #japan #halloween #japaneseculture #halloweeninjapan #japaneseurbanlegend 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 17: City Pop, it’s a whole 𝒱𝐼𝐵𝐸

Brat summer is over, besties. Time to get into your city pop era! Feeling nostalgic for the 80s? Looking for some mellow vibes and funky bass lines? Ante and Rachel have the cure as they discuss their current favorite city pop songs and talk about what makes this undefinable genre of music appeal to listeners around the globe.

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All music is copyright their respective owners. The Waiting Room invokes fair use and throws itself upon the mercy of the YouTube gods. 

🎤1986 Omega Tribe: Kimi wa 1000% (VAP)
🎧Produced by Koichi Fujita
📼https://youtu.be/CYweetJWgoA?si=enXO2PC7E18SDX_0

🎤Mai Yamane: Tasogare (Continental)
🎧Produced by Makoto Matsushita
📼https://youtu.be/IhCDK_pSjnk?si=BEylvIskzb1QwhX8

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Other samples:

Real Folk Blues (Mai Yamane/Sunrise)

Plastic Love (Maria Takeuchi)

Ride on Time (Tatsu Yamashita)

Mayonaka no door/Stay with me (Miki Matsubara)

Dive (Hitomitoi)

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#podcast #japan #citypop #omegatribe #maiyamane #オメガドライブ #山根麻衣 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Welcome to You Can(not) Review, where we look at full-length feature films and give our two cents.

Today’s film: Deadpool and Wolverine

We reviewed the trailer and this was one summer film we HAD to see! Delightfully irreverent, f-bombs galore, violence, sexual innuendo, and more cameos than you can shake a stick at, Deadpool and Wolverine put the fun back in superhero flicks. Plus, check out the awesome little bonus gift that Rachel got at the theater in Hiroshima!

⚠️SPOILERS AHOY⚠️

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#review #reactions #deadpoolandwolverine #deadpool #filmreview 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 16: Trying Japanese Emergency Rations (with ASMR!)

We’ve got new microphones, baby girl, and what better way to try them out than chowing down on some Japanese emergency rations! Join Ante and Rachel as they rank four different emergency rations complete with a healthy dose of ASMR.

Disaster Preparedness Episode: https://youtu.be/BOa83YdvhHo?si=y5PsjXUPG-KCDMxJ

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#podcast #japan #hiroshima #emergencyrations #ranking #ASMR #survival #防災 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 15: Surviving Japanese Summers

Blistering heat and sweltering humidity all set to the soundtrack of screaming cicadas. Ah, summer in Japan. Ante and Rachel’s (mostly) helpful tips for surviving the most brutal season Japan has to offer.

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#podcast #japan #hiroshima #news#summer #tips #survival 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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Episode 14: Japanese News Segment Special 3

Join Ante and Rachel for a Japanese news roundup including going to extreme measures to fix a problem (and having it backfire magnificently), the REAL reason for the falling birth rate, “This is fine” meme personified (with ramen), and some heartwarming news to bring a sliver of hope in this very dark world. 

Also a big thanks to this episodes sponsor, Ichiro.  The place to go for Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima.

https://g.co/kgs/5WGugvp

Also don't forget to check out Get Hiroshima for great information on the city, news and things to do in town.

https://gethiroshima.com/

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#podcast #japan #hiroshima #news #recap 

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ: ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ(ɴᴏᴛ) ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ

Welcome to You Can(not) Review, where we look at full-length feature films and give our two cents.

Today’s film: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Join diehard Mad Max fan Ante and Mad Max novice Rachel as they dive into George Miller’s newest, most high octane addition to the Mad Max universe! Or is it? 🤔

In a dramatic, first ever twist, the Waiting Room stands divided on this post-apocalyptic prequel, and you won’t want to miss the fallout! Could this be the end of the Waiting Room…? Tune in and find out!

⚠️SPOILERS AHOY⚠️

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#review #reactions #furiosa #madmax #georgemiller #filmreview 

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Articles mentioned:

BBC:

🔗 https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240515-furiosa-a-mad-max-saga-review-more-exhausting-than-exhilarating

Screenrant:

🔗 https://screenrant.com/furiosa-movie-anya-taylor-joy-young-actor-cgi-explained/

🔗 https://screenrant.com/furiosa-movie-rictus-actor-fiction-clarification-response/

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City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay

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