The Living Japan crew is back this week! Join us while we discuss about the arrival of Pokemon Go to Japan and how people has been reacting to it. We also talk about the moving of the Tsukiji Fish Market, is it happening? Finally, we also talk a little about the next Tokyo election.  

Hello Gang!! We are catching up and soon we will have episodes on time! On today’s episode we answer to one of our listeners questions, Purikura, Gachapon adn Arcade culture in Japan. Listen to the Living Japan crew talk about their experiences with this form of entertainment, which are their favorite games? do they collect […]

The Living Japan crew is back! This time, we once again talk about Japanese pop culture and how it has been adapted in the West by analyzing the debate around the casting of Scarlett Johanson as Motoko Kusanagi for the movie adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Is it really white washing? Can foreign actors […]

Hello Gang!!!!! It’s time for another quick episode of Living Japan! This time, we discuss and article that our sweet Motoi found on the web enlisting the 10 things that Japanese People do better than the rest of the world… but is it really like that? Join us on this small chat where we talk […]

We are back!!!!!! Apologies to all of our listeners!!! For health reasons we had to take a short break for the podcast, nothing to worry, but finally we were able to record a new episode. Brent, Motoi and Edgar discuss a recent news that take over Japan about a young child that got lost in […]

On this week’s episode we discuss an update on the case artist Megumi Igarashi who was found guilty by the Court of Tokyo of obscenity. We also talk about the collaboration of NHK’s mascot, Domo-kun with the idol group Tokyo Performance Doll to present a new song called “Domobics” that aims to introduce Japan and […]

We start out with a little information about Golden Week before moving into some Cool Biz. Finally, Edgar shares his recent experiences hitch hiking from Tokyo to Nagoya.

We are back in the mobile studio as the Living Japan Trio sit down to talk about the recent earthquakes, the popularity of Babymetal and possible problems with Japanese movies.

On Episode 51 Motoi, Brent and Edgar respond to some of our listeners questions. Later we move on with the news that recently the number of born children with a foreigner parent has increased in Japan and we also discuss a little bit about the process of renewing your visa in Japan as well as […]

What happens when Motoi leaves Brent and Edgar alone in the studio?? They start to talk about nerdy stuff!!! Join us while Brent and Edgar talk a little bit about the differences between comics and manga.

Didi stayed with us for one more episode in which we talk about the difficulties of being vegetarian in Japan and do a comparison between the original Italian food and the one that is served in Japan. We also talk about the stereotypes of the Italian and Latin men and the differences with Japanese men, […]

This week music journalist and friend of the show Didi comes to talk with Motoi, Brent and Edgar about Visual Kei. Is this a music genre? A fashion style? Is it easy to go to a Visual Kei concert in Japan? Learn the answer to these and many more questions about VK. If you are […]

Happy 2016 Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the first Episode Motoi, Brent and Edgar talk about how they spent the New Year’s eve and respond to a listener request to talk about Water and other drinks in Japan. Issues like, is it safe to drink tap water in Japan? which is the perception of Japanese people about bottled […]

We end our Living Japan year talking over tattoos and just generally chatting about how to end the year. Happy Holidays and see you in 2016!

Today we mourn an influential manga-ka, talk over some Christmas options and basically just chatter about some fun differences. And tease Edgar about Taco Bell. Help Brent by going to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/print-edition-of-deadly-troubadours/x/12747462#/ Intro music by Manny Marx. Outro music by Motoi.

On this week’s episode Brent talk to us about his first acupuncture experience in Japan. Later on we talk about the message of the UN representative Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, who urged Japan to have stricter laws in order to ban the sexual depictions of underage characters in manga. Finally, we answered our first ever Facebook message […]

This week we celebrate same sex civil union certificates in Shibuya and talk about families that want to have different surnames.

On Episode 43 Edgar share’s with us his thoughts after covering the Tokyo Game Show 2015. We discuss a little bit about the changes that are taking place inside the Japanese Gaming industry. The Living Japan crew also discusses about a recent controversy involving an idol that “broke” some stipulations on her contract and will […]

On Episode 42 the Motoi, Brent and Edgar discuss about the answer to the ultimate question: Beer and Snacks in Japan!!!! Following a recent trend and the appearance of more places that sell craft beer, the Living Japan crew has decided to talk about their favorite Japanese beers and which snacks they like to have […]

On this episode the Living Japan crew answers to one of our listeners questions and talk about how Japanese people exercise, keep fit and practices sports. Joing the discussion, do people in your country exercise as much as Japanese people? How is the sports and fitness culture?? Let us know in the comments!!!

On the latest Episode of Living Japan, we congratulate the team Twin Cosplay, who represented Mexico at the World Cosplay Summit 2015 and got the first prize for their Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask performance. Later, Motoi, Brent and Edgar talk about some of the problems that the organizing committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics […]

On this episode the Living Japan crew talks about the anniversary of the Second World War and how this conflict was lived and taught in their different countries. They also talk about how the history of this conflict is being taught in Japan, the importance of not forgetting history and their hopes for the future. […]

On Episode 38 we talk about the selection of Ariana Miyamato, a half-Japanese half-African American woman,as Miss Japan and the debate it has created on the Japanese media. Friend of the show Stephanie joins us to talk about the experience of growing in Japan as the daughter of an international marriage. Join us as we […]

On Episode 37 we first give a nice shout out to all the video game fans as we talk about the new trailer for the remake of FFVII. Later on we talk about the initiative of the METI to bring back kimono. Finally, as our main topic of this week, we answer one of our […]

In Episode 36, Brent narrates the story of his son’s birth. All the details in preparation for the arrival of the new family member, hospital vs. midwifery, health insurance coverage and other issues related to the issue. Congratulations Brent and Rikka!! Welcome Baby Leo!!! Your dad, Uncle Edgar and Aunt Motoi love you!!