O holy night~ The stars are brightly shining~ And so are yee old folk! 'tis that time of the year! Finally! For the month of December, your humble Otsucare hosts get together and talk all things Christmas, all things merry! This episode we bring you the hidden meaning behind a popular desert, because of course there is a meaning behind it. We also have some movies you can watch to feel a little more jolly. And, lastly, we share some ideas for inexpensive activities for your Holiday spirit...

Hello hello our dearest listeners! How is everyone doing? The days are getting colder and some of us might be having some winter blues lately. So, we figured that it’s time to have a chill conversation between our hosts to encourage our listeners to stay more motivated during this season, especially with the midterm weeks! If you are having trouble managing your sleep schedule, keeping your productivity, or staying motivated, this episode is definitely for you. And please share in the...

Greetings, our beloved listeners! Friday has arrived and we brought our last spooky 🥶 episode of the Halloween 2021 to our Otsucare with a special guest 😈! We hope we didn't scare you too much last time. 👀 Last time we journeyed through the Eastern horrifying creatures and well today, perhaps we are gonna reminisce through our childhood terrors! 😦 I bet when our listeners were kids, they acquainted themselves with Cartoon Network shows at least in some extent or are we wrong? Our guest...

Heeelllo hello, our dearest listeners! Today is Friday and you know what comes out on Friday? Otsucare! Yes that is right. It is finally time to sit down, relax, and sip on some soup while listening to a fresh and juicy episode of our podcast. Well, but this time it might be a bit terrifying rather than relaxing. I bet everyone knows about vampires, werewolves or moth-man, but have you ever heard of other demonic creatures from Asia or Japanese yokais? If not, this episode is for you. We have...

Hello hello little birdies! We are finally at the end of Season 1 of OtsuCare~!! And for this Grand finale, we have a GRAND guest. She is a beauty, she is GRACE and she will most certainly feed you in yo face! She is THE Queen B! She is Binta! So many exclamations but 'tis truly an event for exclamations, for we get to know this precious human being! She shares the stories of her ventures to Japan from the distant lands of Nigeria in pursuit of finding the secret of ~life~. As with all...

Dearest listeners, how are you feeling these days? Are days long, clothes sticky and schedules packed? Well, fret no more! For Otsucare is back! We are joined this time by the brilliantly charismatic Nalin~ She shares with us her story of coming to Japan, choosing her major and the vast number of baitos she has experience with. Name a baito and our dear guest can probably tell you how it goes! Talk about time management! And apparently there is quite a lot happening behind the counters. No...

Heyyyy~ what's poppin errbody. 'tis time for another OtsuCare~ For this episode, we were joined by a wonderful guest, who just exudes ~charm~ from every angle, Bach (he/him/his)! He shares with us the very recipe of his SUCCESS, in applying for prestigious universities for PhD (he's going to Duke University!!!) and overall being a kickass scientist. Not only that, we get to know little Bach as a kid figuring out his identity and facing the difficulties of being a young gay boy in a hetero...

Well well well. If it isn't another sunny summer day at NU. And what's a sunny summer day without our lil' sunshine Gifta! This episode, Gifta shares her story as an international student slaying university life with student associations, dance groups and competitions and more! Cookin' like a chef she a 5 star Michelin~ if you know, you know ;) She shares with us why she chose to study in Japan, what being Muslim means to her and what it has been like in Japan for her. We get a glimpse into...

Hello weary travellers, and welcome back to another episode of auditory self-care~. We bring you the glory of an awesome couple, Chris and Gerardo. They share their origin stories, coming to Japan, living as vegans and students/company worker in Japan. Diet in Japan may not be what it seems! It is one heck of a deal to walk the Earth on your lonesome, but it can be more of a beautifully fulfilling one to have the company of a complementary soul on that journey. We learn the secrets of...

Back again with another thicc and long episode! And this one really is a *BLAST* we tell ya. This week's guest: the very charismatic and absolutely badass Ken, shares his story of putting his elementary school bully in their place, growing up to pursue science in the U.S and coming back to Japan to train his very own group of students in his lab. We get an exciting overview of his research on Aging in worms and insight into his skills as a highly sociable individual. Can you believe he is a...

Welcome back to Otsucare! For our Golden Week episode we have a fun chat with our ~ Golden Shimuran Kitahara for you. She shares her stories growing up as an Indian-Japanese girl and navigating University life as a proactive member of the society during these trying times of panoramic. We get a verbal tour of the HeForShe club at MeiDai led by Shimu. It was EYE-OPENING ! Then of course, we dive into the comfy corner of hobbies and self-care activities with a sprinkle of deep thoughts Put on...

For the first episode of OtsuCare, we dive into the brilliant mind and the curious life of one of our very own, beloved president of NUISG, Shehab Fadda! The episode entails how Shehab came to study Physics and discover the secrets of the Universe at Nagoya University. He also shares his experience and life lessons learned as a young adult living alone abroad.

This is our brief introduction into our brand new podcast. Stay tuned for our debut episode! -NUISG