Tokyo Tea Party Podcast

⭐SUMMARY⭐ Sam sits with J-Fashion aficionados Pengu and Blep for a crash course in kawaii fashion and brands. ⭐CHAPTERS⭐ Chapters: (00:13) - Cold Open (02:14) - How did you get into J-fashion? (08:27) - Rolita, Gyaru, and Bimbo-core (15:00) - Humanizing EGL (21:40) - J-Fashion Brands (33:29) - The Price of Looking Good (37:50) - Decora (40:07) - Just Ask for a Picture! (48:36) - Brand Ambassad...

S1x13 - The Noto Earthquake Emily joins Sam to talk about experiencing the Noto Earthquake. Chapters: (00:17) - Liquefied (06:41) - The Sway (13:48) - A Country on Edge (19:04) - I Smelled Gas (26:42) - The Safety Check (29:29) - Secondary Disaster (37:35) - Where are the Rescuers? (42:45) - Preparedness (50:05) - Brighter Days  ❤️ Support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tokyoteapartyp...

=== EPISODE S1x12 ===   Asian Drama Talk (with special guest Accidental Kiss!) Today, Sam is joined by the host of the Accidental Kiss podcast, Faith!   Chapters:   (0:00:36) Getting to know Faith and the Accidental Kiss podcast.   (0:12:02) Best Drama Kiss; Faith's first Drama; Praise and Critiques   (0:29:16) Faith's Drama Recommendations   (0:38:19) Anticipated Upcoming Dramas; "Haafu / Halfs"...

=== EPISODE S1x11 ===   The Future of the Tokyo Tea Party Podcast Solo episode with Sam describing where the podcast is heading from here out.

Crabs in a Bucket Today's off-the-cuff conversation starts with a discussion of 'crab mentality' within the gaijin community (00:07). We continue by looking at condescension towards English teachers in Japan (05:53), and the business of exploiting those teachers (07:46). Next, we analyze what motivates the crab mentality (09:56). There is a brief look at this phenomenon on Twitter (15:18), and the...

S1x09 - Workplace Culture in Japan Guests Kevin and returning guest Brittni join Sam to talk about their impressions, good and bad, around workplace culture in Japan. Chapters: (0:00:12) - Intro (0:02:55) - Japanese Work Culture (in One Word) (0:08:01) - Your Experience Working in Japan (0:14:28) - Workplace Cultural Differences (0:29:37) - Thoughts on Inclusivity (0:36:33) - What Can be Improved?...

Guests Alyse, Yana, and Kat join Sam to talk about ways they manage their mental health. TELL Japan (Tokyo English Life Line): Web: https://tell.jp Phone: 03-4550-1146 🎙️Samuel Darbouze is a teacher, designer, and podcaster. (3, 2, 1. 1, 2, 3. What the heck is bothering me?) Socials: https://twitter.com/TokyoTeaPod 🎙️Alyse is a freelance translator for video games, digital content, and a tourism c...

Guests Will and Kayci help Sam answer the unanswerable question: Why (oh why) are you still on Twitter? 🎙️Samuel Darbouze is a teacher, designer, and podcaster. He still uses Twitter. He's thankful to everyone in his Twitter family who helped him learn and grow. Socials: https://twitter.com/TokyoTeaPod 🎙️Will is a teacher and a Dad from Los Angeles now living on central Japan. His hobbies include...

Today's guest, Pengu, joins Sam to share experiences and information from the world of real estate in Japan. This episode is *jam packed* with information y'all, make sure you take a listen! (As always, chapters are included for your convenience!) Host: 🎙Samuel Darbouze is a teacher, designer, and podcaster. He still remembers the family-sized apartment he had out in the countryside that cost 60,0...

Guests Biankah and David join Sam to share some clues for cooking in Japan. (00:11) - Intro (05:48) - The hardest thing to cook in Japan (maybe the world) (07:46) - David and Biankah's culinary roots (17:28) - Favorite dishes, growth as cooks (28:25) - Cooking Essentials (42:02) - Finding ingredients, authentic cuisine (55:34) - Outro ❤️ Support the pod on Patreon: https://patreon.com/TokyoTeaPart...

Guests Dontae and Evelyn join Sam to talk about life in Japan from the Black perspective. (00:12) - Intro (03:00) - Is Japan a racist country? (24:51) - How is life different in Japan for Black people? (27:41) - How are you seen by Japan? (In general, romantic relationships...) (43:53) - How are you seen by Japan? (...and platonic relationships) (45:48) - On awareness of the diaspora. (53:07) - Do...

Guests Mal and Blep join Sam to discuss how living in Japan affects body image. (00:30) Introduction of today's guests and topic. (04:48) How do you like to present yourself to the world? (22:00) What is the ideal Japanese body image? (43:23) How has living in Japan influenced your body image? (1:06:39) What do you do to feel good about how you look? (1:10:52) Outro Host: 🎙️Samuel Darbouze Sam is...

Guests Brittni and Maha join Sam to discuss the way living abroad in Japan has influenced their personal development. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Host: 🎙️Samuel Darbouze https://twitter.com/TokyoTeaPod Guests: 🎙️Brittni has been living in Japan since 2015. 🎙️Maha is half Chinese, half Egyptian, and born and raised in New Zealand. She majored in Japanese language and has been living in Japa...