Joey & Ayami

Lazy Fluency - Japanese Podcast | 英会話

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Two passionate yet lazy learners of English and Japanese have casual conversations about culture, language, life, and more. If you find listening to fellow learners rant about miscellaneous topics entertaining, then you're in the right place. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out the video version of the podcast on YouTube.やる気はあるけど、ちょっとLazyなアメリカ人と日本人がFluencyを目指す旅日本語と英語を入れ替えながら繰り広げる雑談トークショー！Podcastプラットフォームならどこでも視聴できます👂YouTubeの動画版もお楽しみくださいsupport on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency

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Joey & Ayami

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Is Cash Still King in Japan? - LF #170 (Japanese Listening) 19.05.2025 41:42

Digitalization in Japan, Okinawan Japanese, Kanji Variants, and more! 日本のデジタル化、沖縄訛り、旧字体と新字体など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IF1F01EWI60 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Why Okinawa is No Longer A Blue Zone - LF #169 (Japanese/English Listening + Subtitles) 12.05.2025 40:01

Blue Zones, Taiwan Trip, Real Time Translators, and more! ブルーゾーン、台湾旅行、リアルタイム翻訳機など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Should You Move to Japan? - LF #168 (Japanese Listening) 05.05.2025 51:19

Moving to Japan, Golden Week, Switch 2 Update , and more! 日本移住、ゴールデンウィーク、Switch2アップデートなど！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Will AI Kill Language Learning? - LF #167 (Japanese Listening) 28.04.2025 49:15

AI & Language Learning, Customs in America, Rural Prefectures, and more! AIと言語学習、アメリカの税関、田舎の県など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Japan Has A Bathroom Problem - LF #166 (Japanese Listening) 21.04.2025 54:38

Bathroom Problem, A Very Busy Week, Bilingualism, and more! トイレ行列問題、大変な一週間、バイリンガリズムなど！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Should Mixed Children Be Bilingual? - LF #165 (Japanese Listening) 14.04.2025 46:15

Bilingual Children, Sumo Advice, Switch 2 Resales, and more! バイリンガルの子供たち、大相撲のアドバイス、Switch2転売など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

What is Going On With The Switch 2? - LF #164 (Japanese Listening) 07.04.2025 1:00:08

Switch 2, First Week of Doctoring, Tourism Tax , and more! Switch 2、医者の最初の一週間、観光税の質問など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Is It Hard to Bike in Japan? - LF #163 (Japanese Listening) 31.03.2025 50:10

Biking in Japan, Hanko, Onomatopoeia Question, and more! 日本でのサイクリング、判子の種類、オノマトペの質問など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Things You Should Know Before Renting An Apartment in Japan - LF #162（Japanese Listening） 24.03.2025 55:53

Renting in Japan, Japanese Identity in Okinawa, Personality Types, and more! 日本でのアパート探し、沖縄での日本人とは？、パーソナリティ診断など！ Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/VGSd94Tp4P Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazy...

Blood Type Superstitions in Japan! - LF #161 (Japanese Listening) 17.03.2025 53:25

Blood Types, Apartment Searching, Onomatopoeia , and more! 血液型、アパート探し、オノマトペなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

What Makes Something Japanese? - LF #160 (Japanese Listening) 10.03.2025 51:48

Cultural Essentialism, Kimono vs Gown, Koreanify Japanese, and more! 文化的本質主義、着物対ガウン、日本語を韓国語化せよなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IL4L31BPSH3 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

What Does a Japanese Person Think About Europe? - LF #159 (Japanese Listening) 03.03.2025 50:19

Europe Culture Shock, Outward Appearance & Identity, Language Learning With Friends, and more! ヨーロッパのカルチャーショック、外見とアイデンティティ、友達との言語学習など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y51A06Z8 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Why Rural Japan is Underrated - LF #158 (Japanese Listening) 24.02.2025 52:36

Rural Japan, Panama Cultural Differences, Spanish & Japanese, and more! 日本の田舎、パナマの文化の違い、スペイン語と日本語など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y51A06Z8 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Short Sleepers: The Japanese Man Who Sleeps for 30 Minutes a Day- LF #157 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles) 17.02.2025 58:41

Short Sleepers, The National Exam is Over!, The need for Kanji, and more! ショートスリーパー、国家試験終了！、漢字の重要性など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y51A06Z8 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

What is Medical School Like in Japan - LF #156 (Japanese Listening) 10.02.2025 57:10

Medical Schools in Japan, Trip to Europe, Accents in English, and more! 日本の医学部、ヨーロッパ旅行、英語のアクセントなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y51A06Z8 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Papa Katsu: The Sugar Daddy Industry of Japan - LF #155 (Japanese Listening) 03.02.2025 50:47

Papa Katsu, Panama Trip, Disability Accessibility and more! パパ活、パナマ旅行、障害者アクセシビリティなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y51A06Z8 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

The Problems With Living in Japan Without Knowing Japanese - LF #154 (Japanese Listening) 27.01.2025 56:10

Living in Japan without Japanese, Losing my wallet (again), Dubs & Localization Hot take, and more! 日本語なしの日本生活、財布なくした（また）、吹き替えとローカライゼーションのホットテイクなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: laz...

What is Pachinko Like in Japan? - LF #153 (Japanese Listening) 20.01.2025 52:48

Pachinko, Japanese Tea, The upsides of Japanese Cars, and more! パチンコ、茶道、日本自動車の利点など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Should Children Be Banned From Using Social Media? - LF #152 (Japanese Listening) 13.01.2025 52:25

Social Media Ban, Fainting, Your 2025 Resolutions, and more! ＳＮＳ禁止、気絶事件、リスナーの２０２５年の感想など！ SNS Ban: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3684/ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gma...

Japan's Yearly Musical Super Bowl - LF #151 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles) 06.01.2025 48:35

Kouhaku Uta Gassen, New Year's Food Reaction, 2025 Resolutions, and more! 紅白歌合戦、お節を食べてみた感想、２０２５年の抱負など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Breaking Down Japanese New Year's Food! - LF #150 (Japanese Listening) 30.12.2024 54:53

Japanese New Year's Food, Driving School, Optimal Work Schedules, and more! お節解説、ドライビングスクール、理想の労働時間など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

The Top 10 Trending Japanese Words of 2024 - LF #149 (Japanese Listening) 23.12.2024 56:26

Trending Words of 2024, Christmas in Japan, End of Year Reflection, and more! 2024年の流行語、日本のクリスマス、今年の振り返りなど！ Trending Words of 2024: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20241202/k10014655831000.html Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured...

Is All of Japan Getting a 4 Day Work Week? - LF #148 (Japanese Listening) 16.12.2024 47:48

4 Day Work Week, Getting Back Into Soccer, Auto Transcriptions, and more! 週休3日制、サッカー復帰、自動トランスクリプトなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

What Are Concerts Like in Japan? - LF #147 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles) 09.12.2024 54:20

Montreux Jazz Festival, Spotify Wrapped 2024, Loan Words, and more! モントルージャズフェスティバル、Spotifyまとめ2024、借用語など！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com

Why 80% of Japan Has Been To Disney- LF #146 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles) 02.12.2024 56:51

Disney, Costco, Ayami's Marathon, and more! ディズニー、コストコ、あやみのマラソンなど！ Join our Book Club! https://ko-fi.com/i/IK3K315PT27 Support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency Main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8_djC5_aV4Mi3o3fuLPLA/featured Send us questions at: lazyfluency@gmail.com