Small Talk Japan

Is Japan Really a High Tech Mecca? Pay phones, faxes, Japanese smart phones (which suck), garakei, high speed fiber to your home (which no one has), vending machines that talk to you but use only cash, toilets from the future that literally clean your ass OR holes squatters from the Edo Period, and paper EVERYTHING!

Japan is changing, and companies are looking for more skilled employees from abroad, but are Japanese companies really ready for it? What's it like to be the fish out of water? What kind of companies are best for you to work at? What types of discrimination do foreign workers face? Are these difficulties also faced in other countries? (Is the reverse true?) What kind of companies will really grow...

On this special edition of Small Talk Japan, Mitch takes you through a tour of his favorite place in Japan: Temonkan. More information Tenmonkan: https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/attractions/10527 Jigenryu Dojo: https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/attractions/11996 Mujayaki: https://mujyaki.co.jp/ Suijin: https://bit.ly/30MPge9 Yokaban: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/kyushu/kagoshima/rest...

This week, Alex, Mitch, and Natsuki talk about what it's like starting a business in Japan as foreigners! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

From dying your hair to expressing yourself, this week, Alex, Mitch, and Natsuki talk about conformity in Japan! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

In this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex talk about GIRI/HAJI, concepts that don't have a perfect translation in English. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

In this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, Mitch and Alex talk about OMOTENASHI, hospitality, and service, and what that means in Japan versus the rest of the world. Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

In this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, Natsuki, Mitch, and Alex talk about the different types of foreign guys you can find in Japan! Which type are you?  Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! SENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/ DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/ STJ撮影にご協力頂いてる皆様はこちら If you are interested in the equipment we use, chec...

Leaders in the Tokyo Olympics committee, age and loyalty rewarded over skill, and men in leadership roles! Those are the topics and more with our hosts Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex Bradshaw!

Differences between Japan, America, and England with dating, marriage, and having children Those are the topics and more with our hosts Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex Bradshaw! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/  SENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/ DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

What it means to be Buddhist, Japan's mix of Buddhism, Shintoism, and Christianity with culture, and how death and what comes after it is viewed across the religions! Those are the topics and more with our hosts Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex Bradshaw! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! SENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/ DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

Foreigners on TV in Japanese, Alex and Mitch's experiences being regulars on TV, and what it's like doing radio, Instagram, and more in Japan ! Those are the topics and more with our hosts Mitch, Natsuki, and Alex Bradshaw! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ SENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/ DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/

Wearing a mask, lockdown and restrictions on going out in Japan, and Coronavirus vaccine distribution in Japan! Those are the topics and more with Mitch, Natsuki, and our new guest, Alex Bradshaw! Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ SENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/ DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/ STJ撮影にご協力頂いてる皆様はこちら If you are interested in the e...

New Year's traditions in Japan, New Year's Eve in Japan vs America, our goals for 2021! Those are the topics for the last episode of Small Talk Japan for 2020! 今週の Small Talk Japan: ・日本でのお正月の過ごし方 ・日本の正月 vs アメリカの正月 ・2021年の抱負 https://stapleton.me/

Christmas dinner in Japan, what couples do during Christmas, and other Christmas traditions in Japan vs the rest of the world! Those are the topics for this year's Small Talk Japan Christmas special! 今週の Small Talk Japan: ・日本のシンプルなクリスマス ・日本のクリスマスディナー ・日本のカップルのクリスマス ・日本のクリスマス vs 他国のクリスマス

NIKE's controversial commercial, racism and prejudice in Japan, and personal experiences being mixed in Japan! Those are our topic's for today's episode of Small Talk Japan! 今週の Small Talk Japan: ・NIKEのコマーシャル ・人種差別 in 日本 ・外国人/混血の日本での個人体

On this week's episode, we sit down with special guest Jo from the YouTube channel MinaKago Couple to talk about moving from how she met her Japanese boyfriend, starting a YouTube channel about life in Japan, and a surprise proposal on the island of Amami! 今週の Small Talk Japan は： ▶️ユーチューバーゲスト「Jo」from MinaKago Couple ▶️日本人の彼氏との出会い話 ▶️YouTubeを始めたきっかけ ▶️プロポーズ...

On this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, we talk about drinking culture in Japan, different places people like to drink, and Japanese drinking games! 今週の Small Talk Japan は： ▶️日本のお酒文化 ▶️日本にある飲み屋さん ▶️飲み会ゲーム

On this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, we talk about punishing children in Japan vs America, punishment when we were kids vs now, and why we were punished when we were kids. 今週の Small Talk Japan は： ▶️子供への罰　日本VSアメリカ ▶️子供への罰　昔VS今 ▶️子供の時怒られた理由

On this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, we talk about WA, or harmony, in Japan and how it affects everything from work ethics and relationships to nature and food! 今週の Small Talk Japan は： ・和について ・和と仕事や人との関係性など ・和と食

On this week's episode of Small Talk Japan, we are joined by a special guest Alex Bradshaw as we talk about moving to Japan from England, getting married and having kids with a Japanese woman, and working for a Japanese company as a foreigner! 今週の Small Talk Japanは：スペシャルゲスト - Alex Bradshaw をお迎えして ・イギリスから日本へ ・日本人女性と結婚、そして子育て ・外国人として日本の企業で働...

Pressures of being a woman in the workplace, sexism against women becoming managing roles in companies, and being a housewife vs being a career woman in Japan! Those are the topics in this week's episode of Small Talk Japan! 今週のSmall Talk Japanは： ・女性として感じる職場のプレッシャー ・上司として働く女性に対しての性差別 ・専業主婦 vs キャリアウーマン

▶️日本のおばけ ▶️ホラー映画 ▶️ハロウィーンと新型コロナウィル Japanese Ghosts, Ghouls, and Monsters, horror movies, and Halloween with Coronavirus! Those are the topics for this week's episode of Small Talk Japan!

▶️選挙 ▶️日本人は紙好き！？日本の紙文化 ▶️変化が必要な日本の古い習慣 Elections, Japan's obsession with paper, and old customs in Japan that need to be changed! Those are the topics for this week's episode of Small Talk Japan!

今週の Small Talk Japanは： ・日本の10月 ・運動会 ・お月見 このようなトピックスを今週はお話しています! October in Japan, Sports Day, and Tsukimi! Those are the topics for this week's episode of Small Talk Japan!