Living Japan

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!!

This week we have lots of news worth discussing including the Dirty Korean Beer twitter-storm, some ongoing news about aquariums acquiring dolphins, and possible new rules for overtime.