AKB48's New Hit - さよならクロール (Sayonara Crawl)

Spring and summer in Japan are always a good time for new "Summery" JPOP hits, which usually have bikini's and happy-go-lucky singing.  This year is no different and it's those AKB48 girls that are #1 on the Oricon Charts.

Enjoy the AKB48 Video - さよならクロール

Old Footage of Japan - Tokyo in 1960

I have recently become facintated with old video footage of Japan. This video here is Tokyo in 1960. I originally started looking for video of Japanese classic cars, since I am interested in Japanese cars, and then got sucked into historic Japan videos.



 
How about some older Akihabara footage for all the Otaku's (^_^)

Tokyo Train Ride

 Here is about a minute of footage of a train ride from the airport into central Tokyo. I gotta say one of the things I miss most about living in Japan is the trains! I miss then so much that I actually considered riding Amtrak from San Antonio to Austin, just for the fun of it.  Enjoy the video!

Hakata's Own HKT48 Suki! Suki! Skip スキ! スキ! スキップ

If you read this site or listen to the podcast you will know that I am sick of the whole AKB48 thing. I think it's more than run it's course and JPOP needs to go a different direction for a while. That said I lived in Fukuoka for years so anything related to Fukuoka or Hakata, I will support. Even if it is kind of related to AKB48. HKT48 has a new hit on the charts and here it is. It's not the full song, since Japanese record labels still really don't get it. They are a little old school when it comes to supporting new technology, if you can call YouTube new, lol. Anyways have a look at the video here, and let me know what you think. It's the usual happy go lucky JPOP style so most people will like it.

TEIJG 66: Totally Enthusiastically Interested in Japan Guide

Episode 66 of TEIJG is a quick video I grabbed from my YouTube Channel. It's one where I ride my bicycle around where I used to live, Ohori Koen (Park) in central Fukuoka City, Japan.  I wanted to test the podcast feed and I figured it was a good video for it.  I hope you enjoy!  There will be a new audio episode this week.

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Japanese Language YouTube Channels

I tell you! You are lucky you live in the internet age! You can get all sorts of Japanese language content on YouTube and other places around the web.  I thought I would list some of the channels and places to go find all of this great Japanese language content.

For starters lets go to YouTube.  YouTube has lots of legal and questionable Japanese videos on it.  You can use them to keep up to date with recent happenings in Japan, such as music, news, and other current events.

NHK Online Channel



Tokyo MX Channel




There is also DigInfo News Japan which is more technology focused for those that want to practice their business and IT Japanese.



Here are three other Japanese Language News Channels that are available on YouTube.

ANN News Channel



FNN News Channel



BSフジ プライムニュース (BS Fuji Prime News)

Reverse Culture Shock - Re-Adjusting to Life in America

I spent about 10 years give or take in Japan, so it has been a part of my life for a long time.  Plus the years before when I studied Japanese and enjoyed a lot of the aspects of Japanese culture like Japanese music, Japanese movies, and Japanese dramas.  Moving back to the USA of course comes with a little bit of "Reverse Culture Shock".  So to help with it, it's a good thing to not go completely cold turkey.  I still watch Japanese videos on YouTube and other places like Crunchy Roll.  I still follow Japanese car culture, and other aspects of life in Japan.

San Antonio, Texas doesn't have the biggest Japanese community, but there are a few places that I can go to get my Japanese fix.  One of the best ones is an Asian supermarket that has A LOT of Korean food and a good amount of Japanese food and snacks too.  Here is a little video I did.  Next I will hit up Minnano a Japanese store in San Antonio.

J-Vlogging: Driving to Daimyo

Just a quick vlog of me driving through downtown Fukuoka heading to Daimyo.

They`re Here...... BAM!!

Watch the video to see what I am talking about ;-) All, I can say it`s over I can now leave Japan!

TEIJG Bonus Episode - "The Japan Plan"

In this video I start to gather my thoughts about what someone should do in the first 1-6 months in Japan. This will eventually turn into a blog post and a more concise video, but for now have a listen and let me know your thoughts. Feel free to add a video response if you like.

FAQ - "Do You Need a Degree to Teach in Japan?"

I decided to do a little driving podcast to answer a question from a couple listeners. I answer the very popular question: "Do you need a degree to teach in Japan?".

I am driving from Itoshima to Fukuoka City via the expressways.

Japanese Apartment: The Gas Stove

Here is a video tour of the stove in my Japanese apartment. In the video you can see that it has 2 burners, and a fish cooking broiler type thing.  Stove`s DO NOT usually come with the apartments, and neither do the lights for that matter.  The cheapest place to get these is at places like Mr. Max.  There are super fancy (and expensive) ones and this model here is the basic two burner style.  You can also get single burner stoves too.