More sports talk this week! We talk about our experience watching the Euro finals at the pub, the unfortunate behavior of the football fans, and the recent gaffe made by the IOC chief. We also talk about an *interesting* š¤ advice column on the Guardian involving a woman complaining about her dull sex life. #AskJoanna: … More #176: Chinese people– I mean Japanese…
This week on the podcast, we discuss: My new obsession with Euros Condomgate at the Tokyo Olympics Vaccine discounts at Japanese hotels The Matt Hancock scandal, and how to know who ‘the one’ is #AskJoanna: If YOU have any questions about being in a mixed-race, culture, or diet relationship, or about living abroad, please leave … More #174: Condomgate, Matt Hancock
Chris Harrison is no longer the host of the bachelor! What are the statistics for sexual violence and sexual harassment in the UK vs Japan? Is there any difference? Also, Joseph talks about how his rebel personality sometimes gets in the way of doing what’s good for him. #AskJoanna: If YOU have any questions about … More #171: Chris Harrison, Sexual Harassment in UK vs Japan, Rebel Personality
Today we’re talking about Asian hate and the recent shootings in the States. However, Anti-Chinese and Asian sentiment isn’t only confined to the US– it exists in the UK, Japan, and elsewhere. #AskJoanna: If YOU have any questions about being in a mixed-race, culture, or diet relationship, or about living abroad, please leave me a … More #160: Asian Hate in the US and Beyond
We are leaving Japan in less than a month!Ā We share updates on how the moving processĀ and my first week of not working is going. We also talk about our latest TV obsession, The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix.Ā And of course, the election. What it’s like watching it go down from thousands of miles … More #140: Moving Update/Why the U.S. Electoral College System Works
We went hiking in snow for the first time ever!Ā Last weekend we hiked Mt. Akadake, one of the highest peaks in Japan. We share our experience hiking through intense fog and winds, our first mountain hut experience, and Japanese hiking culture/etiquette.Ā We also talk about my last week at work, what I’ll be doing … More #139: Mt. Akadake Recap /Japanese Hiking Culture
We’re going existential! This week we’re talking about the declining birth rate in Japan and around the world– what may be causing it and whether it’s a good or bad thing to have less humans. Also, should we be exploring and inhabiting other planets, or should we stick to planet earth? What is the fate … More #138: Why Japan Isn’t Making Babies, And Is That A Good Thing?
We share our thoughts on the insane presidential debate between Trump and Biden and how US debates compare to French presidential debates. We also talk about our recent socially-distanced movie theater date to see Tenet– the glorious Japanese movie theater experience, our thoughts on the movie, and how COVID has changed the world of dating. … More #135: Japanese Movie Theaters/Tenet Review/US Presidential Deba(cle)
We just got back from a 5-day vacation in Yakushima, a remote island in southern Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture. We talk about our hikes, scuba dives, what we ate, our hellish journey back to Tokyo, and how this trip ranks amongst all the ones we’ve gone on together. Subscribe on Apple PodcastsĀ Ā¦Ā Google PlayĀ Ā¦Ā StitcherĀ BECOME A PATRON:Ā patreon.com/nobullpodcast … More #134: 5 Days in Yakushima (Princess Mononoke Island)
There are certain foods sold in Japan that you just can’t find anywhere else in the world. There are also certain foods sold everywhere else in the world that you can’t find in Japan. Today we’re talking about both– weird Japanese products that you can only buy here, as well as products we really miss … More #132: Hairy Kombu, Purple Leaves??! Japanese Foods You Can’t Find Abroad