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Tune in to the No.1 Podcast about life in Japan as Chris Broad and co-host Pete Donaldson discuss weird, wacky and wonderful news going on around the country. From insider travel tips, and language learning secrets, to hilariously awkward travel stories sent in by listeners and a weekly Q&A answering your questions. With over 100 episodes and broadcast every Wednesday, there’s no better place to learn about life in Japan while you’re on the go.

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Why Teaching English in Japan Just Got Harder...

No puking at your desk, under pain of termination!...

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Japan’s Electric Car Boom!

Petey and Chrissy will return in a few days time sucking up all that delicious podcast electricity from the podcast electric terminals, or something....

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Is Japan using Using AI actors to avoid Scandal?

Our (very fallible human) boys will return on Wednesday night UK time for more tales from the East!...

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Is THIS Japan's Ugliest Place?

How proper blimmin' rude!...

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The Foreign Youtuber Riding Japan’s Trains Without Paying

Who needs a JR pass when you're a massive d*ckhead?!...

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Japan Strips Powerful Unification Church of Religious Status

No more el tax breako for el churcho, turns out!...

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Why Tokyo’s Public Baths Are Disappearing Fast: 50% Lost!

And does a VPN work to save you cash? Let us know if it's helped you!...

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Sushi Restaurant Prankster Gets 5 Year Sentence for Licking Soy Sauce!

It better have been worth it. Like proper, fancy soy sauce....

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The WORST Time to Visit Shibuya (Tokyo) Explained!

...When Pete's there, and he's been drinking red eyes ALL NIGHT....

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Why this Japanese Bar BANNED Foreigners, Illegally!

If I had my way, they wouldn't let me in either. Or something....

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The Dark Side of Japan’s Entertainment Industry Exposed

With over 478 victims coming forward, the late Johnny Kitagawa's talent agency's decision to continue has been branded ill-advised at best, and a joke at worst....

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Toxic Foreign Streamer Finally Arrested in Japan after 6 Months

He'll be doing his silly shouting...IN DA CLINK (possibly)...

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The best airline for your Japan trip, revealed!

Pete and Chris are here, covered head to toe in Famichiki drip, doing the Abroad In Japan thing......

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Is Japanese TV *really* that bad?

Still ridiculously jet-lagged, Pete joins the soon-to-be-ridiculously jet-lagged Chris Broad for more Japan chat!...

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The Weirdest Hotels In Japan: revealed!

Pete saddles Sarah with literally the WORST hotel staff in the known universe for a non-Japanese speaker: DINOSAURS!...

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Why Pro Wrestling in Japan is the best in the world!

Pete has returned from his first Japan jaunt in over three years - warning: he's quite manic....

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The Hokkaido Police Officer Who Left His Gun in a Convenience Store

Pick up some delicious chicken, a usb lead or two, and a revolver at your local convenience!...

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Does Chris Want To Leave Japan At Last?

Climb aboard the baseball train, team awesome! [email protected] for all your ticketing needs....

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The Osaka Locals Who Spent $500 Treating Foreign Tourists

Just make sure you finish your onigiri first, so that the bugs don't get it. [email protected] for all your messages of support and drawings of us being thrown into fiery pits!...

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China Bans Japanese Seafood As Fukushima Releases Water

Pete and Chris will return, filled to the gills with radioactive content shortly - in the meantime [email protected] - send in your messages or links you'd like us to look at!...

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Hunting for Pokemon in Japan - is it actually fun?

Lids, and the people who hunt them down!...

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Is the world’s most deadly fish worth eating?

Fugu - it's what's for dinner!...

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The Japanese City Pressuring Pregnant Women

It's a man's world. That's why it's frequently unfettered sh*te. ...

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Why I AVOID Eating 7-Eleven Onigiri Rice Balls

Extra value crunch! Pete and Chris are reunited in Stak studios and drink some exceedingly expensive Starbucks....

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Why Travelling Japan without Cash is about to Get More Complicated

On Wednesday, Pete and Chris will be reunited, broadcasting from the SAME ROOM! Will Pete manage to order a couple of Starbucks coffees correctly? No, no he will not....

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Why Not to Leave Food Uneaten in a Japanese Ramen Shop

Waste not, want not! Pete and Chris will return on Sunday for another slice of Japan, but in the meantime you can head over to watch this stuff in video form, baby!...

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Tourist Tarnishes 1,000 Year Japanese Temple with Tacky Cat Drawing

What's wrong with some good old-fashioned doodlin'?...

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'Barbenheimer' Backlash in Nuclear-Scarred Japan as Warner Bros Apologises

And if you'd like to see this show in video form - subscribe to our brand new AIJ Podcast Youtube channel...

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How to Get the Yakuza's Business Cards while Travelling Japan

Head on over to www.youtube.com/ to check out the podcast in video form!...

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Did Chris & Natsuki Survive the 3,776m Climb up Mount Fuji?

Oxygen and ciggies. It's what this proud nation was built upon. ...

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Chris and Natsuki Have Set Off to Climb Mount Fuji! (3776m)

Hide his ciggys. It's the only way Natsuki's going to make it up there!...

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Why Oppenheimer Isn't Being Released in Japan (Yet)

Chris 'Barbie' Broad and Donaldson 'Oppo' Petester will be back on Sunday for more AIJ FUN!...

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Teenage Tourist Carves name into 1,200 year-old temple in Japan

Come on, it's hardly a 1,300 year-old temple in Japan. Now those things are PRECIOUS....

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The Bizarre Region in Japan Where Dolphins, Squids & Monkeys Attack Humans!

The Abroad In Japan Breastfeeding SPECTACULAR!...

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How to Lose $4,600 in a Tokyo Bar: Scams in Japan!

They finally got someone bang to rights! Well done that sleepy, empty-walleted man!...

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A Ghost in Japan: Are the Japanese Superstitious?

And the boys will return on Sunday, Chris's lumbar in pieces after a week of moving metal around!...

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Okinawa's Seas Turned Blood Red...BUT WHY?

[email protected] for all your messages...but we'll be back on Wednesday night UK time for more fun and games and probably more than a little industrial ocean tampering....

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Japan to Release 1 Million Tons of Fukushima Radioactive Water into the Pacific

...for a laugh. Pete and Chris will be back in the former's car for more amazing stories from the other side of the world on Sunday night! Join us......

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Japan Raises Age of Sexual Consent from 13 to 16

Yeesh! Apologies if Petey sounds a little robotic in this one - last show before mic quality goes back to normal!...

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10 Worst Inconveniences of Travelling in Japan as a Foreign Tourist!

If young Peter sounds a little robotic this week apologies! He had a little problem with his mic that Chris had to spend a good while cleaning up! Back to normal next week! Pray for PeteMic™ ...

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Why NOT to work for a Japanese Company

A lot of forms to fill in. Loads!!...

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Why Japan's Biggest Sushi Chain is Suing Diner for $400,000

Don't lick stuff in public. Nothing good ever happens. ...

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Driving in Japan as a Tourist: Is it Genuinely Worth it?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ...

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Why these Japanese Vending Machines Are About to Become Free of Charge

Just want that sweet, free sweetcorn soup, baby! ...

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Why NOT to Drink the Water at a Japanese Shrine

Slightly later than advertised - here's this Wednesday's Abroad In Japan shooooow! ...

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When Dining in a Japanese Michelin Star Restaurant Goes Horribly Wrong

Yum yum, in my TUM! ...

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Japan's Most Dishonest Product Fined $40,000 for Weight Loss Lies

Ship with soup! Pete and Chris will return on your friend and mine, SUNDAY. ...

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The Japanese Restaurant that Buys KFC and Re-sells it on the Menu

A delicious, loss leading service from our plucky bar owner! ...

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The Dangers of Walking through Kobe City at Night!

Thanks for listening, and don't go near dem bears please! ...

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The Hokkaido Worker Who Found ¥10 Million Cash in a Bag

And the laaaaads will return same time, 10pm UK time on Wednesday for more podcast fun! TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW. ...

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Japan Cracks Down on Upskirting & Capturing Non-Consensual Photos

Welcome to another big ol' Abroad In Japan shindig. Don't worry about your shoes, keep 'em on! ...

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The Foreign Tourist Saved at a Japanese Shopping Mall

And the boys (with marginally better audio quality) will return same bat channel, 10pm on Wednesday UK time! ...

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Chris Has Moved to Tokyo At Last!

Apologies for the slight funkiness on Chris's voice on the shows this week - we'll return to normal service next time out. Pete's blaming the house movers for touching his nobs... ...

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Tokyo's Worst Dish Explained

Tell us who's a real dish over at [email protected] - the hardest working gmail account in podcasting. ...

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Why Travelling Japan by Train Just Got Hugely Expensive (77% More!)

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A Crazy Romantic Encounter at a Japanese Train Station

Beautiful Aussie men... in your area! ...

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Yet Another Assassination Attempt on Japan's Prime Minister

A proper spring of discontent. Pete and Chris will return same time Sunday night, UK time...10pm! ...

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How NOT to Rob a Japanese Convenience Store

And Chris will return with Petey pie same time, 10pm UK time Wednesday! ...

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Why Staff are Disappearing from Japanese Stores

Sponsored by Sony Vegas. BECAUSE PETE WILL NOT CHANGE....

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Japan's Brand New Bear Meat Vending Machine

Well I hope they sell a soda or two, too! Would you honk down a bit of bear meat of an evening?...

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Outrage at Tokyo's Annual Penis Festival

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Does booze aid Japanese language confidence?

Annnd Chris will be back with ya boi Petey on Sunday! TAKE IT EASY!...

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Is Chris about to abandon his studio?

And we will return same time on Wednesday night with more harebrained schemes from Natsuki!...

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Travelling round Japan in a camper van - is is possible?

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How do avoid dodgy sushi in Japan!

And Chris and Pete will return Wednesday for more fish-dodging fun......

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How to Receive Compliments from the Yakuza on an Osaka Train

Beeeeeeeeg guys Pete and Chris will return same time 10pm on Sunday (UK time) for more of THIS STUFF! ...

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Why Chris Fears for the Future of Humanity

And the chaps will be back same time on wednesday baby! ...

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Japan's Angriest Convenience Store Revealed

Kore kudasai, baby! ...

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Why NOT to Buy a Kyoto Townhouse | Feat. Sharla in Japan

Like buses, you wait around for an abroad in Japan podcast, then two come at once! ...

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Why Chris is FINALLY Moving to Tokyo | Feat. Sharla in Japan

A couple of days late, but in no way a buck short - Chris and Sharla will return later in the week for more AIJ fun! ...

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When Staying in a Tokyo Hostel Goes Wrong

Very, very wrong. We'll be back next week for more AIJ fun - join us, won't you? ...

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How NOT to Introduce Yourself in Japanese

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ...

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Why NOT to go to a Japanese Hospital

A tall man can't deal with an average sized man's salty liquid. Always said that. ...

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How Chris Proposed to Sharla on a Rural British Beach!

Should have done the dropping the ring thing. ...

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Why Japan's Biggest Sushi Restaurants Are Stopping the Conveyor Belts

There should be a crumpet conveyor belt restaurant. Then we'd be cooking. ...

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Should You Skip Visiting Kyoto?

Pete and Chris will return this super soaraway Sunday for more abroad in japan! woohoo! ...

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Japan's Most Misleading Drink Fined ¥19 MILLION

100% Awesome podcast! 2% guaranteed! ...

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Why this Japanese Convenience Store is Making Food 40% Bigger!

OH MY GOD WE'RE BOTH SO JET LAGGED ...

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Why Tokyo Apartments Without Baths & Showers Are Gaining Popularity | Feat. Sharla

ooooh you filthbags! The AIJ pod will return later in the week but for now - [email protected] for all your messages! ...

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The Japanese Food Losing Popularity Fast

If they come for my katsuobushi, I'm gonna be fuming over here. ...

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Gwen Stefani Faces Backlash After Declaring ‘I’m Japanese’

We've all had a lovely waffle from Harajuku and said some mad stuff, haven't we? ...

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The Foreign Tourist Who Drunkenly Broke into a Japanese Home

Let the rugby man sleep, dammit! ...

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Japan's Worst Etiquette Mistake Explained

Bones - we've all gottem, baby! ...

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The Stunning Japanese Hot Spring That'll Burn Your Legs Off

If can't stand the heat...just turn down the thermostat! ...

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Japan's Ultimate 4,000 Mile Marriage Proposal Explained

More GPS fun next week - GREAT PETER SEXINESS we mean. Chris will also attend. ...

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Why Japan's Cat Rental Subscription Service is a Bad Idea

Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow [email protected] meow meow meow ...

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Why Abroad In Japan Received Hate This Christmas!

AbroadInJapan[email protected] if you'd like to give Chris both barrels! ...

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Why Chris avoids Christmas in Japan!

Pete and Chris and a dose of Abroad In Japan fun on Christmas Day! Hope you had a great day everyone, and if you didn't, there's always next year! ...

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35 Percent Of Japan Never Wants To Travel Overseas Again!

And Pete and Chris will return on Christmas Day for a podcast in which they barely mention Christmas because their admin is terrible! ...

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Why Chris has left Japan!

Pete, the old one, joins Chris for a review of all thing AIJ - including a chess boxing match, the first ever Abroad In Japan event in London, and Natsuki being sick in a hat! ...

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How Chris WON the Chess Boxing Fight in LA (Feat. Pete Premiertwo)

After missing a show for the first time in actual years, Chris is back with a good excuse, he was busy getting punched in the head! Here's American Pete and Chris to explain what happened. ...

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12 Things Chris Hates about Japan

With music from Save Ferris. ...

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Wild Boar Terrorises Rural Japanese Town

Pow pow! It's boar for dinner, kids! ...

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Japanese Fans Generously Tidy Up World Cup

HUB: where everybody knows your name. And Richarlison! ...

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Coolish: the results are in!

It's the perfect thing for those arm November nights! ...

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Shisha in Japan - is it ever a good idea?

Pete and Chris will be back Sunday night with more hand to air firework action, join us then! ...

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How to Sneak into a Love Hotel (Short Ep!)

A tiny amuse-bouche of an ep, since Chris is a poorly tiger. But don't worry, he'll be firing on all of his cylinders this coming Wednesday, when the show returns. POW! ...

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Japan's most overated burger restaurant!

Hi there! Are you enjoying the podcast? Super. We'll be back this Sunday for more fun! ...

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When Dating a Stranger in Kyoto Goes Horribly Wrong

Charming men, doing charming things. ...

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What NOT to Say When Leaving a Japanese Restaurant

"I hated all of this food and will soon be sick" ...

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This is Japan's Worst Ever Tinder Date

Pete and Chris will return this Wednesday for more Japan-related nonsense!...

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When Eating Ramen Goes Horribly Wrong

Chris is fresh from his Halloween spooktacular, and Pete's just mainly been eating sweets....

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Why Chris Joined the Tokyo Yamanote Line Marathon This Week!

And Pete and Mr Chris will be back right here on Wednesday evening doing what they do...third best!...

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Why People Want to Get Married So Soon in Japan

Goes together like a horse and carriage!...

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Why Japanese Women Can't Re-marry soon after Divorce (but Men can)

A divorce? HEH HEH HEH...

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Japan's Oldest Toilet Accidentally Damaged in Car Crash!

Crash bang wallop, what a khazi!...

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Why Japan Has the Highest Life Expectancy in the World!

Pete and Chris will return on Wednesday for more of this silly nonsense!...

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The Japanese Convenience Store Made of Ice

Back once again in their respective vocal booths, Pete and Chris stay frosty!...

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Did Chris Get Pranked in Tokyo This Week?

With Pete on yet another jaunt to the USA, Chris is joined this week by Sharla! Join us for a chat about everything from catfishing astronauts to the amazing news that Japan is finally open to travellers - though we'll save the fireworks until later ...

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Kobe's Fake Kobe Beef Problem

[email protected] is the email address. Tell your friends about the show and give us a review wherever you get your pods! WE LOVE YOU!...

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Why Japan's Assassinated Former Prime Minister had a Hugely Controversial Funeral

[email protected] please thankyou thanks! Love you lots, text us when you get home....

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Japan FINALLY Open to Tourists After 2 Long Years! (So Chris is off to LA) | Feat. Sharla

Pete would like to state for the record that he was not on holiday, he had some big boi business meetings in New York and just because he got super drunk at a Mets game and ate his weight in frozen custard, that shouldn't count against him frankly....

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Why Chris Has Japan's WORST Business Card Etiquette

He just tears them up in front of the person and scowls loads....

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The Japanese Dish I Regret Trying The Most

Brains. He ate loads of massive salty brains. Gross!...

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Japan's Worst Ever Fish Dish Explained

Seriously, this is rough!...

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Why Japan STILL Uses Floppy Discs in the 21st Century

DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY!...

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The Japanese Hotel with Beer on Tap in Every Room!

Chris is drinking beer in his hotel room, Pete's making fly soup in his SULO bin,...

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Japan FINALLY Allows in 50,000 Foreign Tourists

Chris returns from his cycling festival across Hokkaido!...

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Chris & Connor's 750km Cycle Across Hokkaido Completed! (Feat. American Pete)

A couple of days late but not a buck short! American Pete and Chris survey the latter's rippling thigh muscles and have a well earned sit down. ...

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Chris and CDawgVA Encounter Not-So-Welcoming Locals on 700km Hokkaido Cycle

And Chris and Conner, several pounds lighter will return same time on Sunday!...

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Japan Rail Refuses to Sell Pass to Gay Couples

In a situation that should surprise nobody, Japan's sticking to their shitty rules again....

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Japan Encourages Young Adults to Drink More Alcohol to Boost Economy (Genuinely)

Pete is currently preparing his favourite drinking flagon. You get the hero you deserve, clearly!...

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Why Chris and Connor Are Cycling 1,000km Across Hokkaido

You just know one of those dafties are going to pop a wheelie and proper brain themselves....

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Why the Yakuza Are Disappearing in Tokyo

Boring, doing organised crime all the time, isn't it? Not for me, I like it....

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Why Chris Loves Sleeping on Japanese Futons!

Loves a futon, this lad....

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Japan's Most Ridiculous Scam Involves Loads Of Crabs

Chris and Pete talks VPNs, VPLs and EPL, all on the podcast that gave the world the catchphrase 'what's in the fax machine?'...

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Chris Hits the 10 Year Anniversary of Living in Japan

Covid: running rumpant in the Tokyo area....

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Monkey on the Loose in Japan Injures 60 People

Monkeys, kicking off!...

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The Japanese Soldier Who Continued Fighting WWII Until 1974

We're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something, and... and... I'll tell you, honestly, I will love it if we beat them, love it!...

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How Japanese People REALLY Stay Healthy (Hint: It's not the food)

Certainly not with all this Coolish sloshing around....

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Chris Has His Love Life Finally Exposed!

Probably the most asked question in the AIJ universe gets answered......

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Japan Shocked at Assassination of Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo

UK Pete and cha boi Christopher get down to business after being apart for way too long....

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Sony's Insane Portable Air Conditioning Units Sell Out in Japan

Keep cool, team! Chris will be back with B-grade Pete next week, thanks for American Pete for joining us this week!...

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The Surprising Place You're Most Likely to Encounter the Yakuza

Recorded on the 5th of July, American Pete and Chris return for some podcast fun!...

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The Japanese Man Who Fought 7/11 for $100,000 and Lost!

Someone should have just bashed a third 7/11 down in the car park. So wonderfully confusing!...

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Why Chris Finally Decided to Get Fit in Japan

You should Send-ai that protein shake over to these two lads, gassing about Japan and lifting plates....

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How difficult is Europe to Japan travel right now?

AbroadInJap[email protected] to tell us about your bee-based problems!...

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How do Japanese companies dispose of washing machines?

AbroadInJapanP[email protected] for all your messages! Say hullo, won't you?...

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Abroad in Japan: The Art Of The Deal!

Pete and Chris will return this Sunday for more big opinions from a reflective room!...

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The One Japanese Dish We'd Eat Forever

An infinity-length Long Man candy. How about that?...

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Why Chris Became Abroad in a British Prison This Week

Tax evasion. The man just loves tax evasion. He's doing a ten stretch in porridgetown....

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The Japanese Man Who Spent $16,000 to Look Like a Dog

Cheap at half the price!...

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Running around an onsen in the buff!

Pete and Chris will return Wednesday evening, as naked as the day they were born, except they've put clothes on!...

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When is a knife, not a knife?

Pete and Chris will be back, in the flesh this Sunday! JOIN THEM....

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The prodigal son returns: Broady in Blighty!

And Pete and Chris will be back on their mp3-adventures Wednesday evening... join us!...

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How Safe is Japan for Solo Travelers?

Pete and Chris will be back on Wednesday for more of this sort of thing - any news stories you want covered, let us know!...

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How to Steal $360,000 in Japan and Get Away With It

[email protected] to suggest what Pete and Chris should do in ol' Blighty!...

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Why this Kobe Beef Has An Insane 9 YEAR Waiting List!

Just give her some damn croquettes!...

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The Tokyo Cafe Designed to Stop Customers Procrastinating!

You're not allowed out until you've finished your novel!...

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A Sad Ending for the Japanese Man Who Married a Hologram!

Farewell, my sweet. Pete and Chris will return this Wednesday for more fun and games!...

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Japan's Population Plummets 640,000 for Biggest Drop on Record

Aaaaand Pete and Chris will return on Sunday, where we'll do it all over again!...

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The Ultimate Way to Propose in Japan

Happy Sunday all! Pete and Chris will return on Wednesday for more of this, and in the meantime let us know what you're about over at [email protected]! Boom!...

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How Japan's Electric Chopsticks Make Food Healthy

Bzzzzt! Right in the gob!...

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Why Women Aren't Allowed in Japanese Adult Stores

Pete and Chris will be back for more top-floor fun on Wednesday evening so join them then!...

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How Chris Perforated His Eardrum on Journey Across Japan | Feat. American Pete!

[email protected] if you've got an idea for how Pete should spent his time (either Petes, to be honest) and the show will be back this Sunday, babes!...

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Why Abroad in Japan Got Demonetised by Youtube This Week | Feat. Joey the Anime Man

The things Chris did in that video. For. Shame. (Go check it out!)...

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Be Careful Which Bars You Go Inside in Osaka

Be careful which bars you go in *anywhere* we say!...

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The Japanese Store Where You Can Pay with Just Your Face

Pete and Chris are back with their faces, talking out of them at times, all for your delectation....

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Which Place in Japan Has the Best Food? | Feat. Sharla!

Pete Donaldson is still away! So Chris is instead joined by YouTube star Sharla in Japan and they are answering the question - Which place in Japan has the best food?...

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12 Must See Places in Japan | Feat. Ryotaro!

We're back with Ryotaro! He gives us 12 must-see places in Japan, so listen on to find out more!...

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When Will Japan Re-Open to the World? | Feat. Ryotaro!

YouTuber and debut pod guest Ryotaro joins us for the first of two episodes. Today, he talks us through his amazing life!...

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Japan's Biggest Earthquake in 10 Years Wrecks Abroad in Japan Studio

Here's ya boi Chris, with a little mini-podcast, ready to blow your socks off with information and pathos and stories about a busted up studio....

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End of an Era as Iconic Japanese Virtual Youtuber Says Goodbye

The very non-virtual Pete and Chris will return on the 27th for more fun and games (and podcasts)....

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Japan's Creepy 300 Year Old Mermaid Mummy Investigated by Scientists

Fishy business with Petey Pie and Crafty Chris!...

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How Chris REALLY Felt Interviewing Ken Watanabe

It's finally here! The meeting of the minds - one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people back in 2004, and Ken Watanabe!...

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Why Pete REALLY Failed His Interview to Teach in Japan

Postscript: Pete went through his old yahoo account to see if he could find any correspondence about the sorry affair. Turns out they deleted all the emails older than two years ago. As if those years have been that good....

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Tokyo's Grumpiest Japanese Man is in Asakusa Selling Bread

Can ya even melon bear it? Petey-kun and Chrissy-chan will return very soon for more podcast fun - but in the meantime get your questions and answers and daft stories in to [email protected]!...

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Don't Hug People in Japan | Awkward Etiquette Explained

...but if you do, just a quick one will suffice. Leave their ribs be!...

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Why I Love Japanese Nightlife

Dancing. Sweaty people, dancing. Ooolong tea and Moscow Mules on tap....

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How a Failing Osaka Cafe Turned Around Their Business Overnight

Cats. The answer is always cats. Cats everywhere!...

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Why NOT to Drink Alcohol and Ride Bicycles in Japan

Pete and Chris will be back on Wednesday for more Japan-shaped hi-jinx!...

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Why Valentines Day in Japan is Broken into 2 Days!

Probably to sell more blimmin' cards!...

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$50 Strawberries & $200 Watermelons | Japan's Crazily Expensive Luxury Fruit

Someone's been having it away with some prize strawberries, and Pete and Chris are on the case!...

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Seven Eleven Japan Unleashes Holographic ATMs!

Spooky ghost ATMs for all! Pete and Chris finger their keypads with wanton abandon here on the pod, and if you'd like to steer the jury just send a missive to [email protected]!...

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The Dark Side of Japan's Money Lending Culture

Pete and Chris will return, like furious money collectors on Wednesday evening at 2200 (GMT, baby!)...

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Why I Didn't Get Homesick Moving to Japan

Open up your hate, and let it flow into Chris and Pete! Get up, come on get down with the sickness!...

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American Travellers Explain Japan's Craziest Bar

And we'll be chasing you down the road once again on Sunday - join us then!...

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Japan's WORST Ever Pick-Up Line Revealed

...its a doozy....

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Japanese Convenience Stores Mock McDonald's Potato Shortage

Spuds, spuds everywhere - so let's all have some fries!...

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Japan's Deadliest Food is a Popular Dessert

Pete and Kissy Chris are back for more AIJ fun! Pete's riddled with covid again, Chris is exhausted as he's been up late editing again... and we'll be back on Sunday to do it all over again!...

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The Reason Japan's 4m Vending Machines Are Having a Resurgence

A man has to have his Pocari sweat, baby!...

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Why Japan's Extreme 100 Noodle Bowl Challenge Gets Demonetised on Youtube

Greed: one of YouTube's deadly sins....

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Osaka Residents Receive 10,000 Yen Envelopes From Stranger

Free money Wednesday with Petey and Christo....

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A Worrying Future as Japan Invents a Lickable TV Screen

Ookii oppais and lickable tv screens! It's a weird old show this Sunday!...

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Why Quitting Your Job in Japan is a Nightmare

Pete and Chris return for more tales of weird palm readers, and job-quitting services!...

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The Sneaky Way to Beat Your New Year's Resolution

Chris (Sendai, tired) and Pete (Essex, pumped) start the year as they mean to go on - by chatting all things Japan, baby!...

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The Japanese Police Officer Suspended for Stealing 200 Yen ($2)

A copper steals a couple for a packet of ciggies, and the lads talk about the desperately sad wind phone....

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Chris Horrified as McDonald's Japan Runs Out of French Fries

On this week's show Pete and Chris imagine a world without french fries (not good) and how Natsuki for some reason has two different birthdays!...

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Japanese Billionaire Blast Off to Space Ahead of His 2023 Journey to the Moon!

Pete and Chris return for more fun, games and billionaire bashing!...

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Japan’s Greatest AirBNB Host Lives in Osaka

...and he swears his name is Elvis!...

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Why Japanese People Are Getting Fatter

...and why Pete's rice cooker purchase could save him a fortune on new trousers if only he actually used it, instead of ordering in pizza....

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Tokyo’s Most Overrated Hotel

I mean any hotel sounds great when Jesus and Mary Chain is blasting......

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Japanese is Home to the Deepest (Working) Underwater Mailbox in the World!

Why didn't they just make a lovely tall mailbox?...

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Why Japan is Facing a Fried Chicken Shortage!

...and it's not because Chris is eating it!...

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Kyoto's Last Samurai Will Chop Food Up on Your Stomach

...or your money back!...

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The Couple Dating Long Distance: Romance from Spain to Hokkaido!

What would be inside an Abroad In Japan cake? Let us [email protected]!...

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How Chris Became the Sapporo Poker Champion

...he's an incredibly gifted card counter. Casinos hate the man....

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The Best Place to Spend Christmas in Japan

...in a chimney, after a terrible attempt to enchant your kids. Silly Daddy....

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Why I'm Scared to Talk on Japanese Trains

Ferme la bouche, lads! Chris and Pete talk in hushed tones about what's new in Japan right now....

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Is Japan FINALLY Going to Re-open its Borders?

Chris wrote that title. Don't blame Pete for the bait. hehe!...

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Why Japan's Awkward Blind Date Parties Are So Popular

Bring ya friends, let's have a date! Pete and Chris return with another sexy, informative yomp through the fax machine and beyond....

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The truth about my wife's pants!

Pete and Chris tee off once more on the St Andrews - grade course that is the Abroad In Japan podcast....

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Is there anything you can't eat rice with?

Pete and Chris are both giddy, positively giddy about presenting you lovely lot with another Abroad in Japan podcast. And I think you can probably tell just by listening, frankly. Off their blimmin' heads, they are....

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Why Not to Fall Asleep on the Midnight Tokyo Train

Well, it's cheaper than a hotel! Pete and Chris return with some big-hitting Abroad in Japan podcast action - and you're more than welcome to it!...

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Japan's Obscene Nazi Themed Host Club

Unspeakably tasteless host clubs and the very best Finish confectionary - it must be the Abroad In Japan podcast!...

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Have We Ever Experienced a Volcanic Eruption in Japan?

Rumblings, deep within - and it's not Chris' stomach after a mountain of karaage - it's the AIJ mega-pod!...

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Kyoto Ramen Shop Bans Youtubers FOREVER

"SD card outta my sushi!" Pete and Chris return to the scene of the ramen crime once more - and if you'd like to get in touch with the show, hit us up on [email protected]!...

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How Japanese Locals Avoid Talking to Foreigners (An Ingenious Tactic)

Pete and Chris are back for another stellar AIJ pod pod! Thanks to listener Oscar for creating a glorious bit of musical loveliness for the pod!...

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Speaking Japanese with a heavy accent

Pete returns from his holiday, and the boys are spotted out on the open road as they cause fender benders the length and breadth of America....

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The REAL Reason Japanese People Don't Sit Beside You

Sharla and Chris are here with another cracking pod pod for your ear ears! Find out why people won't sit next to you on the train....

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Why You Should Travel Japan on $1000 a Week | Feat. American Pete

Pete (not that one) is back with Chrissy B for another chat about what it's like to traverse Japan with limited funds!...

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Japan Says Goodbye to the Last Double Decker Shinkansen!

But will they replace it with a TRIPLE DECKER TRAIN?!...

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Chris' New Favourite Japanese Dish | Oyakodon

It makes perfect sense, when you think about it......

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10 Years of Hell Teaching English in Japan | Feat. American Pete

Pete's off on his holidays for a week, so in his his absence Chris has bagged himself a much improved Pete from over the pond! And he's had a crazy decade in Japan......

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Japan's UFO Sightings on the Rise

It's the podcast! And...oooh, you're quite welcome to it....

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Why Sushi and Alcohol is a Dangerous Mix (Avoid it)

Fish and StrongZero, together at last!...

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Our Strangest Animal Encounters in Japan

[email protected] if you've ever seen an ostrich in an onsen, or eleven penguins in a seven eleven!...

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Why Japan's Love Hotels Are Disguising Themselves as Real Hotels

For fun, and profit presumably!...

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How Tokyo's Robot Cafe is Changing Lives

More pepper, please!...

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The Russian Man Who Swam to Japan to Start Over

And could swimming into Japan be our only option this year?...

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How a Japanese Firm Powers 170 Trucks with Ramen

Why don't they just cut out the middle man and put diesel in the ramen? ...

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Chris Has FINALLY Visited all of Japan's 47 Prefectures

But has he eaten ramen in every last one?...

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Why Getting Medication in Japan is a Nightmare

Give us that sweeeeeet くすり!...

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How We're Going to Make Natsuki Rich

Let's face it, he'll only spend it on ciggies....

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The Biggest Problem with Tokyo's Trains

Too many Natsuki's in them! Eating ham and drinking beer....

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Why Japanese Taxis are the Best in the World (Mostly)

https://youtu.be/T04kFJe56WU - Gonna get a taxi, taxi!...

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The Man Who Teaches English on Japan's Most Remote Island

All that 7-11 chicken, all to himself. Smashing!...

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The New Abroad in Japan Studio Has a Massive Flaw

....Natsuki has a key....

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Why Abroad in Japan is Being Hated on by Amazon Viewers

But it's not like that on the TV when it's cool for cats...it's cool for cats (cool for cats)...

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The Ultimate $1,000 Yakuza Tour Guide

Pete and Chris are back - and the latter is answering your questions.......

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The Most Expensive Video Games Ever Sold | $1.5m Mario!

Right, I've got a copy of Jet Set Willy on the Amstrad CPC. Who's gonna give me ten quid for it?...

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Fukushima's Radioactive Wild Boars on the Loose

There's boars...loose...aboot this hoose!...

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Why NOT to Outrun the Police at Shibuya Station

Pete and Chris are back, releasing a show that comes out just as the final whistle will be going in the England Italy match, so they haven't got a clue who's going to be winning at that point. So with that in mind, let's hope football is the winner!...

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How Japan's $75 Tamagochi's are Making a Comeback!

Just be careful with the 'feed' button. Awful, awful stuff. Just get a pet rat or something instead!...

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Why Japan's World Famous Robots are Disappearing

Chris has pulled out their innards to create brand new tech for his media empire. RIP AIBO...

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Inside Japan's Worst Love Hotel with CDawgVA | $50 Room!

Chris, soaping himself in the shower. Me and you, just watching. The love hotel experience!...

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Abroad in Japan Hits No.14 On the iTunes Charts! (Genuinely!)

The sad thing is, Pete has offered several times to guest rap on one of Broad's joints. He's fuming....

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Don't Do Drugs in Japan

Also, the oil would taste of shampoo. Gross!...

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Be Careful Where You Go in Akihabara!

*LIFT BUTTON PUSHING INTENSIFIES*...

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Why Writing Kanji Isn't Essential to Everyday Life in Japan

Get ya wee paintbrush oot!...

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This Japanese Woman Secretly Lived in a Guy's Closet For a YEAR

Imagine if you had to sneeze!...

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The Most Haunted Airbnb in Kyoto

Swear there must be more ghosts in airbnbs than actual guests!...

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12 Reasons NOT to Move to Japan

...where Pete and Chris go in deeper on his latest video-based opus!...

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What Interviewing a Celebrity is Really Like (Our Experiences!)

"Never meet your heroes!" - Chris Broad, 2018 - moments before meeting Pete for the first time....

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Why You Need Japan's Portable Cup Noodle Vending Machine

Pete and Chris pour a kettle of hot water (content) into a cup noodle (your ears)....

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The Seven-Eleven Store Owner Going to War with Seven-Eleven

It's a strange way to conduct your affairs, but who are we to judge? Where are *our 24 hour convenience stores?...

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Why Japan's Emperor Faces His Biggest Crisis Yet

The monarchy - can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em!...

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Why Japan's Cheapest Hotel Chain Just Got a Whole Lot Cheaper!

Well, would you?...

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How to Become a Foreign Rockstar in a Japanese McDonald's!

Join Pete and Chris, model podcasters on Wednesday for more of this!...

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Ramune on the Run! Why Japan's Most Iconic Drink is in Danger of Disappearing...

Rest in peace, glassy testicle!...

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The Japanese Town That Blew $200,000 on a Giant Squid!

Well...would you?...

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Why Being Overweight May Mean No Roller Coasters in Japan

"Wheeeeeeee!" - that was me, being kicked out of a fairground for being lockdown hefty....

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Why Prince Harry is Being Ridiculed in Japan

You leave the royal family, travel halfway across the world and get yourself a job and then a country another halfway across the world laughs at you. And that's crufts....

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The Japanese Man Arrested For Having 35 Girlfriends

How many girlfriends is too many girlfriends? And is 900 dollars too little for so much emotional admin?...

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The Best & Worst Places to Live in Tokyo | Feat. Alex Shapiro

If you're thinking of living in Japan, you're probably gonna need somewhere to live, right? Alex Shapiro is here to read you your rental rights!...

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Living in Japan & Becoming Fluent at Japanese | Feat. Dogen

The tonal wizard, Dōgen tells all - how did one of the funniest creators on youtube get so damn jōzu?...

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Was Filming Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands a Disaster? | Feat. The Anime Man

Chris returns to host the Abroad In Japan podcast, and he's characteristically knackered poor lad!...

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The Pete Donaldson SPORTY TAKEOVER SHOW!

A little later, and stranger than usual - Pete is here for one Friday only, to have a chat with two leading sporty lights who work inside sport and sports entertainment....

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Why Chris is Finally Interested in Japanese History

Pete and Chris return to their respective murder houses to bash out today's episode of the Abroad In Japan podcast!...

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Why Chris's Fear of Flying is About to Be Tested

No time to explain...get in the Cessna!...

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What Japanese Raw Chicken Tastes Like

Chris, after eating an entire farmyard's worth of chicken decides to chow down on some more - but this time the greasy flesh hasn't seen the inside of an oven!...

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Why Japan's Citizens Keep $1Trillion Under the Bed

Pete's happy to set the record straight, that he keeps nothing but old yoghurt cartons and takeout boxes under his silent night....

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The British Citizen Arrested in Japan for Throwing His Bento in a Mailbox

...with special guest and Pete's crush - CDawgVA. Not really. Well, kinda....

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Journey Across Japan: The Lost Island | Brand New Series Revealed!

Chris releases an audio-based teaser trailer for his greatest adventure to date!...

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How a Tokyo Olympic Official Insulted Japan's Biggest Celebrity

The hits. They just keep on coming. More controversy at the Olympics, more tedious men being tedious!...

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Why this Eccentric Japanese Billionaire is Riding a SpaceX Rocket to the Moon!

Why not, that's what we say! Pete and Chris consider who's best placed to make it up there amongst the stars....

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When LOSING Your Wallet in Japan Goes Awkwardly Wrong

Japan! Hell of a place, hell of an experience for the jet lagged and forgetful....

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Where is Japan's LEAST Stressful City?

Pete and Chris are chill-to-the-axing and figuring out what the least hectic city experience can be found....

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Why Japan's suicide rate is on the rise

Pete and Chris return for your sabbath dose of all things Nihon!...

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5 weird & wonderful stories from travellers in Japan!

Pete and Chris return for a Sunday tinkle on the fax machine's light plastic buttons....

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Chris experiences Japan's worst Earthquake in 10 years

Chris, fresh from rolling around his hotel room like a ruddy pinball tells us all about his ill-fated trip to your friend and mine, Hokkaido....

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Why Chris is travelling to Japan's most Northern Point This week

He'd better wrap up warm, whatever happens!...

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The craziest Japanese-English we've ever heard!

Pete and Chris are here to put some violence in ya nonsense (makes sense if you've heard the podcast)...

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Japanese woman hides mum's corpse in freezer for 10 years

...but what have you done with your life?...

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Should we buy a house in Japan to renovate?

Pete and Chris are considering getting into the ol' bricks and mortar and paper business. Bagsy the west wing!...

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Must see places in Japan | Feat Connor CDawgVA

Conor and Chris are back with their second bite of the Abroad in Japan apple. Apologies for the late upload on this one - Pete's trying to sabotage every show he's not on, clearly....

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The highs and lows of moving in Japan | Feat. Connor CDawgVA

The smoothest, deepest-voiced co-host this podcast has ever had - @CDawgVA is on the pod! (Pete is gonna have to huff balloons filled with that gas that's like inverse helium when he returns to even come close)...

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How Japan's greatest taxi driver ever got scammed

Oi Oi Saveloy! Pete's French friend makes a callous YouTube assault on everything Chris holds dear....

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Why Japanese restaurants appear to scam you (when they're not...)

Pete and Chris return with some of their least favourite shop jingles. Hard-Off's theme that plays constantly in store closes out today's show. Disgusting!...

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What Japanese workers hate most... about work

Pete and Chris return with a big ol' heap of Japan-based news stories....

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When proposing in Japan goes wrong!

Super awks! Pete and Chris are back, with Chris vowing to introduce the show correctly this time....

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5 ways to make a great first impression on Japanese women!

...and five incredibly bad ones....

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Turning a profit on a night out in Tokyo!

It's soggy, and not very grown up - but who are we to judge?...

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Why Chris received the worst Christmas present ever

We don't know what that boy has against fungi but as Santa is our witness, he'll learn to love it....

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What's life in Japan like as a Youtuber? Feat. Joey the Anime Man

Pete's off helping the Christmas elves in England this week so he is more than ably replaced by one of YouTube's biggest stars Joey the Anime Man! Not a bad deputy, we have to say......

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Why swearing in Japanese is best avoided!

It's for the best, trust us....

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The worst possible thing you could do on a Japanese train

...the third worst, according to Pete....

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When confronting the Yakuza goes awkwardly wrong

Is it a good idea to pretend to be a gangster? We don't know but we're doing it anyway....

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Legally breaking a strangers arm in Japan!

Yeah... that. Don't do that....

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6 Must Travel Hidden Places in Japan | Feat. Tokyo Lens

Chris and Norm return for your Sunday dose of the Abroad in Japan show!...

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Starting Your Life Over in Japan | Feat. Tokyo Lens

What does it take to hit reset and begin again halfway around the world? Chris and tsugaru shamisen axeman Tokyo Lens explain all!...

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Why people in Japan choose to disappear in the night

Four hundred quid? Not a bad deal. Sign us up!...

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Is this the end for Japan's amusing Japanese-English marketing?

We bloody hope not. What will we talk about on the podcast?...

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Don't eat Japan's impressive FAKE food!

I mean you can if you want. We're not your dad....

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Abroad in Japan vs. ridiculous hate mail

Chris's ire is well and truly up, and Pete is hoping it doesn't get turned on him, lulz!...

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Where we'd choose to live in Japan

Pete says he'd like to live in an off sea oil rig, but that's against our self-imposed rules....

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Japanese love hotels: do they welcome everyone?

Chris-san and Peter-kun are back, trying their best to get into a love hotel together. Be better, Japan!...

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Japanese trains: Why do passengers fall asleep so quickly?

You snooze...you lose? Kinda. Pete and el Chrisso are back and are here to talk all things snoozing, Japan and food....

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An uncomfortable experience teaching in Japan

Chris and Pete return, Pete in his little seaside hidey-hole, Chris living large on that Japanese lam!...

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Japan's abandoned buildings - should you intrude?

Chris is fresh from his harrowing abandoned love hotel experience, and Pete is having his breakfast, unencumbered by spookies....

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Japan - should you pay for dinner?

Pete and Chris are back, fighting over the cheque....

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Our encounters with the Japanese police revealed

Pete and Chris, out on day release let you 'orrible lot know how they came to find themselves in the clink......

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Why Chris is eating KFC for Christmas this year!

Spoiler: because he totally can!...

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Why Japan's biggest mascot contest is over forever!

Japan says goodbye to the financially expensive mascot contest - but *how* will we get cool new mascots now?...

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Overseas tourists - Japan's plans for reopening!

Chris is halfway through his very important mission to Fuji-san and Pete is halfway through his breakfast....

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Japan's "Twitter killer" confesses to murder...

Pete and Chris are back - the former lying on his couch, the latter in a hotel room in Tokyo....

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The folks who want foreigners to leave Japan

...are presumably pretty happy right now! Pete and Chris are back, and the former is trying to give the latter an inaccurate lesson in London architecture!...

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How mental health is handled in Japan

It's a Fax Machine special - and you're invited!...

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Japan's new prime minister is obscenely fit

200 stomach crunches, every day. A powerhouse of muscle in a boxy salaryman suit....

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Our Experiences Dating in Japan! Feat. Sharla in Japan

Chris was joined by Sharla in Japan for another special episode!...

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15 Years Living in Japan: The Highs and Lows (Feat. Sharla in Japan)

As Pete's on holiday, Chris has been joined by Sharla in Japan!...

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Man travels from New York to Japan and back...for just one weekend!

It can be done...we just don't know why you would! Next week - a special episode from the AIJ world of fun (trademarked)...

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Japan's most popular place to live: revealed!

Spoiler: it ain't Shibuya. Pete and Chris are back for more Abroad in Japan fun (for some reason Pete's mic was a bit hot this time round, so apologies for that!)...

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Japan's napping culture explained

Why bother buying a bed in Japan? Your new sleeping platform could be a bar, a table, a bit of shrubbery outside a 7-11... it's completely up to you!...

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The luxury Tokyo hotel giving away FREE rooms!

Sounds pretty good, don't it? Well, if you can get *into* the country, that is... Pete and Chris will return on Sunday for more of this daftness - including tales of Chris's continuing cat-based adventures, and some ageing yakuza....

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The most peculiar encounters with strangers in Japan

Pete and Chris crank open their Edo-era fax machine and let all your tales of adventure and derring-do flood out....

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How to scam the scammers of Tokyo!

See-through pooping and an Australian man who just cannot be stopped - it's a fun old show this week!...

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Japan's foreign residents *finally*allowed to return to Japan!

With his country in lockdown, Shinzo Abe leaves office, but what will be his legacy?...

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Why are elderly Japanese women armed and dangerous?

Pete and Chris are back, and are hanging off of each others' words as eagerly as a child hanging off a Norwegian man's beard....

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A grizzly discovery in Osaka

...and it ain't a bear....

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How kind are Japanese strangers? Traveller's tales

Turns out, Tokyo isn't so cold after all!...

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Why a Japanese town replaced humans with scarecrows

I mean...there *has* to be a reason......

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How to rent Shibuya crossing for just $8,000!

What would *you* do with a nice big scramble?...

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6 places to eat in Japan on a budget!

Bibs out, it's time to chow down on another bit of Abroad in Japan lushness!...

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Japan's unspoken social etiquette...

Pete and Chris are back with another slice of Nihono-nonsense!...

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Revealed: the craziest trip to Japan ever!

Pete and Chris pull more faxes from the fax machine, warm and with that lovely inky smell on them....

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82 year old Japanese woman fights off bear!

Could your gran chin a fully grown bear to actual bits? Find out how, in your midweek dose of Abroad in Japan......

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Why Japan's losing enthusiasm for The Olympics

As the domestic tourism economy tries to get back on its feet, Tokyo falls foul of a COVID resurgance. Do the Japanese want their Olympics?...

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How much do you really know about Japan? A 21 question quiz.

Test your 日本 trivia with Chris's big quiz! Can you beat Petey?...

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Japan's all you can eat and drink culture explained

It may be cost-effective - but what are the pitfalls when it comes to drinking and eating at volume?...

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Why living in Japan will turn you into a minimalist

Chris and Pete are back with their regular Wednesday celebration of all things Japan... as we learn about the possibly the world's worst man....

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The biggest mistake you can make in a Japanese Hotspring

Two individual Coolish packets, taped together, being inhaled through each nostril - that was dream forged in Pete's maniacal brainhole. "Double the Coolish!" Pete shouted into Chris's confused face. But Chris had a better idea. His idea was to gi...

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12 films set in Japan you need to see!

Fillums! We've all seen at least one...so here are twelve more you need to see before you die. To be honest you could probably do it in a couple of days, so why wait?...

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Japanese foods you should avoid!

Chris and Pete are back running the rule over some of the most exotic morsels Japan has to offer. Spoiler alert: nothing is good on a hangover....

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Why Chris won't be on Japanese TV anytime soon

...and it's not because of his bad language! Pete and Chris are back, and the Broadster is angling for his very own alcohol range......

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Japan's legendary 90 year old video game grandma

It's the most wonderful time...of the week! Pete and Chris are back in your ears, and Chris is eating crisps, the little filthbag....

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How awkward is stripping naked in a Japanese hot spring?

Another dose of 'Nihonophile nonsense' for your podcatchers - hide your gameboys kids, Shinzo's coming for them!...

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Don't think about climbing Mount Fuji this year!

Pete and some complete rando called Chris are back, having a lovely time. Sex toys and love hotels, and everything in between....

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Japan's creepiest abandoned places!

Super-spooky goings on in abandoned Japan!...

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Japan's most notorious animals revealed...travellers beware!

It's an email special, baby! Thanks for everyone who sent in questions, and we both hope you're keeping safe wherever you may be in the world....

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$40 dollars to save your marriage - Japan has the answer!

...and now it's Pete's birthday. So naturally Chris taunts the man with a new flavour of Coolish. Unbelievable!...

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A terrifying morning earthquake for Chris!

Chris continues his journey deep into a wheel of cheese, but it's allowed because it's his birthday!...

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Geoff United

Pete has become an excellent chef - and Chris is basically subsisting on a diet of cheese and crackers. Also, Ryotaro goes for the jugular in J-vlogging land!...

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Japan's overrated tourist traps

Chris-chan and Peter-kun are back and they're ready to tear into another week of emails, fun, games and home invasion. Pete learns how to correctly describe aliens in Japanese, and we hear from some of you awesome frontline medical staff. Love to y...

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The most luxurious trip to Japan!

The boys are back! And they've apparently got loads of money to spend in Japan. (We wish.) What would you drop a sweet grand on?...

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12 productive things to do when you're stuck indoors

The boys are back behind closed doors, doing what they do best - talk nonsense!...

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Life in Japan - Tokyo in Lockdown?

Pete returns from his holiday to a very different London, and Chris considers hanging out with some hungry deer. Oh and the Olympics looks like it might not happen for another twelve months, for obvious reasons!...

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Coronavirus hits hanami season - are the cherry blossoms worth the hype?

This week we’ve got some chat about where the best place is to go and see 'Hanami', otherwise known as Japan’s world famous cherry blossom! We’re also discussing whether you’re likely to be denied access to certain areas if you have piercing...

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Japan's worst hotel room

As the coronavirus epidemic continues, we're talking about the value of silence in Japanese culture. Chris had a very awkward experience in a silent meeting when he first started working in Japan. We're also giving some tips for recovering fr...

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The Reason Japan is Panic Buying Toilet Paper

On today's episode we're talking about why people are frantically stocking up on toilet roll in Japan, as well as some more on the coronavirus and how COVID-19 might impact the Olympics. Also coming up, Chris is introducing his brand new we...

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Coronavirus fears: a 'Japanese only' ramen shop?

As the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, is the crisis making Japan less friendly to visitors?...

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How has Coronavirus affected Japan | Is it still safe to travel?

On this week's episode of Abroad in Japan, we're talking all about the Coronavirus, and the impact it's had on Japan so far. We discuss the precautions the government have been taking, how it's affecting tourism, and advise you whethe...

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Two year anniversary special

It's been two years since the first ever episode of Abroad in Japan! The boys are together in Japan celebrating, with even more Strong Zero than last week. It's a fax machine special to mark the occasion, so they're tackling tonnes of you...

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Sapporo Snow Festival!

Armed with ample amounts of Strong Zero, Chris and Pete are bringing you a special episode of Abroad in Japan, from the Sapporo Snow Festival! There's also Speedy Japanese, some dodgy receipts found under the bed and some of your Mailbox question...

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Must see places outside of Tokyo...2 weeks in Japan

This week we're offering up some of the best places to visit in Japan! All of the destinations on the list are a little bit off the beaten track, outside of common tourist destinations like Tokyo and Kyoto, so we'll be telling you how easy th...

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What NOT to do on a Japanese Train

Whether you're a regular commuter in Japan, or you're planning a big trip across the country, this week we're preparing you with everything you need to remember not to do on the train. From blocking doors, to how you should sit, consider ...

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12 things we want to do in Japan in 2020 | Our bucket lists

We're a few weeks into 2020 and it's time to start planning. Here are some of the things we're going to be getting up to this year, from purchasing oyster shaped cushions and tasting wagyu sandwiches in Shibuya, to going on road trips and...

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Japan’s most wanted foreigner flees country hiding in luggage

Apparently Carlos Ghosn has snuck out of Japan in a music box... So we're discussing Japan's justice system. Also on the show, we answer your questions about sustaining a vegetarian diet in Japan and avoiding alcohol!...

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Japanese women want husbands with these kinds of jobs

Happy New Year! It’s the start of a brand new decade! Chris is planning a trip to the Sapporo Snow Festival and a study has (supposedly) revealed the top careers Japanese women find the most attractive, but can you guess them? We also talk about eq...

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Unboxing Christmas presents as Chris returns to the UK! | Xmas Special

Merry Christmas! Chris is back in the UK and he's come to the studio armed with a Christmas present for Pete and a belly full of fry ups. We're also renaming Pete - our top London radio DJ and certified Japanophile. Will we be calling him Kin...

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The real reason Japanese stores forbid photography...

If you've ever been told off for taking a photo in Japan, this is the episode for you! We're also enjoying dodgy translations on T-Shirts, freebies in bars and debating the deliciousness of CalorieMate....

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Are Japanese Work Parties Actually Fun?

Bingo! The Christmas season has come around once again, Pete's having it large in London, but what about the work party season in Japan? We're also talking typhoons and Tinder....

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Where is the best place to hide in Tokyo?

Chris has relaunched his 'Abroad Perspective' channel and Nintendo have opened a brand new shop in Shibuya! Meanwhile, we're talking gaming, dating and working culture....

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Why Japan’s cheapest hotel room costs just $1.20 (hint: there’s a catch)

The cheapest hotel in the world - but there’s a catch, and Chris prepares you release his fishiest video yet! ...

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12 hidden spots you should know in Tokyo

Chris and Pete share twelve places for you to explore all over Tokyo!...

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How to overcome social anxiety in Japan

A genuine YouTube Harry and a top London radio DJ are back to chat all things Japan! (Chris and Petey)...

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An awkward encounter at a Japanese restaurant

A fax machine special - Chris and Pete replace the paper in the xerox and read out more tall tales from you legends. ...

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School bully insurance is a thing in Japan...

Chris gets super annoyed about digital rights algorithms, and we learn about a new kind of insurance…...

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Stalker in Japan uses worrying method to locate victim

Pete and Chris are back with another slice of AIJ: The Podcast, as Japan recovers from Typhoon Hagibis....

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson...in Japan?

Chris and Pete talk all things Rugby World Cup as the fans don’t exactly cover themselves in glory. ...

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Goodbye Chris!

Chris heads back to Japan, but before he leaves we take one last look at the fax machine! ...

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Japan's best mascot

Pete and Chris begin the show with a hijacking, go on to talk about Mascots, and then the Olympics. A mixed bag! ...

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Sex and rats and rock and roll!

Chris celebrates having a viral video, and a convenience store gets some rather furry visitors! ...

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Is Japan about to get flying cars?

Pete and Chris have very different opinions about floating cars. Then again, Pete can't drive......

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Japan's greatest theme park isn't Disneyland...

Wild monkeys must be avoided at all costs. You can't win in a fight against a wild monkey! Trust us on that one. Your questions answered in an email frenzy special... ...

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Can the introverted thrive in rural Japan?

Still very much topless, Pete hands more of your fax machine questions to Christoper-chan! ...

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The real reason Chris moved to Japan

What do the Japanese think about Brexit? Also, does every Japanese person have a 'thing' they do for tourists? ...

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12 Things we wish we'd known about Japan before arriving...

The boys return, fatter and swearier than ever, and loaded with 12 things you need to know before heading for Narita (or Haneda) airport! ...

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Are Japanese people genuinely kind to strangers?

The journey is over. Chris is free from his laptop. For a bit... ...

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Why Japan's bear problem is about to get worse...

Pete and Chris find out that apparently Ryotaro knows...everyone in the world. Also... bears are back and in a big way! ...

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How to ruin your reputation in Japan: Kim Kardashian's masterclass

Pete recommends a book about crime, Chris plugs Pete's brand new youtube channel and they both take a look at Kim Kardashians pants for reasons best kept to themselves... ...

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Pete and Chris: Operation: Coolish!

Chris and Pete head for Tokyo's Yoyogi park via Don Quijote, and answer your emails. It's a podcast...on the move...again! (Contains more crows and Coolish.) ...

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Pete and Chris: Live in Japan!

Chris and Pete take a less-than-leisurely stroll through Shibuya's love hotel district, and answer your emails. It's a podcast...on the move! (Contains crows.) ...

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Which places would we choose to live in Japan?

A group of Scousers outflank the Japanese mafia and Chris finds out his papers are no longer adequate. ...

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Why Japan's $1bn mascot is banned from The Olympics…

Chris updates the world on his favourite dough-bothering vending machine, and we find out about Kumamoto’s favourite son. Or daughter. ...

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How much is Japan's most expensive train?

Chris asks the question that’s on everyone’s lips… do you have HIGH ENERGY? And we tear through your messages, still warm from the fax machine. ...

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A real life Tokyo horror story…

On the one year anniversary of Natsuki the movie, Pete and Chris talk all things vending machines – and we find out what happened to the one that made pizzas… ...

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Why climbing Mount Fuji isn't fun!

Even with those funky little sticks people seem to enjoy using. ...

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26 traits Japanese women want in a guy...

What a girl wants, what a girl needs - Chris and Pete see if they stack up to the perfect Japanese man. (Spoiler: they don't) ...

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Should travellers be worried about Fukushima?

The radiation may be lower than most people experience on an aeroplane, so why don't people visit Fukushima? ...

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4 Scams you should avoid in Japan!

Flags! Get your tiny flags! We're getting scammed in Japan. For science. ...

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Can a foreigner ever *truly* be Japanese?

Can a foreigner ever truly feel Japanese? We're also reading some of your emails. ...

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Why Japanese KFC might be good for you!

Crispy, crunchy chicken. Great for what ails ya!...

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Japan's 40 year old virgins and a worrying population time-bomb

When a man and a woman love each other very much, they give one another a special hug......

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When Japanese-English mistakes go too far (Engrish nightmares)

Chris Broad's Engrish nightmares! There was a weird problem with this episode, but if you're reading this it should be fixed. Sorry guys! Pete x...

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The first 48 hours in Japan: what should you do?

A mere 172800 seconds in Japan: what would you do with them? ...

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Japan's biggest event in 30 years (Feat. Natsuki!)

Natsuki makes his Abroad In Japan podcast debut with his searing-hot takes on the new emperor....

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You can buy popularity in Japan!

A poorly Chris gamely drags himself through another AIJ podcast, with wisdom to impart, and fevered sweat to...sweat....

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Is Japan losing patience with foreign tourists?

Park rules: leave your Japan as you'd like to find it, or something like that. Ranger Chris says so....

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Japanese company turns sex into renewable energy

White day rolls around once again...in the hay, it seems. ...

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Japanese culture: Breaking down barriers

Ariana Grande's furious with Japanese Kanji and a woman called Marie gets equally furious with the common chopstick. ...

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Is romance in Japan dead?

Pete and Chris are back with some special valentine's day questions! ...

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The Abroad in Japan podcast anniversary!

Pete and Chris are back and they want to thank you guys for listening to them for 52 whole weeks. What a trip!...

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When travelling in Japan goes wrong

Pete and Chris go through more of your (even crazier) Japanese travel stories! ...

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10 Crazy Japan travel stories!

Pete and Chris go through some of your (frankly crazy) Japanese travel stories!...

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The strangest conversation you can have in Japan!

Pete and Chris are back, googling things they probably shouldn't. ...

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Japan's latest technological wonders revealed

Who wants a robot egg that shouts in the night? We do. We most definitely do. ...

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When romance goes wrong in Japan

Don't put things into other peoples meals, unless it's your finger, and then it's *well* funny....

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12 Glorious New Year's resolutions and a Natsuki movie sequel?

Pete delights the palette with a graphic description of some *very* specialist cheese, and Chris ponders the future......

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Akemashite omedetou! (Happy new year)

Pete swears blind he didn't tip a van over in Shibuya, and Chris still can't think of a new year's resolution. ...

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Would you eat hair-flavoured chicken?

Pete introduces Chris to hair-flavoured chicken, and we think about our new years resolutions....

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The Christmas party

We're feeling unbelievably festive as the two giants of podcasting actually meet in a room for the first time in a couple of months!...

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The ultimate Japanese Christmas gift

Pete deep fries a cheesy octopus, and tries to talk about his favourite Japanese curry brand!...

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An awkward situation with a Japanese neighbour

Chris deals with a big slamma jamma, and Pete wants to talk about automatic doors. It's a door special, guys!...

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Rude Japanese people - do they exist?

...we're not exactly sure. What we're certain of, however is that Pete sleeps through alarms like a hibernating bear. Idiot....

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Getting a Japanese Tattoo

Chris is considering a new tattoo - his first - after a harrowing month-long bike across Japan....

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Less than super Bomberman

Still in their cabin in the woods, Pete and Chris squabble over who is best at 80s video game, Bomberman....

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The cabin in the woods

Pete and Chris are back on the pod trail, and they're oddly enough stuck halfway up a mountain in a spooky cabin in Kobe! Who will get eaten first?...

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Japanese billionaire risks life for art

Pete and Chris get a little spaced out as the former pleads for the chance to perform a bicycle kit in zero gravity. ...

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Desert Island: What Japanese items would you take?

Speedy vocab is back with a vengeance, and Chris demands an indestructible car to destroy the rare fauna on his desert island. What an animal. ...

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How to handle physical contact in Japan

More of your incisive queries answered, and is hugging allowed? Who doesn't love a hug? People we don't want to be friends with, that's who. #huggyboys...

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Japanese hostess bar culture uncovered

Chris and Pete take a look at one of the most talked-about aspects of Japanese nightlife culture - host and hostess bars....

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Japanese hand gestures and swear words uncovered

Delight your friends and family with the official Abroad In Japan-sanctioned swear words!...

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Are pizza vending machines the future?

Pete and Chris marvel at the very idea of an automatic pizza vending machine, and Pete uses the word 'spaff.'...

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How not to rob a Japanese convenience store

True crime being such a hot podcast topic, Chris and Pete delight listeners with one of the most underwhelming robberies in recent memory. ...

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Don't do this in Japan!

Chris and Pete go into more detail on the subject of one of Chris' most popular YouTube videos, 12 things not to do in Japan - also the guys read out some of your emails from the fax machine. What they're doing coming out of a fax machine, w...

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Gender equality in Japan - does it exist anywhere?

A topic that's been dominating Japan recently, the search for something approaching equal rights for women continues. Spoiler: they ain't even close. ...

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Adult toys and bathing suits!

No coolish, but plenty of waifu pillow chat - think the heat may have got to Chris and Pete......

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Japan Vs. Korea - 10 ways they're different

Chris and Pete are back together, and they're sharing their experiences on recent trips to Korea. It won't surprise you to hear that Coolish gets a mention. ...

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Japan's most ridiculous festival - explained

Chris and Pete are back, in the loosest sense of the word to talk all things festivals, soy sauce and wrestling. A mixed bag, then. Next week: the Korea vs Japan special and everything will be back to normal. Well, as normal as they get. ...

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Is Japanese KFC the best in the world?

Chris' popcorn chicken levels are almost dangerously low. KFC's new all you can eat in forty-five minutes offer is of no use, though. Rubbish....

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Flying a drone in Japan - how hard is it?

Chris has finally taken the plunge and bought himself some primo drone tech. Look out, power lines - our man is set to slice and dice. In other news a man gets thrown off his own private island and Chris answers your questions. ...

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Buying friends in Japan - a good idea?

In this episode, Harry Potter fawns over a top London radio DJ, K-pop gets a bit of love and Chris tells us what he'd have in a food-based care package. Spoiler: it's loads of crisps....

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Natural disasters: is Japan safe?

Chris and Pete touch on the recent seismic and atmospheric activity and ask the question...is Japan safe? Pete goes on for ages about oyster ice creams, and Chris educates us all on bear safety. Important stuff....

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Large Earthquake Ruins Natsuki's Day

Chris films in a Pachinko parlour, and gets caught up in a rather robust quake. He also debuts his new character, 'American Man'. ...

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How Awkward is Meeting Viewers in Japan?

Our favourite piece of office equipment whirrs into life as Pete educates Chris on sexy rope-play, and Chris helps out a left-hander. Something for everyone, there....

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Has Trump Saved Japan from North Korea?

Pete and Chris have returned and they're getting a little musical as they wax lyrical about some of their favourite bands. Also, Mr Broad has supped on the clear Coke goodness and is less than impressed... ...

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Absurd Japanese Manager Attempts to Rob Own Store

Pete and Chris are back rating their favourite Kit-Kat flavours and taking a look at this week's news. Warning: contains Tab Clear....

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Is AirBnB Japan in Danger?

It's been a little while since Pete and Chris had a little look at the news, so this week they're unfurling a gigantic Japanese shinbun and taking it all in....

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Natsuki: The Movie (Behind the Scenes Revealed)

After a year and a half, and countless balloons, Natsuki the movie is finally out there on the internet. Ever the perfectionist, Chris piles through a list of things he would have done differently, and Pete tells him he's being silly and that the...

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The Greatest Japanese Faux Pas Ever

It's a news special - with Natsuki: The Movie on the horizon, Pete and Chris pile through some important crow-based news stories. Warning: contains Assange. ...

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Questions!

The fax machine gets fired up once again, and Pete and Chris do their best to answer every last one of them in under 45 minutes. ...

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Two Weeks More in Japan | Ultimate Itinerary Discussed

Chris and Pete return and they've planned out a very different route through Northern Japan. ...

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Pornographic clickbait and fussy eaters!

Chris and Pete are back and apologising for their younger selves, and we learn about a bar that an arm-chewing maniac Yoda frequents. ...

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Understanding the Japanese Mindset: 3 key concepts

From the new desk of Chris Broad and the sunglasses of Pete Donaldson, a brand new podcast in which we explore the Japanese mindset and why planning a party can be occasionally confusing. ...

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Your questions answered!

Pete pulls his favourite questions off the Abroad In Japan fax machine and fires them at our boy out East....

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2 weeks in Japan | Ultimate Travel Itinerary

Chris gives us his best itinerary ideas for a couple of weeks in Japan. Warning: contains Tokyo bananas....

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Life as a vlogger (and radio DJ)

Our boy in Sendai gives us the lowdown on how to achieve YouTube stardom, or at the very least how not to go crazy when you're living off supermarket ramen. We talk tattoos, Tokyo Game Show and mid-air katana battles. ...

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Myths about Japan!

Chris and Pete are back and are taking on some Japanese myths head on. Are the people really that friendly? Do you need to know the language to get around? Pete learns the Japanese word for liver, and a man performs the international sign for 'c...

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12 Amazing facts about Japan!

Chris astounds Pete with some astounding knowledge bombs - including Ronald McDonald's Japanese name and the festival of the steel phallus... ...

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Six things we'd change about Japan!

Mummified men, fax machines and outdoor drinking all get a once over in this week's episode - and Chris makes an obscene admission about his love for Pocari Sweat....

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Natsuki and the Japanese love hotel!

Natsuki and the Japanese love hotel! Chris and Pete (and Natsuki) get all cozy as they take a look at Japanese love hotel culture. Warning: involves creepy crawlies and credit card woe. We learn a few more words in Japanese, and we find out what h...

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Why is everything so small?

Chris and Pete are back and talking all things tiny... Is it worth staying in a Japanese capsule hotel? Why is delicious soy sauce dripping from listener Emich's walls? All these questions and more (including some essential Japanese vocabulary...

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Japanese Policemen and Beatboxing Teachers!

This week on the Abroad In Japan podcast Chris earns himself a speeding ticket and Pete finds himself explaining Tums to the Po. Chris beatboxes for some reason. Just listen, won't you?...

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Food!

Chris and Pete are back and talking all things tiny... Is it worth staying in a Japanese capsule hotel? Why is delicious soy sauce dripping from listener Emich's walls? All these questions and more (including some essential Japanese vocabulary...

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Valentines Day!

In the inaugural Abroad In Japan podcast, Chris Broad and his less-than trusty sidekick Pete Donaldson do their best to answer some truly important questions. Questions like...'what's Valentines day like in Japan?' 'Are wood-based sky...