In today's off-the-cuff conversation, we mourn some of the spots major and minor disappearing from the Tokyo landscape this year, talking about changes from the past as well.

Today we sit down with Assistant Language Teacher Lucas and discuss English education in Japan. Jordan swaps in some of his own experiences and stories, and we dig deep into the experience of educating in Japan as a foreigner

On today's off the cuff conversation, Jordan and Pradi trade memories of our bike rides about Japan, talking about the hobby, and the peculiarities of riding in Japan. A thematic continuation of Episode 8: Riding in Japan

This week Talks from Tokyo interviewed Jey, a Recruiter in Tokyo specializing in IT.We dived deep into what a job in recruitment is, what it takes to be a successful recruiter, and general career advice for people looking into a job and career change.

In this episode of Talks from Tokyo we discuss cycling. We swap stories, discuss traffic laws unique to Japan, the culture of cycling in Japan, and the dream routes on our bucket list.https://www.tokyoriverfriends.org/

On today's episode, we discuss strictness through a cultural lens. How strict is Japan, how and where is it 'loose', how does it compare to other countries, and what does that look like on a societal, personal, familial, and business level.Rule makers rule breakers: how tight and loose cultures wire our world, Michele Gelfandhttps://behavioralscientist.org/tight-and-loose-cultures-a-conversation-with-michele-gelfand/https://www.chieflearningofficer.com/2019/04/09/tight-cultures-and-loose-cultures/https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/loose-vs-tight-societies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodokushihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HikikomoriPardon the delay, we are getting used to the schedule ourselves and building a backlog so this doesnt happen in the future! In todays episode, we talk about loneliness and alienation in Japan, for both the Japanese and foreigners alike.https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/10/national/media-national/japan-struggles-keep-loneliness-arms-length/#.Xz0g3TWRVPYhttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mgbkdy/the-japanese-workers-who-live-in-internet-cafes

In this episode, we continue break down the cultural contexts and history of Bushido in Japan and abroad.

Apologies for the delay! In this podcast, we lightly break down the cultural contexts and history of Bushido in Japan and abroad.https://epublications.regis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1595&context=theseshttps://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00665/bushido-an-ethical-and-spiritual-foundation-in-japan.htmlhttps://www.tofugu.com/japan/bushido/https://www.thoughtco.com/role-of-bushido-in-modern-japan-195569about:reader?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F07%2F16%2Fbooks%2Fbushido-awakening-japans-modern-identity%2F%23.XyFjheeRVPY#.XyFjheeRVPYabout:reader?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F07%2F23%2Fbooks%2Fbushido-samurai-code-goes-war%2F%23.XyFjh-eRVPY#.XyFjh-eRVPYabout:reader?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F07%2F30%2Fbooks%2Fbushido-soseki-star-wars-samurai%2F%23.XyFjiueRVPY#.XyFjiueRVPYhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoshihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism#Basic_tenetshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Mishimahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onodahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teruo_Nakamura

In the first of our shorter and more impromptu format: "off the cuff" we discuss ghost stories, supernatural experiences, and break out our own personal tales as well