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IRASSHAIMASE! Grab a milk tea and tuna-mayo onigiri and join Doug & Jennifer as they completely torture themselves talking about all the goodies you can get at Japanese convenience stores! 

Discover the role convenience stores play in daily life, konbini "must buys", phrases to help survive checking out, and most importantly, the best konbini chain to rule them all. If you weren't craving a melon soda and famichiki before, consider this an apology in advance. MATA OKOSHI KUDASAIMASE!

This podcast is brought to you by the Japan Society of New Orleans:

http://www.japansocietyofneworleans.org/

In this episode, Doug & Jennifer unsheathe their verbal katanas as they talk about Netflix’s hit documentary Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan. Notably, the documentary introduced a cast of overlooked historical figures who played a prominent role in the Sengoku Period, the Lady Samurai.

Tomoko Kitagawa, a Japanese historian and narrator featured in Age of Samurai, joins the Krewe to highlight the impact of these influential women, as well as share some stories of her journey from study abroad student to world-renown historian and best-selling author. This is an interview you won’t want to miss!

Check out Tomoko's website:

https://www.tomokokitagawa.com/world.html

This podcast is brought to you by the Japan Society of New Orleans:

http://www.japansocietyofneworleans.org/

In this episode, the Krewe is neck deep in travel nostalgia! Doug, Jenn & Nigel talk about places that should be on every traveler's list. Later in the episode, Doug and Jenn sit down with Kay Allen, Deputy Manager for the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Los Angeles Office. Kay provides fantastic insight into traveling Japan, some of her favorite destinations, and how the Olympics and CoVid-19 have reshaped the tourism industry in Japan.

Japan National Tourism Office:

https://www.japan.travel/en/us/

This podcast is brought to you by the Japan Society of New Orleans:

http://www.japansocietyofneworleans.org/

In this episode, the Krewe sits down for a discussion on Japanese language study, goal-setting and fluency. They are joined by MattVsJapan, a popular language study YouTuber who developed his own language learning methodology called Refold. Together, Matt and the Krewe discuss the concept of “fluency”, experiences in language learning, and overcoming obstacles that can typically impede progress.

Check out Matt's amazing resource for learning languages Refold:

https://refold.la/

This podcast is brought to you by the Japan Society of New Orleans:

http://www.japansocietyofneworleans.org

Three Eras of Reforms

1. The Meiji Era Reforms
2. The Taishou Era Reforms
3. The Showa Era Reforms

The Actors:

1)Ministry of Education

2)National Language Council was established (NLRC. (kokugo-chousai-iinkai)

3) Coalition of Newspapers

4) Interim Committee on the National Language

5) Imperial Army

6) Allied Forces High Command

7)Deliberate Committee

https://incrediblediscourse.wordpress.com/2019/10/06/japanese-its-a-language/ 

I want to attribute the Introduction and outro music: 

Intro:  Komiku_-_13_-_The_Wind

Outro: Komiku_-_54_-_Escaping_like_Indiana_Jones

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku 

Having lived in Japan for a combined 25 years, how much have our podcasters mastered Japanese?  Find out now as they discuss overcoming the struggles of learning kanji, give great advice on studying techniques like finding a Japanese girlfriend or memorizing numerous conversations from textbooks, grinding it out to pass the Japanese proficiency tests, and much more!

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