In this episode, we dive into the bizarre and brilliant world of Japan’s newest trading card sensation — おじトレカ / the Ojisan Trading Card Game. A quirky local trading card game from Kawara Town, Fukuoka—featuring real-life midd...

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In this episode, we dive into Jeff’s latest obsession with a type of namazake called “domuroku”—a rich, unfiltered sake that’s as funky as it is fascinating. We also unpack the tale of how he got boondoggled into buying a cheap Chinese knockoff...

If you haven’t yet listened to my first interview with Brian Daizen Victoria from February 2021, do yourself a favor and check it out. Brian is an absolute legend, and I’...

In this epic journey, I sit down with author and friend of the show, Munehito Moro, to discuss the following:  "Nuisance streamers": Foreign streamers w...