#88 Peter Barakan - English-Born DJ & Broadcaster in Japan for Nearly 50 Years

07/02/22 • 20 min

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This week we talked to Peter Barakan, a professional broadcaster and host of Japanology! He's written several books mostly about music all in Japanese and has been living in Japan for almost half a century. We talk to him about his experience working in Japan, his approach to learning Japanese including pitch accent, and what he struggles with the most to this day.

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#87 Ryan Kulp - Tech Entrepreneur Turned K-Pop Star

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This week we talked to @Ryan Kulp (라이언 컬프) who is a tech entrepreneur turned K-Pop Star. We talked about his experience with learning Korean, stories with entrepreneurship, joining the entertainment industry in Korea, and why he's decided to move on from Korea and leave the country.
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#89 Albo - Underground Street Racing in Tokyo

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This week we talked to ALBO, who makes videos about the Japanese Car Culture on YouTube. We talk about his story of coming to Japan, how he got into cars, crazy stories of street racing, and more.
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Outline:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 How Albo Got to Japan
3:00 Gunma and Initial D
3:50 How and Why Albo Stayed in Japan
6:24 Illegal Street Racing Stories in Japan
9:50 Albo's Approach to Studying Japanese
13:21 Sponsor
14:01 Street Racing the Police in Japan
20:00 The Drifting Scene in Japan
23:15 ALBO's KoreKara Message (in Japanese)