K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how Japan has changed in the past – I think of it as the past 16 years because I came over by myself for six months, as the Musick Notes know. And… then we emigrated together as a family fifteen years ago. C: You ca

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about basically what everybody’s been thinking about, and that’s the novel – the new, novel corona virus, or COVID-19. And we really struggled with whether or not to even do this episode to begin with. We’ve avoided talki

K: So, recently I’ve been thinking – by recently I mean since we recorded our last episode – of what the heck does – so, several words. Metropolis. Mecropolis. Country. City. And town. Oh, and village. Mean to you. You meaning Chad Musick. Because I have

Some places don’t require much of the local language, as long as you speak English. Others… do. Wondering where Nagoya is on this spectrum? And where Nagoya is geographically? We can’t necessarily provide either answer, but we have opinions. Transcript K

Daily life differs between Japan and the United States. Or maybe it’s just that life is different after almost 15 years. Content Note: non-graphic discussion of sex Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the difference in my day to day routine

Japan has plenty of good food, but sometimes, we just really lust for American fast food. This episode is one of those times. We also talk about eating for novelty vs. eating because the food is good. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about Jac

Money and banking in Japan: The cash is big, the banks are very rigid, and everything we thought we knew about (consumer) banking had to be relearned in Japan, which does it in a completely different way. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about

The treatment of disability and disabled people differs a lot between Japan and the US. In the US, more lip service is given to accommodation. In Japan, other forms of support are more readily available. Broadly, with numerous exceptions. Transcript K: S

Japan has hundreds of festivals, some famous, and some less so. We tried to talk about those, but only got to a few because we also talk about other entertainment and digress a lot. Transcript K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about festivals and holidays

Gun violence is prevalent in the United States but not in Japan. It’s a difference that is palpable to those who have lived in both cultures and goes far beyond the statistics. Content Note: Discussion of gun violence, domestic violence, and other violen