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028 Recent Japanese Cinema with Maurice Maloney from 2016-02-14T21:03:52
In this episode, Nick and Maurice Maloney (JET Alum, Fukui 2004-06) review the 2015 Cinematsuri Japanese Film Festival and share their opinions on which of these films you should see for yourself.
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027 Yurei: The Japanese Ghost from 2015-03-22T02:25:12
In this episode, author, translator and folklorist Zack Davisson shares his vast knowledge of the Japanese supernatural. Zack has written extensively about this topic on his website hyaku-monogat...
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026 DISCO International Bilingual Recruiting from 2014-11-11T22:52:12
In this episode, Nick speaks with Catherine Rackley of DISCO International, a human resources firm specializing in Japanese-English bilingual recruitment. Whether you’re currently job searching or...
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025 Making The Most Of Your JET Program Experience from 2014-08-24T16:37:32
It’s late summer, and that means hundreds of new JET Program participants have recently started their new life in Japan. In this episode, I share my thoughts on what steps they can take to have an ...
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024 Kokoyakyu – High School Baseball (JET Talks Series) from 2014-08-03T18:42:31
Welcome to a special JET Talks Edition of the Let’s Talk Japan Podcast. This episode features a panel discussion with the producers of “Kokoyakyu,” a documentary about high school base...
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023 JET Program 2014 Pre-Departure Orientation, Washington, DC from 2014-06-29T22:00:20
A few weeks ago, I was invited to a pre-departure orientation for new JET Program participants, organized by the JET Program Office at the Embassy of Japan. The orientation covered a wide range o...
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022 Dave Carlson of the Japanofiles Podcast from 2014-04-05T14:20:37
In this episode, Nick speaks with Dave Carlson, a longtime resident of Japan and host of the popular Japanofiles Podcast. Originally from Michigan, Dave first came to Japan in 1983. Since then, h...
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021 Cinematsuri Japanese Film Festival from 2014-03-13T00:56:18
In this episode, Nick speaks with Ambassador John Malott, President emeritus of the Japan American Society of Washington, DC about the inaugural Cinematsuri Japanese Film Festival. In addition to...
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020 Occupied Kyoto from 2014-02-09T21:02:20
In this episode, Nick sits down with Washington, D.C. native Jan Evans Hauser to discuss her experience living in Kyoto, Japan during the American occupation following WWII. At the time, Jan̵...
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019 – Japanese Translation&Interpretation from 2014-01-06T13:28:04
In this episode, Nick speaks with Stacy Smith about the joys and challenges of working as a professional Japanese translator and interpreter. Stacy worked as a Coordinator of International Relatio...
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018 Aikido from 2013-12-14T16:05:21
In this episode, Nick speaks with Michael Veltri, the owner and chief instructor of DC Aikido, about the history, philosophy and benefits of Aikido. If you live in the Washington, DC area and are i...
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017 Temple University Japan from 2013-11-11T17:23:23
In today’s episode, Nick speaks with Bruce Stronach, the dean of Temple University Japan, the oldest and largest foreign university in Japan. Together they discuss the unique undergraduate and gra...
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016 Sake´ Nomi from 2013-09-14T19:02:12
In this episode, Nick speaks with Johnnie Stroud, the owner of Sake´ Nomi, a premium sake´ shop and tasting bar in Seattle, Washington. Together they discuss how Johnnie discovered sake´, what mot...
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015 JET Alumni Bike Shikoku’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage from 2013-08-26T23:50:28
In this episode, Nick speaks with JET Program alumni Chelsea Reidy and Elayna Snyder about their upcoming 900-mile bicycle tour of Shikoku’s famous 88 temple pilgrimage. Listen to hear them...
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014 A Conversation with Yokohama Yankee Author Leslie Helm from 2013-07-28T02:16:35
In this episode, Nick speaks with Leslie Helm, author of Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations As Outsiders In Japan. The Helm family’s connection with Japan begins with Mr. Helm’s G...
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013 Traditional Japanese Garden Design With Masashi “Mike” Oshita from 2013-07-15T11:58:52
This episode of the Let’s Talk Japan podcast was recorded at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina. Well-known in the region’s gardening circles, Masashi Oshita, or...
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Summer Vacation Announcement from 2013-07-01T13:40:34
Six months have passed since the podcast launched and looking back, I have really enjoyed talking with others who share my interest in Japan and I hope you found the first 12 episodes interesting a...
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012 Japan Summer Reading Recommendations from 2013-06-15T15:37:13
In this episode, Nick speaks with members of the Washington, DC-based J Book Club about their summer reading recommendations. If you would like to support the podcast, please consider purchasing ...
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JET Talks by JETAADC – Live Your Dream Q&A from 2013-06-15T00:18:57
Let me be the first to welcome you to “JET Talks”, a brand new speaker series organized by the JET Program Alumni Association of Washington, DC (“JETAADC”). JET Talks is ...
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011 Live Your Dream – A conversation with film director Regge Life about the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami from 2013-06-01T12:38:17
In this episode, Nick speaks with film director Regge Life about his documentary, Live Your Dream, chronicling the lives of JET Program participants Taylor Anderson and Monty Dickson, who passed aw...
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010 Smile Kids Japan from 2013-05-15T11:50:02
In this episode, Nick speaks with Meredith Smith, Media and Public Relations Director for Smile Kids Japan. Since 2008, Meredith has worked as an ALT on the JET Program and has volunteered with S...
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009 Podcasting About Japan from 2013-05-02T01:29:24
In this episode, Nick provides an overview of other great Japan-related podcasts available to listeners on the Internet. This list is by no means meant to be exhaustive. If one of your fav...
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008 The Art Of Japanese Bonsai from 2013-04-16T00:57:36
In this episode, Nick speaks with Aaron Packard, assistant curator of the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, which is located within the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Together they discu...
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007 The Most Famous Cherry Blossoms Outside Of Japan from 2013-04-02T02:57:43
It’s officially hanami season and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom here in Washington, D.C. Each spring, over a million and a half people come to see the most famous cherry blossoms outside o...
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006 Banzai Babe Ruth Author Robert K. Fitts from 2013-03-15T11:42:18
In this episode, Nick speaks with baseball historian and author Robert K. Fitts about his most recent book, Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan....
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005 Kizuna Across Cultures from 2013-02-28T13:06:28
In this episode, Nick speaks with Ayako Smethurst and Drew Scronce about Kizuna Across Cultures. Ayako is the President of Kizuna Across Cultures and Drew is the organi...
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004 Keiko Eto Fore – Lifelong Cross-Cultural Ambassador from 2013-02-15T12:44:42
In this episode, Nick speaks with Keiko Eto Fore, a close family friend, about her experiences growing up in wartime Japan, surviving the Hiroshima atomic bomb, and raising a family in rural Americ...
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003 Sister Cities International from 2013-02-01T13:02:04
In this episode, Nick Harling speaks with Jennelle Root Martelle and Paul Rothman about the mission of Sister Cities International. Jennelle is the Director of Programs and Grants and Paul ...
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002 The JET Program Application Process from 2013-01-15T12:14:45
In this episode, Nick Harling talks with Sara Tilliotson, program director of the JET office at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., about the JET Program application process. Together, they d...
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001 Let’s Talk Japan – Introductory Episode from 2013-01-01T19:24:20
In this introductory episode of the Let’s Talk Japan Podcast, host Nick Harling discusses his personal relationship with Japan, why he decided to create the Let’s Talk Japan Podcast, an...
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