WHY COME JAPAN
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#57: ChillinKansai (Jvlogger/University teacher)
November 11, 2019 06:35 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWelcome to the first WCJ episode brought to you by StreamYard, a pretty good service despite a somewhat ugly duck logo that we talk about.…
#56: Popodoodle (Instagram freelance artist)
October 03, 2019 06:39 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this videoless episode, I interview an illustrator who I met off Instagram. We talk about Popodoodle used paid advertising on Insta to gain a…
#55: Marc Cavazos, the man who beat Japan’s insane 99% criminal conviction rate in Japan
September 24, 2019 01:41 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIn a very special episode, we get to learn how simple it was for Marc Cavazos to be arrested in Japan and what the process…
#54: Joe McReynolds (Tokyo-ologist/Urban Researcher)
September 03, 2019 01:54 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBIn my most NPR-esque interview, I interview Joe McReynolds and we have serious listening problems. If you pay attention to the interviews as I do,…
#53: Ian Lynam (Graphic designer who writes/ University design instructor)
August 29, 2019 16:05 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBToday on Why Come Japan, we go to a random park in Japan to try to record a more ambient podcast. Was this a lame…
#52: ThatGuyFox (Hip-hop dance instructor/ J-Vlogger)
July 25, 2019 05:48 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBIn this episode, I interview long-time Japan video blogger ThatGuyFox. We talk about his Why Come Japan origin story, Hip-hop dancing in Japan, Dance Dance…
#51: JustJapan Podcast Kevin a.k.a. BusanKevin (Podcaster/OG J-Vlog YouTuber)
May 23, 2019 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn this episode, I talk to Kevin O’Shea for the first time despite knowing of each other for over ten years through the Infernet. In…
#50: Rayme Michaels (author in Japan)
May 21, 2019 07:27 - 1 hour - 64 MBWhy Come Japan comes back for its latest attempt to do an in-the-flesh interview, instead of the usual computer to computer google hangouts thing. Again,…
#49: Karl Neubert (German filmmaker/ Temple University Japan instructor)
April 03, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBThis episode was recorded on March 19th, 2019. Karl’s first film link: https://vimeo.com/156791115?fbclid=IwAR28RJdL2-DIsureyrrTfAiYr3tXmIPZqYTHXvD1xLOaskZcqwIg16xOjzc In this episode, Karl talks about how his life in Japan as…
#48: Caffinejedi (Long time YouTuber, filmmaker)
March 28, 2019 10:58 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBThis episode was recorded on March 16, 2019. Steph and I catch up with each other by talking about Star Wars (since her name has…
#47: Jonesing for Japan (Tokyo Creative creator)
March 25, 2019 06:41 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis interview was recorded on March 8th, 2019. In this episode, I get to meet Jones and his cat for the first time. We talk…
#46: Hikkipedia (freelance cartoonist, YouTuber, J-pop enthusiast)
February 23, 2019 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThis episode was recorded on January 28, 2019. A very sick Radrey talks to Hikkipedia on his show for the first time (and hopefully not…
#45: KidShoryuken (Video creator, Retro game collector, YouTuber)
February 19, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBThis episode was recorded January 22, 2019. Kid “Jim” Shoryuken joins the show via a crappy internet connection and we talk about his adventures of…
#44: Hikosaemon (Longtime YouTuber, Attorney, and DJ)
February 14, 2019 08:55 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBThis episode was recorded on January 18, 2019. In this one Hiko talk about his life of being an attorney in the land of the…
#43: Sebastian (Data Engineer/ Data Analysist)
February 07, 2019 11:35 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBThis episode was recorded on January 11, 2019. In this one, we talk about not only Sebastian’s Japan origin story, but also what its like…
Update 2 : 2019 plans
February 03, 2019 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThis episode was recorded on January 4th, 2019. Here’s a solo episode with me talking about plans for the new year. To see the full…
#42: JoDroProductions (formerly Tired & Determined and TokyoJoVlogs) (YouTuber/ Tech reviewer/ Toy collector)
January 28, 2019 10:17 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThis episode was recorded on December 28th 2018. With Tired & Determined (aka TokyoJoVlogs) we talk about his name change, all the tech he reviews…
#41: Yufeoh (aka Justin Carter) (Musician/American Filmmaker)
January 21, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBThis episode was recorded on December 21, 2018 Radrey learns that his guest is also a musician. Then later we talk about amateur filmmaking in…
#40: KagoCam (Freelance tour guide & coordinator/Japan guide)
January 16, 2019 06:44 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis episode was recorded on December 14th, 2018. In this episode Radrey talks with tour guide and Kagoshima expert KagoCam and how it is to…
#39: Jimmy Sanchez
January 10, 2019 12:02 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBThis episode was recorded on December 14, 2018. Radrey invites Jimmy back to Why Come Japan to talk about his PlayStation collection both from America,…
#38: Phoenyx 787 Zach
January 04, 2019 05:54 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBThis episode was recorded on December 1st, 2018 Today Radrey goes to Ginza studio to talk to the guy who runs the space below known…
#37: Taisha Jason
December 27, 2018 03:26 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBThis episode was recorded on November 23rd, 2018 Jason is a long time Sumo loving YouTuber, former JET, and now a University teacher in Japan. We…
#36: Shiverz
December 20, 2018 06:37 - 1 hour - 88 MBThis episode was recorded on November 13th, 2018. Apologies for the delay! In this episode we talk about how Shivers/Reddklaw got her name, Japanese yokai,…
#35: Lukasz palka
December 12, 2018 15:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBRadrey meets Photographer Lukasz Palka for the first time and asks him about what it is like to run his photography tour business Eyexplore. We…
#34: My parents
December 05, 2018 16:36 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBNot my best episode… Normally I write here what we talk about in the episode, but I think I do a better job in the…
#33: FYI: Tokyo Greg (formerly Atomicboyx Greg)
December 03, 2018 06:35 - 1 hour - 70 MBGreg talks to Radrey mostly about the horrors of working at a Japanese company, AOL, Temple University Japan, Greg’s dream of running a portly gentlemen…
#32: Benji from Atlas Kane Graphics
November 29, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThis episode was recorded on October 19, 2018. Apologies for the delay! Radrey talks to the guy who created his newest brand logo Mr. Altas “Benji” Kane.…
#31: RoninDave
November 25, 2018 14:41 - 1 hour - 92 MBThis episode was recorded on October 12, 2018, just in time before the start of Halloween 2018. Apologies for the late upload! We talk about…
#30: Actor Brian Walters (formerly Systemjap/It’s Candy time)
October 08, 2018 16:43 - 1 hour - 173 MBIn this episode Radrey talks to his old friend Brian Walters about doing YouTube-particularly being Ash Ketchum in Epic Rap Battles of History, how he got…
Update
October 04, 2018 15:08 - 53 minutes - 49 MBTime for me to take a break and talk to my peeps out there. support: https://www.patreon.com/radrey SOCIAL MEDIA Like: https://www.facebook.com/The-Radrey-C… Follow: https://twitter.com/radorii Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radrey/ Discord: https://discord.gg/8dQ9fH5…
#29: Gimmeabreakman
October 01, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 265 MBIn our longest episode ever, Victor and I wax philosophic and psychologic for almost 2 hours. But, IT IS, in fact, a fruitful conversation that…
#28: Victor from Frame of Travel
September 24, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBIn this episode we talk about Japanese beer, climbing Mt.Fuji, Tokyo Game Show, Animal Crossing, Furries, taking photos in Japan, writing about traveling in Japan,…
#27: Shea Roberts from Lonestar Under the Rising Sun
September 17, 2018 06:10 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBIn another joint episode, Radrey and Shea have a conversation about Shea’s ASMR podcast perfect voice, Where the both us are originally from in US…
#26: Simonの茶の間
September 10, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBIn our first ever joint episode, I am joined by Simonの茶の間 formerly a member of the Google hangout trio Three Old Dudes. In this episode,…
#25: Katohmy
August 26, 2018 16:50 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe first ever musician joins WHY COME JAPAN to talk about his life in Japan with DJing, playing in a band, starting YouTube group gaming…
#24: TokyoBriBri
August 22, 2018 00:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBTokyoBriBri joins the show to talk about her man/lady/person on the street interviews in Japan, how life is being a YouTuber, polarizing topics, Tkyosam’s conveyor…
#23: Norman England
August 19, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBIn this episode Radrey talks with longtime friend and filmmaker Norman England. As with most episodes, the guest introduces themselves and what they do and…
#22: Justin Isis
August 16, 2018 07:56 - 50 minutes - 46 MBRadrey talks to self-proclaimed post naturalist author Justin Isis joins the show and talks about the books he has written, particularly his most recent book…
#21: Remino
July 28, 2018 22:50 - 47 minutes - 108 MBIn this episode, Remino talks about being remiko, his female alter ego, and how he’s done with it. Then we talk about working in web development, Radrey later…
#20: TokyoCooney
July 16, 2018 17:30 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBIn this episode, heavyweight maybe the OG Japan video blogger TokyoCooney joins the show and he talks about how his absence from the internet that really…
#19: TheAndysan
July 13, 2018 01:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBRadrey, as usual, asks why Andy about the origins of his internet handle, we then talk about the long lost Tokyocooney, Andy’s nostalgia about Japan,…
#18: Explorer Nick
July 10, 2018 17:30 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBRadrey interviews a rather sedated Explorer Nick, the youtuber/pick-up artist and they talk about his controversial viral success. This success was Nick becoming fake news…
#17: TokyoDrew
July 09, 2018 01:41 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBDrew and Radrey talk about TokyoDrew’s multi-faceted website developed primarily for the foreign community in Japan, the YouTube community in Thailand, Why you should become…
#16 : Rayme Michaels
July 01, 2018 03:43 - 1 hour - 162 MBRayme and Radrey talk mostly about his new novel “Even on Mars” and his other books. They also talk about stuff like: Total Recall, My…
#15: Ericsurf6
June 12, 2018 21:09 - 1 hour - 55 MBEric and Radrey talk about how Eric got the 6 in his name, How juggling brought him to Japan, Eric does an impression of a…
#14: Inside Japan Podcast James
May 25, 2018 22:58 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBThis is a less awkward and edited edition of WCJ#13 with Insider Podcast Insider James! If you want to see the raw uncut footage of…
#13: Drifthunter Albo
March 03, 2018 04:35 - 55 minutes - 51 MBRadrey talks to Albo about his brand, if Tokyo Drift was real, how Albo grew up with a camel, what drifting actually is, working for…
#12: The Republican & Kyle Urban
February 17, 2018 02:52 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIn order to understand the following conversation more to its fullest, I highly recommend seeing my first film THE REPUBLICAN (on Youtube soon!) We talk…
#11: Alex Paille
February 16, 2018 00:27 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBAlex and Radrey talk about a lot of stuff. We talk about Japanese filmmakers: Shion Sono, Beat Takeshi, Takashi Miike, and Yoshihiro Nishimura for a…
#10: CrayJ
February 14, 2018 20:55 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBRadrey and CrayJ talk about Tinder, creating video games, video game similes, Japanese words you can’t translate into English, AJ’s 3 favorite video games, chiemi…