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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! The holidays are a time for reflection. So this week, Naomi and Yuki and Marky slowed things down a bit and took a look at some of the intros that were aired this summer. This is one of our most requested topics, so it seemed like a good time to run it now. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!


Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! You asked for it, so here it is! Our first stab at looking at unravelling the mystery of the short intro gags at the beginning of each podcast. We’ve recorded more than 100 different intros to date and people have been asking us about them ever since. Naomi and Marky and Yūki sit down to talk about 11 hand picked intros and talk about what’s going on in there. You’ll be surprised how much cultural background goes into a 30 second (or less clip). After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!


Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! With many manga and anime fanatics going to Akihabara to spend lots of money, it didn’t take long for some ne’er-do-wells to start attacking and robbing otaku in the alleyways. In today’s dialog, a gang of chinpira (thugs) try mess with our guy, but they’re in for a big surprise. Let’s see if they learn a lesson! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Once relegated to the back streets of Akihabara, the recent fad of Maid Cafés has gone almost mainstream popping up in all parts of Tokyo. Besides the girls in French maid outfits, what goes on in these places? Well, we did a little research and made a report for you in this week’s exciting culture class! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In Tokyo, Japanese subcultures abound, but few are as famous as the Akihabara otaku. This word roughly corresponds to the English word nerd, but it really refers to many subsets of Japanese subcultures. Today Miki talks about her impression of otaku. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Miki a post!

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