Japan’s Electric Car Boom!

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Japan’s Electric Car Boom!

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Nov 8, 2023

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Petey and Chrissy will return in a few days time sucking up all that delicious podcast electricity from the podcast electric terminals, or something. AbroadInJapanPodcast@gmail.com for all your messages and Commodore 64 basic programs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nov 8, 2023

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Independent filmmaker Chris Broad brings you his multi-award winning YouTube channel Abroad In Japan in podcast form. Aided by broadcaster Pete Donaldson, they bring you a taste of life in the most unique country in the world, from great cuisine to capsule hotels, current events and tips on how to spend your time there.

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Abroad In Japan: Valentines Day!: In the inaugural Abroad In Japan podcast, Chris Broad and his less-than trusty sidekick Pete Donaldson do their best to answer some truly important questions. Questions like...'what's Valentines day like in Japan?' 'Are wood-bas... by Abroad in Japan
46 min listen
Absurd Japanese Manager Attempts to Rob Own Store: Pete and Chris are back rating their favourite Kit-Kat flavours and taking a look at this week's news. Warning: contains Tab Clear. Do get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows available below, su... by Abroad in Japan
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Abroad in Japan: Pornographic clickbait and fussy eaters!: Chris and Pete are back and apologising for their younger selves, and we learn about a bar that an arm-chewing maniac Yoda frequents.  Get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows available bel... by Abroad in Japan
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Abroad In Japan : Why is everything so small?: Chris and Pete are back and talking all things tiny...   Is it worth staying in a Japanese capsule hotel? Why is delicious soy sauce dripping from listener Emich's walls?  All these questions and more (including some... by Abroad in Japan
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Abroad In Japan : Food!: This week on the show Chris and Pete talk all things dinner. Why good sushi is hard to find, how one might lose weight over there and where is Natsuki the movie? by Abroad in Japan
41 min listen
Abroad in Japan: 12 Amazing facts about Japan!: Chris astounds Pete with some astounding knowledge bombs - including Ronald McDonald's Japanese name and the festival of the steel phallus... Get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows available ... by Abroad in Japan
51 min listen
Abroad in Japan: 21 Questions!: The fax machine gets fired up once again, and Pete and Chris do their best to answer every last one of them in under 45 minutes.   Get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows availabl... by Abroad in Japan
43 min listen
Buying friends in Japan - a good idea?: In this episode, Harry Potter fawns over a top London radio DJ, K-pop gets a bit of love and Chris tells us what he'd have in a food-based care package. Spoiler: it's loads of crisps. Do get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com... by Abroad in Japan
37 min listen
Abroad In Japan : Japanese Policemen and Beatboxing Teachers!: This week on the Abroad In Japan podcast Chris earns himself a speeding ticket and Pete finds himself explaining Tums to the Po. Chris beatboxes for some reason. Just listen, won't you? by Abroad in Japan
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Abroad in Japan: Myths about Japan!: Chris and Pete are back and are taking on some Japanese myths head on. Are the people really that friendly? Do you need to know the language to get around?  Pete learns the Japanese word for liver, and a man performs the international sign f... by Abroad in Japan
53 min listen
Abroad in Japan: Understanding the Japanese Mindset: 3 key concepts: From the new desk of Chris Broad and the sunglasses of Pete Donaldson, a brand new podcast in which we explore the Japanese mindset and why planning a party can be occasionally confusing.   Get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcas... by Abroad in Japan
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Natsuki: The Movie (Behind the Scenes Revealed): After a year and a half, and countless balloons, Natsuki the movie is finally out there on the internet. Ever the perfectionist, Chris piles through a list of things he would have done differently, and Pete tells him he's being silly and that the ... by Abroad in Japan
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Abroad In Japan : Natsuki and the Japanese love hotel!: Natsuki and the Japanese love hotel!  Chris and Pete (and Natsuki) get all cozy as they take a look at Japanese love hotel culture.  Warning: involves creepy crawlies and credit card woe.  We learn a few more words in J... by Abroad in Japan
46 min listen
Adult toys and bathing suits!: No coolish, but plenty of waifu pillow chat - think the heat may have got to Chris and Pete... Do get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows available below, subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, a... by Abroad in Japan
43 min listen
Abroad in Japan : Six things we'd change about Japan!: Mummified men, fax machines and outdoor drinking all get a once over in this week's episode - and Chris makes an obscene admission about his love for Pocari Sweat.  Get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More ... by Abroad in Japan
47 min listen
Large Earthquake Ruins Natsuki’s Day: Chris films in a Pachinko parlour, and gets caught up in a rather robust quake. He also debuts his new character, 'American Man'.  Do get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows availa... by Abroad in Japan
32 min listen
Abroad in Japan: Your questions answered!: Pete pulls his favourite questions off the Abroad In Japan fax machine and fires them at our boy out East. If you'd like your question answered in a later episode, catch us here: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In... by Abroad in Japan
44 min listen
Is Japanese KFC the best in the world?: Chris' popcorn chicken levels are almost dangerously low. KFC's new all you can eat in forty-five minutes offer is of no use, though. Rubbish. Do get in touch with your questions/erotic drawings: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com... by Abroad in Japan
29 min listen
Is AirBnB Japan in Danger?: It's been a little while since Pete and Chris had a little look at the news, so this week they're unfurling a gigantic Japanese shinbun and taking it all in.  Also, Daddy Broad has some ideas for Chris's next project... Do g... by Abroad in Japan
38 min listen
Japan's most ridiculous festival - explained: Chris and Pete are back, in the loosest sense of the word to talk all things festivals, soy sauce and wrestling. A mixed bag, then.  Next week: the Korea vs Japan special and everything will be back to normal.  Well, as normal as ... by Abroad in Japan
37 min listen
Japan Vs. Korea - 10 ways they’re different: Chris and Pete are back together, and they're sharing their experiences on recent trips to Korea. It won't surprise you to hear that Coolish gets a mention.  Do get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com&nbs... by Abroad in Japan
59 min listen
Abroad in Japan: Life as a vlogger (and radio DJ): Our boy in Sendai gives us the lowdown on how to achieve YouTube stardom, or at the very least how not to go crazy when you're living off supermarket ramen.  We talk tattoos, Tokyo Game Show and mid-air katana battles.  Get i... by Abroad in Japan
51 min listen
Desert Island: What Japanese items would you take?: Speedy vocab is back with a vengeance, and Chris demands an indestructible car to destroy the rare fauna on his desert island. What an animal.  What Japanese nonsense would you take to your island? abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com... by Abroad in Japan
43 min listen
Two Weeks More in Japan | Ultimate Itinerary Discussed: Chris and Pete return and they've planned out a very different route through Northern Japan.  Our Google Map can be found here:  goo.gl/3t4t3q  Get in touch: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abr... by Abroad in Japan
60 min listen
Japanese hostess bar culture uncovered: Chris and Pete take a look at one of the most talked-about aspects of Japanese nightlife culture - host and hostess bars. Have you ever been to either?: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows available below, s... by Abroad in Japan
40 min listen
Has Trump Saved Japan from North Korea?: Pete and Chris have returned and they're getting a little musical as they wax lyrical about some of their favourite bands. Also, Mr Broad has supped on the clear Coke goodness and is less than impressed...  Do get in touch: abr... by Abroad in Japan
45 min listen
The Greatest Japanese Faux Pas Ever: It's a news special - with Natsuki: The Movie on the horizon, Pete and Chris pile through some important crow-based news stories. Warning: contains Assange.  Here are this week's links. Check that wacky credit card-stealing crow!... by Abroad in Japan
42 min listen
2 weeks in Japan | Ultimate Travel Itinerary: Chris gives us his best itinerary ideas for a couple of weeks in Japan. Warning: contains Tokyo bananas. If you'd like the trip in an easy-to-use PDF file – here it is: https://view.publitas.com/chewing-gum-volley-ltd/visiting-japan-by-chris-broad... by Abroad in Japan
51 min listen
Japanese hand gestures and swear words uncovered: Delight your friends and family with the official Abroad In Japan-sanctioned swear words! Smash your bloody sodding emails into this email box: abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com  More Abroad In Japan shows available below, subscribe,... by Abroad in Japan
35 min listen
Natural disasters: is Japan safe?: Chris and Pete touch on the recent seismic and atmospheric activity and ask the question...is Japan safe? Pete goes on for ages about oyster ice creams, and Chris educates us all on bear safety. Important stuff. Do get in touch, won't you?... by Abroad in Japan
37 min listen

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