Kurly in Kansai

On this episode we share a lot of thoughts on being in Japan for this long. Although our last episode please continue to follow us on other platforms. Timestamps: 00:00 Why we're ending KIK 04:00 Life updates 22:56 Ten+ Years in Japan Questions 01:07:00 Yasuke anime Review/Rant Questions: What do you miss the most about the US and have you ever considered moving back home? What other areas of Japan would you want to try living in, if you haven’t already? Have you found it challenging keeping up with family back home? What's something you never expected to enjoy about living out here? Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? How do you view Japan now compared to 10 years ago? What advice would you give to yourself when arriving in Japan that you now know 10 years later? What anime do you recommend? ----------------------------------- ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We find out that the state of Osaka wants to change Osaka City and make it like Tokyo. ||Linkz|| http://minnadetohyo.info/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/10/13/national/osaka-election-merger-faq/ ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We share our experiences being on Japanese TV shows and commercials. ||Linkz|| Alyse on TV shorturl.at/doGH2 Pics of Ayana on TV https://www.instagram.com/p/Br1XeJfFBPp/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6zhxoBYNO/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-ZFszFlhA/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bupj2pjl5UI/ Comedian uses baby like English to speak to foreigners https://twitter.com/fuwa876/status/1294132821884203008?s=20 ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Our friend Rei from the UK helps us discuss why BLM is important outside of the US and in Japan. Black Lives Matter Kansai link linktr.ee/BLMKansai ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

On June 7th, 2020 in Osaka we had a peaceful march for Black Lives Matter that about 2000 people attended. We talk about our the day of the march and how we got involved in making it happen. Black Lives Matter Kansai link https://linktr.ee/BLMKansai ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

After more than a 2-month hiatus, Ayana and Alyse return to share their updates about life in Japan during covid19 and discuss Japan's stimulus check and more. 00:00 Updates and Quarantine Questions 28:25 Japan's news ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

What is Gaijin smashing? Have we done it? What is a big celebrity Gaijin smah. Find out on this episode! ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

A Norwegian girl gets detained after cookies sent to her were unknowingly to her infused with THC. Japanese celebrities get all their images taken down when caught with any illegal drugs. We talk about Japan's war on drugs. ||LINKS|| Why Japan is so strict about drugs https://kotaku.com/why-japan-is-so-strict-about-drugs-1833286755 Norwegian Ingrid is imprisoned in Japan for a crime she did not commit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hA8ReAU4cNkuf94UYlxfDdU8kVE6_VoHhjWhpwrmZQE/edit Teacher receives bottle of adderall then jailed https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2015/03/a_bottle_of_prescribed_adderal.html Erika Sawajiri Arrested https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/11/17/national/crime-legal/japanese-actress-erika-sawajiri-arrested-mdma-possession/#.XfcJ8-gzaUk Bringing your Meds to Japan? http://www.deepjapan.org/a/4098 ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

A discussion on weebs, incels, and anti-feminists who comment on stories and tweets about Japan. ||LINKS|| Twitter.com ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Coco & Marrista from Melanin Squared join us and talk to us about their travels in Japan and what they do on the innernets. They also let us know which is better...Osaka or Tokyo? Find out in this episode! ||LINKS|| Twitter/FB @MelaninSquared INSTA @melanin_squared ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Our guest Michele and Alyse talk about what it's like being a part time freelance translator in Japan. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

The 2019 Rugby World Cup started and many people, foreign residents included were worried how the fans will behave. We discuss what we have noticed around Osaka. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n CASHLESS PAYMENT points https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h00537/smart-shopping-reward-points-and-consumption-tax-hike-exemptions-a-bargain-for-consumers-i.html Rugby World Cup Fans Perform Lineout in Train https://soranews24.com/2019/09/24/rugby-world-cup-fans-perform-lineout-on-floor-of-a-japanese-train/ ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

A difficult topic for Ayana, but Alyse helps us understand how the new consumption tax hike effects us in our daily lives. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n Learn about Consumption Tax https://www.mof.go.jp/english/tax_policy/publication/tax007/e_06.pdf Table of min wage change in the country (JPN) https://pc.saiteichingin.info/table/page_list_nationallist.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7J_9gKeG2gIVyTUrCh3XkQSpEAAYASABEgLw1fD_BwE ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

All of us has had some modeling experience in Japan (Mainly in Kansai). Our Guest Danielle tells us her experience trying to do it more actively. Tune in to also hear what we think about the industry. Danielle's IG: instagram.com/pech3_desu ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Ever wonder what it is like working in a non-Japanese company in Japan? Our guest, Nache tells us how she got her job, how she gets paid, and more! ||LINKS|| https://expertvagabond.com/best-travel-jobs/ https://jobs.goabroad.com https://theabroadguide.com/10-jobs-that-pay-you-to-travel/ https://jobs.gaijinpot.com/ Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Attending Japanese Lang and Fashion School by Kurly in Kansai

Romantic, platonic, and familial. Long distance relationships can be rough. We talk about our experiences with it. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Teaching English in Japan isn't the only job you can do here but it's one of the most popular avenues to getting money in Japan. This episode we talk about our experiences and what to expect when teaching in Japan. ||LINKS|| English school comparison chart https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s9qFlwqvhNSUQIcWmIsFAlogdLrIymGDkQt7gXw30Eo/edit#gid=0 Join our Discord Channel! www.discord.gg/jHyaH8n DJ school in OSAKA https://www.facebook.com/events/43892... ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

As Japan is catching up with the US on being cashless we talk about what it is like in a "high" tech society that still has archaic money systems. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! discord.gg/jHyaH8n DJ school in OSAKA https://www.facebook.com/events/43892... ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka Days Numbered for ATMs https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201... ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We dive into how much plastic Japan really consumes and throws away. The numbers might surprise you. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! discord.gg/jHyaH8n DJ school in OSAKA https://www.facebook.com/events/21363... Short BBC clip on Recycling in Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP5Nh... The Zero-waste Town https://www.upcyclestudio.com.au/blog... ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

2 years with Kurly in Kansai! We are happy to be here still and are grateful for the 2 ladies who made fanart for our anniversary. In this episode we review our past episodes and hope to be here for another year. Thank you all for tuning in! ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! discord.gg/jHyaH8n Fan art by IG @awwdesudesu IG @gagetsandgeekery DJ school in OSAKA https://www.facebook.com/events/21363... What to do if...(for when you are in Japan) http://www.debito.org/whattodoif.html What to do if the police stop you. YOUR RIGHTS http://www.debito.org/instantcheckpoi... Raw Urban Mobile Podcast vegan episode https://rump.podbean.com/e/plant-powe... ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Japanese food can be healthy but we shed light on what food is really like IN Japan. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel! discord.gg/jHyaH8n What issues did you have or still have with food in Japan? THREAD https://twitter.com/Yana_Yz/status/11... Spinning Food Top Food Guide http://www.maff.go.jp/j/balance_guide... Japanese Diet Ads (Jpn) https://matome.naver.jp/odai/21415550... Guide to reading food labels http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2012/0... ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We explore into the types of Japanese people who get discriminated against in their own society, i.e discrimination on the disabled (physically and mentally), sexuality, gender and ageism, and sexism. ||LINKS|| Join our Discord Channel https://discord.gg/jHyaH8n Japan's Dark History Of Persecuting The Disabled Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBif75iV4T0 How Japan Views Disability https://www.theodysseyonline.com/japan-and-disability ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

The influx of foreign tourists in Japan seems to be affecting both the Japanese and foreign residents in some kind of way and we talk about it. ||LINKS|| Tales of the shitty tourists https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20190217_872266.html Taiwanese women break into Nijo Castle to “purify the spirits of the dead” https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL4M5T74L4MPLZB01B.html Talks about paving the area around Nijo Castle, sparks cries of outrage from netizens https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190215-00000006-jct-soci Famous actors telling tourists to “go back to their country” if they can’t respect the rules https://sirabee.com/2019/01/31/20161984016/ ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Our guest J'Nique Nicole tells us about how she got into singing and touring with Japanese artists in Japan. Tune in to find out how you can also get into paid singing gigs in Japan (mainly Tokyo). ||OUR GUEST|| J'Nique Nicole HER LINKS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6THL6BMsfTUxs6XHHdUKOg www.instagram.com/jniquenicole www.twitter.com/jniquenicole www.facebook.com/jniquenicole ||LINKS|| Babel Event (via Soul Food House) https://www.facebook.com/pg/soulfoodhouse/events Showcase & Chill Event (via Black Creatives Japan) https://www.facebook.com/pg/BlackCreativesJapan/events/ ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We brought our friend Kina Jackson to help talk us through how she got her permanent residency as a part time working single Black woman in Japan. She also talks about her start up Gochiso that she co-owns with another foreigner in Osaka. Tune in to hear more! ||OUR GUEST|| Kina Jackson Gochiso https://en.gochiso.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/gochiso.jp/ ||LINKS|| We were mentioned in the Japan Times! https://goo.gl/tb8GHx Getting Permanent Residency https://www.juridique.jp/visa/pr.php ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Alyse doesn't believe in New Year's resolutions. Ayana gets tricked by seasonal beer cans. Japan loves keeping traditions. New Year's in Japan is pretty dead. Tune in to hear more about what it's like being in Japan during the New Year holiday, ||LINKS|| Recently a Company called Shuukan Spa has released a ranking of “University students with easy-access girls” on a public magazine.　(Published October 23, 2018) https://goo.gl/92EEs9 ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

There's a new (blue collar) working visa that will begin in April of 2019 which will allow for more foreigners in Japan. Will this help Japan's economy greatly or give more headaches to everyone? How might this affect existing foreigners living here? Find out what we think! ||LINKS|| https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-Immigration/Five-things-to-know-about-Japan-s-foreign-worker-bill https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/09/the-changing-face-of-japan-labour-shortage-opens-doors-to-immigrant-workers ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/nanairomiso IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Compared to the US the drinking culture in Japan is quite different. With our guest Mai we discuss our experiences with the culture as well as alcoholism, getting help and what the future holds for awareness in Japan as a whole. ||LINKS|| JapanTimes article from 2014 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/08/30/lifestyle/dealing-addiction-japans-drinking-problem/#.W_u41-gzaUk Asahi 2018 article on alcoholism http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201801010005.html First-hand account of a man that went into rehab and started drinking the day he left https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/235883 ||Our Guest|| Mai! Comment to ask her questions or TWEET US! ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai TWEET US!: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We have Morena in Japan talking about her experience as a college student in Kansai. We also talk about what it's like going viral on Youtube. Her first viral video, Hoeing in Japan 101. ||LINKS|| www.google.com www.studyjapan.jp ||Our Guest|| Morena in Japan YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIn3HliztMlN2NhUbt9-z-g IG: @Milkymorena https://www.instagram.com/milkymorena/ ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

What actually is a weeb? What is the difference between weeb, otaku, and nerd? Tune in to find out on Kurly in Kansai! TIMESTAMP 01:00 RECAP 13:00 Main Topic 41:29 News 52:25 Short Anime Talk ||LINKS|| Iga City saying there is a shortage of ninjas is fake https://soranews24.com/2018/07/25/iga-city-says-reports-that-they-are-running-out-of-ninja-is-fake-news/ ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Halloween is near and we talk about all things creepy in Japan. Hear us talk about how Halloween is observed in Japan, Japanese horror movies, and urban legends in Osaka. LINKS Superstitions related to funerals/death (JPN) http://asahisousai.com/meishin/ News about recently caught fugitive in Osaka https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181003/p2a/00m/0na/026000c#cxrecs_s ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

How different are Japanese theme parks compared to the US? We let you know about parks like Universal Studios Japan, Disneyland and Disney Sea, Fuji-Q and more. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Are we prepared for natural disasters here in Japan? What do we think about Naomi Osaka's win of the US Open? Tune in to find out! ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's art Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Links Mentioned|| In U.S. Open Victory, Naomi Osaka Pushes Japan to Redefine Japanese https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/world/asia/japan-naomi-osaka-us-open.html 5 things to know about Naomi Osaka https://www.essence.com/celebrity/tennis-five-things-to-know-us-open-naomi-osaka/ ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

This is a special episode where we share some current news happening all over Japan. Deadly Heatwave LDP Lawmaker makes bigoted comments Ibaraki Crime - Wife Kills Husband Marcel's Gofundme - Unfairly detained ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka HELP MARCEL! https://www.gofundme.com/marcel039s-release-police-custody ||Links Mentioned|| Tokyo is Boiling. Will it Be too hot for the 2020 Olympics https://www.thedailybeast.com/tokyo-is-boiling-will-it-be-too-hot-for-the-2020-summer-olympics?ref=home?ref=home 6-year old boy dies from heatstroke after field study https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180718/p2a/00m/0na/003000c LDP lawmaker under fire for calling sexual minorities unproductive, waste of taxes https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180724/p2a/00m/0na/013000c ★Ibaraki police: Deodorant used to conceal man’s corpse in residence https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/ibaraki-police-deodorant-to-conceal-mans-corpse-in-residence/ ★FINDING TAT SAFE SPOTS tattoo-friendly.jp/ (ENG) tattoo-spot.jp/ (JPN) ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

After a brief history of tats in Japan we talk about what it's like living with them here, the raid of some tattoo parlors and more. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai Alyse's Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka ||Links Mentioned|| History of Tats in Japan https://tattoo-friendly.jp/2017/12/the-history-of-tattoos-in-japan/ Japan's Tattoo Outlaws | Witness (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woLiKYfZ0pA&feature=youtu.be ★FINDING TAT SAFE SPOTS https://tattoo-friendly.jp/ (ENG) http://tattoo-spot.jp/ (JPN) RECOMMENDED TAT SHOPS https://invasion.club/ (Osaka) https://japan-tattoo.jp/ (Tokyo) ★SAVING TATTOO MOVEMENT http://savetattooing.org/ https://www.facebook.com/savetattooingiverenglish ||FOLLOW TAYLOR|| IG https://www.instagram.com/celestiallovin/ Check out her Tat video https://goo.gl/E5dBd5 ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Strip clubs, Host clubs, Masquerade parties and more! We talk about our experiences with Japanese underground nightlife and their differences compared to the US. RANT: Airbnb and Japan aren't friends no more. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai ||Links Mentioned|| Alyse's Ko-fi page ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka WONDERGROUND Event FB link www.facebook.com/events/566729353704430 iFLyer link iflyer.tv/en/event/303036/ Peatix link bcj-wonderground.peatix.com ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We found some strange laws that exist in Japan. A few we may have broken without realizing. Check out this episode to see which laws we found are the weirdest. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by donating money, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai ||Links Mentioned|| Links with Laws (in Japanese) https://www.nk-happy.com/2014/12/08/3817 http://xn--u9ja1bf5rretb2z.com/2017/12/29/houritu/ Alyse's Ko-fi page https://ko-fi.com/petitedevotchka WONDERGROUND Event FB link www.facebook.com/events/566729353704430 iFLyer link iflyer.tv/en/event/303036/ Peatix link bcj-wonderground.peatix.com ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Talent shows, music events, & more! We talk about what it's like to organize events in Osaka. RANT: Racist man called cops on us 7 times at our event. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by buying us a cup of coffee, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai ||Links Mentioned|| WONDERGROUND Event FB link https://www.facebook.com/events/566729353704430 iFLyer link https://iflyer.tv/en/event/303036/ Peatix link http://bcj-wonderground.peatix.com ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

With the help of our guest Mai, she tells us about the LGBT community in Japan. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by buying us a cup of coffee, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai ||Links Mentioned|| Shifting attitudes toward sexual violence in Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/06/national/social-issues/shifting-attitudes-toward-sexual-violence-japan/ Japan struggles to overcome its groping problem https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/17/national/media-national/japan-struggles-overcome-groping-problem/ Safer http://www.safer-jp.org/ Community Center dista https://www.dista.osaka/en/ ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai/ Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Ever wonder the difference between Japan and the US's sex ed? Tune in to this episode to find out. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by buying us a cup of coffee, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai ||Links Mentioned|| https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/07/national/media-national/japan-no-one-wants-talk-sex-education/#.WsndBInTWEc https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL4C5K16L4CUTIL04K.html (in Japanese) Community Center dista https://www.dista.osaka/en/ ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Do you think Japan is really high tech everywhere? Think again. Tune in while we discuss 10 misconceptions people usually have about Japan. ||Support Us|| If you want to support us by buying us a cup of coffee, we would greatly appreciate it. Ko-fi.com/kurlyinkansai ||Links Mentioned|| http://darekare.jp/culture/myths-japanese-culture (In Japanese) ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We tell you the best times and places to travel in Japan along with info on how to get around. The RANT corner is back! Hear us rant about bad DJs in Japan. ||Links Mentioned|| Peach airlines (LCC) https://booking.flypeach.com/en H.I.S https://www.his.co.jp/ www.booking.com HOW TO: 4 Tips for CHEAP Japan Travel (Alyse's video) https://youtu.be/lEYUz5re0cs ||Our Social Medias|| OUR OWN WEBSITE: www.kurlyinkansai.com Kurly in Kansai FB PAGE: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai KIK Youtube Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We give some insight on watching the movie in Japanese theaters, share some reviews from Yahoo Movies Japan and rant about the terrible/low promotion. ||Links Mentioned|| 「ブラックパンサー」Dance by Kanako Momota https://youtu.be/5Qv_9ZLxK5o ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

For this year's International Women's Day ('Press for Progress') we are dedicating this episode on our experience of being a woman in Japan. Our guest, Carla tells us what it's like being a Black & Japanese woman in both Japan and the US. ||Links Mentioned|| International Women's Day site https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ ★How will you #PressforProgress in 2018?　 https://www.internationalwomensday.com/PressforProgress What is Femininity? Western and Japanese Women Weigh In https://savvytokyo.com/femininity-western-japanese-women-weigh/ ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We introduce some notable Hafus (Hafu = Japanese & [____] mix) of Afro decent in Japan. ||Links Mentioned|| Notable Japanese & Black Blasians article https://asianblackcouples.com/notable-japanese-and-black-blasians/ Velina Houston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velina_Hasu_Houston Miss Jessie's http://missjessies.com/About/Miko Naomi Osaka's Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK7dd0lz9Gg Afrika Meets Kansai http://afrikameetskansai.org/ OSAKA BLACK PANTHER VIEWING PARTY INFO https://www.facebook.com/events/1593809020657575/ ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We did our best to research and find some Black history in Japan to share with you. Tune in and find out when Japan first encountered Black people. We also have a guest, Marisa who shares her experience as an Afro-Latina in Japan. ||Links Mentioned|| Images of Black People in Late Mediaeval and Early Modern Japan http://sunsburial.blogspot.jp/2014/09/images-of-black-people-in-late.html Ethiopia and Japan’s Aborted Marriage Alliance https://bawza.com/2014/01/20/ethiopia-and-japan%E2%80%99s-aborted-marriage-alliance/ Reports of Black People in Dejima (IN JAPANESE) http://www.ndl.go.jp/kaleido/entry/14/2.html Why Japanese Web Design Is (Still) the Way It Is https://info.moravia.com/blog/why-japanese-web-design-is-still-the-way-it-is Historically, Japan is no stranger to blacks, nor to blackface www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015…/#.Wk5xb1Q-dBw BLACK WOMEN IN JAPAN CONVENTION (Nagoya 2/17-18) bwijgroup.wixsite.com/bwij ||Our Guest's Social Media|| Marisa IG/Twitter/Tumblr - MariMeiku ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We got some questions about Osaka to answer and help ya'll get a better idea of what this crazy place is all about to us. 06:41 Showcase & Chill 11:55 Recap & Comments of Episode 18 16:28 FAQs about Osaka 1:09:15 Announcements ||Links Mentioned|| Kurly in Kansai YOUTUBE PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrGzJI6ckFnaFVER4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Showcase & Chill Event Video https://youtu.be/kBga5H8htDY ARTISTS Mentioned Alyse: petitedevotchka.net Lenny: https://lennyb.threadless.com/ Imani: http://www.ipukekawaii.com/ Historically, Japan is no stranger to blacks, nor to blackface https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/04/19/voices/historically-japan-is-no-stranger-to-blacks-nor-to-blackface/#.Wk5xb1Q-dBw BLACK WOMEN IN JAPAN CONVENTION (Nagoya 2/17-18) bwijgroup.wixsite.com/bwij ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

Giving a year in review of our baby podcast. Started in March of this year, we are happy with our growth and wanted to share with you our personal year in review as well as this podcast's. Thank you for those who continue to support us. 08:27 New info about getting Permanent Residency 11:58 Year in Review 53:06 Announcements ||Links Mentioned|| RUMP (Raw Urban Mobile Podcast) - https://rump.podbean.com/ Ninjas in Tokyo (podcast) - https://soundcloud.com/ninjasintokyo Permanent Residency Info https://www.juridique.jp/visa/pr.php (click POINT CALCULATION TABLE) USJ = Universal Studio Japan http://www.usj.co.jp/ Black Creatives Japan Event - Showcase and Chill https://www.facebook.com/events/349997412078690/ Black Women in Japan Convention https://bwijgroup.wixsite.com/bwij ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

We give out a list of our favorite things in Osaka along with our special guest Mouss from France! 00:41 RECAP 09:55 MAIN TOPIC 49:10 SPECIAL GUEST - Mouss (IG & Snapchat: Mousgamee) 1:03:00 BLACK BUSINESSES IN JAPAN ||Black Businesses in Japan|| SOUL FOOD HOUSE http://soulfoodhouse.com/ https://twitter.com/soulfoodhouse https://www.facebook.com/soulfoodhouse https://www.instagram.com/soulfoodhouse/ ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/

After clarifying what cultural appropriation really is, Alyse and Ayana discuss if Japanese appropriate other cultures and vice versa. Ayana rants about her coworkers inability to believe her native English skills. Alyse criticizes the city she loves as the Osaka Mayor is in his feels about Japan's history of comfort women. 00:37 Recap of last episode 05:21 MAIN TOPIC: Cultural Appropriation in Japan 45:30 RANT: Ayana's Japanese coworker said 'e' is not a vowel 50:52 CURRENT EVENTS: Osaka Mayor to cut sister city ties with San Francisco ||Our Social Medias|| Kurly in Kansai FB Page: www.facebook.com/kurlyinkansai Twitter: www.twitter.com/KurlyinKansai Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr…4LrFhM9GtPwZ7UKqQ Soundcloud: @kurlyinkansai Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kurly…d1248863923?mt=2 Email: Kurlyinkansai@gmail.com Alyse: Youtube || www.youtube.com/c/alyses Twitter|| www.twitter.com/PetiteDevotchka IG || www.instagram.com/nanairomiso/ Blog || www.welovekansai.com/ Ayana: Youtube || www.youtube.com/user/Hanayanaa Twitter || www.twitter.com/yana_yz IG || www.instagram.com/yana_yz/