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Why America Felt Foreign After 5 Years in Japan | The Austin and Arthur Show #28
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0028 00:00 Back in Seattle after 3 years - first impressions 01:47 When English becomes overwhelming 03:17 American grocery stores are a DIFFERENT world 06:44 Buy-one-get-one-FREE pork shoulder?! 10:01 My hometown is unrecognizable now 13:52 Do college towns exist in Japan? Austin returns to Seattle after 3 years in Japan - and nothing feels the same. The airport, grocery stores, even his hometown... everything has changed so much that America now feels like a foreign country. - Being overwhelmed by English everywhere (yes, his native language) - American grocery stores: insane sales and bulk buying culture - His small hometown transformed into a massive college town - The moment when Japan became "home" If you've ever lived abroad and felt like a stranger in your own country, this episode is for you. == Send Us Sake == → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! == About The Austin and Arthur Show == We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations — full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan… this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) — an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: • Improving English listening with natural conversations • Bilingual subtitles for easy learning • Understanding cultural differences • Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #ReverseCultureShock #Seattle #AmericaVsJapan
How Two Americans Found Love in Japan (Dating Apps & Pure Luck) | The Austin and Arthur Show #180
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0180 =================================== 0:00 Cheers — drinking Ichinokura from the most prestigious sakaya in Japan 3:35 Austin's heartbreak era (and that gym phase) 5:40 A random dad at an Irish pub tried to set Austin up with his daughter 7:55 How Austin actually found his wife (Japanese dating apps) 13:55 Austin's first date: Starbucks → Okinawan bar → last train 16:00 Arthur's story begins: study abroad, a borrowed dictionary & electricity 20:05 She had a boyfriend. He asked her to dinner anyway. 22:20 Long distance from America — and then she came =================================== Two Americans share the full, unfiltered stories of how they met and married their Japanese wives — one through a dating app after a tough breakup, the other through a borrowed paper dictionary during study abroad 12 years ago. - Austin: From a 3-year breakup to Tinder in Japan, a stranger's dad trying to set him up at the Hobgoblin, and a first date that started at Starbucks and ended at last train at an Okinawan tachinomi bar - Arthur: An exam, a borrowed dictionary, an electric first meeting at Aoyama Gakuin, "I have a boyfriend," a year of long-distance, and Natsumi eventually flying to America =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #JapanDating #ExpatsInJapan #InterracialMarriage #JapanLife #StudyAbroadJapan
Japan First Is Making Our Lives Harder (We're OK With It) | AA Show #178
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0178 =================================== 00:00 This Sake From Fukushima Keeps Winning 01:27 Why Everyone's Talking About "America First" & "Japan First" 04:00 Takaichi Gets Elected — Foreigners Are NOT Happy 07:19 Break Dancers on a Japanese Train (Austin Lost It) 18:17 Japan's Immigration Loophole: The $50K One-Day Visa Trick 25:00 Nationalism in Japan: Pride or Danger? 40:23 "I Changed My Mind About Being American in Japan" =================================== Two Americans living in Japan tackle the hottest cultural topic of 2025: the rise of "America First" and "Japan First" movements — and what it means for foreigners. In this episode, Arthur and Austin get brutally honest about: - Why Japan cracking down on immigration might actually be a good thing - The $50K visa loophole that's creating shell companies across Japan - Break dancers on Japanese trains and the death of situational awareness - Nationalism after WWII: why Japanese people struggle to fly their own flag - Austin's surprising personal shift: choosing Japan over America Whether you agree or disagree, this is the conversation nobody else is having. =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations — full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan… this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) — an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: • Improving English listening with natural conversations • Bilingual subtitles for easy learning • Understanding cultural differences • Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #AmericaFirst #JapanFirst #Nationalism #Immigration #Takaichi
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Why Japanese Returnees Reject Japan (The Awkward Truth) | The Austin and Arthur Show #190
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0190 =================================== 00:00 - "This is 90% of you watching..." 03:12 - The Japanese girl in Brooklyn with the beret 09:12 - "Japanese people are dumb" — the returnee pattern 21:05 - Two shootings, two hours, one shopping mall 28:02 - Why you regress to your teenage self at home 30:35 - When the gaijin has to defend Japan =================================== Two Americans get brutally honest about the Japanese returnees in their friend group — the people who lived abroad for years and came back rejecting Japan. We talk about why this happens, what we secretly think about it, and the awkward moment when we (the foreigners) end up defending Japan harder than the Japanese. - The "Cambridge girl" phenomenon — Japanese people obsessed with foreign cultures - Why returnees often think "Japanese culture is stupid" after coming back - Two armed robberies in two hours at Austin's local American mall - How visiting your parents turns you back into your high school self - Why we've both become MORE patriotic about America while living in Japan - The misconception about Japanese collectivism that traps a lot of returnees =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #JapaneseReturnees #ReverseCultureShock #JapanVsAmerica #LivingAbroad #KikokuShijo #JapaneseCulture #AmericanCulture
2026/05/25•6,816 回再生•116 高評価
Why Japanese Meetings Are INSANE (Stories We Lived) | The Austin and Arthur Show #189
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0189 =================================== 00:00 — Special sake from a fan: Umenoyado Katsuragi Junmai Daiginjo 02:12 — The Aomori meeting that made Arthur swear off Japanese companies 06:57 — When school meetings felt like a basket weaving documentary 12:03 — The 2-minute morning meeting that actually works 20:20 — Why Japanese offices still feel stuck in 1985 35:10 — How Grok and AI translation are uniting Japan and America =================================== This week we go deep on workplace meeting culture in Japan -- and it's a roast. Arthur shares the time he flew up to Aomori in 2016 to develop an English program, only to sit through a 30-minute monologue meeting where nothing got decided. Austin describes school meetings so devoid of energy they felt like watching a basket weaving documentary. But there's hope: COVID, the younger generation, and even AI translation are quietly transforming how Japan works. - Arthur's Aomori meeting horror story from 2016 - Why Austin sat stunned at every faculty meeting - The 2-minute morning meeting that actually makes sense - Why Japanese offices still feel like 1985 (the patriarch theory) - How COVID blew the doors wide open on overwork culture - The wild way Grok auto-translation is uniting Japan and America =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #JapaneseWorkplace #JapaneseBusiness #MeetingCulture #WorkInJapan #JapanCulture
2026/05/18•5,309 回再生•67 高評価
Foreign Influencers in Japan: The Cosplay Problem | The Austin and Arthur Show #185
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0185 =================================== 00:00 - Why foreign YouTubers in Japan drive us crazy 04:07 - 3.3 million subs, but he can't really speak Japanese? 06:57 - What 'performance lifestyle' actually looks like 09:26 - The one influencer who's actually doing it right 14:59 - When I spoke Japanese and the clerk glitched out 25:05 - Why US 'trad-wives' prove our exact point =================================== Why do so many foreign YouTubers in Japan feel like they're faking it? In this episode, we break down the 'performance lifestyle' problem - where influencers cosplay Japanese culture instead of actually living it. We call out a 3.3M-sub YouTuber, praise Oriental Pearl as the real deal, and share the pharmacy story where a clerk literally froze when Arthur spoke Japanese. What you'll hear: - Why 80% of Japan content online is surface-level (samurai, kimono, sushi) - The difference between an 'eternal tourist' and actually integrating - How US 'trad-wives' are doing the same performative thing in reverse =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #ForeignInfluencers #JapanYouTubers #AbroadInJapan #ExpatLife #PerformanceLifestyle
2026/05/11•6,273 回再生•114 高評価
Why Japan Loves Poop & America is Too Uptight | The Austin and Arthur Show #188
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0188 =================================== 00:00 - Cheers 🍶 — Arthur reveals Austin's all-time favorite topic 01:27 - The Unchi Museum exists — and Austin almost went 04:52 - Tokyo's most "accidentally" poop-shaped landmark 11:41 - Why Christianity might be the reason there's no poop museum in America 14:59 - What Dragon Ball shows in Japan that got cut in the US version 23:22 - Something you CAN do on a Japanese train that would cause a scene in America =================================== What starts as a conversation about Japan's obsession with poop culture — unchi merchandise, kids' drill books, and the infamous Unchi Museum — quickly spirals into a deep dive on why Eastern and Western cultures have such radically different relationships with the human body. - Why the poop emoji is swirly in Japan but a brown log in America (and what religion has to do with it) - How Abrahamic ideas of shame shaped Western body culture — from Genesis to Dragon Ball censorship - What you can freely do on a Japanese train that would cause outrage back in the States =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #PoopCulture #JapanVsAmerica #UnchiMuseum #DragonBall #BodyCulture
2026/05/04•7,151 回再生•116 高評価
The Truth About Kanji Tattoos (They Mean Cow and Poop) | The Austin and Arthur Show #187
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0187 =================================== 00:00:06 - Cheers! SiGe x DeNA BayStars Edition 00:02:52 - Austin's big announcement: N2 in 2 years 00:05:01 - Why English words are secretly just like kanji 12:04 - The man who tattooed "cow" on his neck thinking it meant "bull" 13:21 - Engrish Hall of Fame: "I'm a party slut" & taco with sand 24:39 - Austin's confession: 10 years in Japan, can't write his own address 33:35 - The 23-year-old who parties every night and passed N2 =================================== Kanji: mystical art form or just a very efficient writing system? Arthur and Austin go deep on their experiences learning to read and write Japanese characters — from Arthur's college course on the history of Chinese ideographs, to Austin studying out of a children's workbook his wife is mentoring him through. - A gym bro with 牛 (cow) tattooed on his neck, thinking it meant "bull" - The Engrish Hall of Fame: a 2-year-old in a "party slut" hoodie and evacuation signs that say "This is the dangerous zone" - Austin's honest confession: nearly a decade in Japan, still can't write his own address — and what he's doing about it =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #KanjiTattoo #LearnJapanese #Engrish #JapaneseCulture #JLPT
2026/04/27•5,740 回再生•97 高評価
Japan's Group vs. Individual: Why Foreigners Don't Fit In | The Austin and Arthur Show #186
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0186 =================================== 00:00 Cheers! Sake from a long-time listener 02:37 Arthur joins a Japanese self-improvement seminar... as the only foreigner 05:09 "I\'m coming at 9:40" — and the whole room froze 14:41 "We\'re questioning your commitment to the group" 16:25 Japanese American colleague: held to a completely different standard 24:40 Japan's attitude toward foreigners changed in months — but why? =================================== Arthur and Austin dig into one of Japan's most distinct cultural traits: the overwhelming power of the group over the individual. Arthur shares what happened when he attended a Japanese self-improvement seminar — completely in Japanese, as the only foreigner — and simply chose a different arrival time from the rest of the group. What followed was a perfect live demonstration of exactly what the seminar was supposed to be teaching against. - Why foreigners can break unspoken rules that Japanese people can't - How Japan's group mentality plays out in work culture, politics, and everyday life - The wild irony of a "find your true self" seminar that punishes independent thinking =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #GroupMentality #JapanCulture #ForeignerInJapan
2026/04/20•13,956 回再生•192 高評価
Can Japan Break Its Pacifist Constitution? | The Austin and Arthur Show #184
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0184 =================================== 00:01:26 - Japan's pacifist clause - and why it matters RIGHT NOW 00:03:49 - Japan secretly built one of Asia's most powerful militaries 00:08:41 - Iran attacked a Japanese oil tanker - Japan's historic decision 00:12:26 - The awkward truth about being American in Japan 00:20:38 - The Emperor's one sentence that shut down Abe's plan 00:28:59 - Why Ukraine gave up its nukes - and what Japan learned from it =================================== Japan has spent nearly a century as one of the world's most committed pacifist nations - no military aggression, no overseas combat, the constitution as proof. But with Iran attacking oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz (including a Japanese one), China expanding rapidly, and Japanese public opinion quietly shifting... is that era finally ending? - Is Japan re-arming a GOOD thing - or a betrayal of everything Japan stands for? - What really happened when Abe tried to amend the constitution in 2018? - Why being American in Japan makes this conversation deeply complicated =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #JapanMilitary #JapanHistory #PacifistConstitution #JapanGeopolitics
2026/04/13•9,190 回再生•135 高評価
The Truth About Harassment in Japan: Real Foreigner Stories | The Austin and Arthur Show #183
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0183 =================================== 0:00 Cheers — Mika's sake returns: 亀寿純米大吟醸 2:36 Austin loses his Suica — and a senpai takes his anger out on everyone 11:26 An old lady verbally destroys a bakery worker in Asakusa 12:45 A woman spends 5 minutes screaming at a bus driver 18:12 Why Japanese bosses publicly humiliate staff in front of everyone 24:15 If you step in to stop an attack in Japan, YOU could be liable =================================== Two Americans living in Japan dig into the country's culture of labeled harassment — sekuhara, powahara, kasuhara — and why Japan seems to need a word for everything. With real stories from both hosts, they debate what it says about Japanese group culture and how it compares to the U.S. - Austin gets caught in a power harassment storm at the train station while just trying to replace his lost Suica - Arthur watches a customer verbally beat down a bakery worker in Asakusa even after she apologized - Why does stepping in to help someone being attacked in Japan put YOU at legal risk? =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #PowerHarassment #CustomerHarassment #JapanWork #ExpatsInJapan #JapanCulture
2026/04/06•12,073 回再生•191 高評価
How Two Americans Found Love in Japan (Dating Apps & Pure Luck) | The Austin and Arthur Show #180
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0180 =================================== 0:00 Cheers — drinking Ichinokura from the most prestigious sakaya in Japan 3:35 Austin's heartbreak era (and that gym phase) 5:40 A random dad at an Irish pub tried to set Austin up with his daughter 7:55 How Austin actually found his wife (Japanese dating apps) 13:55 Austin's first date: Starbucks → Okinawan bar → last train 16:00 Arthur's story begins: study abroad, a borrowed dictionary & electricity 20:05 She had a boyfriend. He asked her to dinner anyway. 22:20 Long distance from America — and then she came =================================== Two Americans share the full, unfiltered stories of how they met and married their Japanese wives — one through a dating app after a tough breakup, the other through a borrowed paper dictionary during study abroad 12 years ago. - Austin: From a 3-year breakup to Tinder in Japan, a stranger's dad trying to set him up at the Hobgoblin, and a first date that started at Starbucks and ended at last train at an Okinawan tachinomi bar - Arthur: An exam, a borrowed dictionary, an electric first meeting at Aoyama Gakuin, "I have a boyfriend," a year of long-distance, and Natsumi eventually flying to America =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #JapanDating #ExpatsInJapan #InterracialMarriage #JapanLife #StudyAbroadJapan
2026/03/30•31,179 回再生•372 高評価
Is Homeschooling BETTER Than Public School? Our Honest Take | The Austin and Arthur Show #182
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0182 =================================== 00:00 Cheers 🍶 02:13 The 3 stigmas that give homeschooling a bad reputation 07:48 Why low teacher pay is filling classrooms with ideologues 14:57 The real reason your math teacher banned calculators 18:36 What Japanese schools do that kills kids' creativity 23:22 The movie that changed how Arthur thinks about education 26:07 How Austin's sister actually pulls off homeschooling in America 30:17 The thing every modern kid is seriously missing =================================== Homeschooling is growing fast in the US - but most people still think it produces weird, unsocialized kids. In this episode, Arthur and Austin dig into why they'd both seriously consider homeschooling their own children. - Why Arthur thinks American teachers have become ideologically driven - How AI is making the entire knowledge-based education model obsolete - What Japanese schools get right vs. where they completely fail - How Austin's sister runs a thriving community homeschool group in America =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #Homeschooling #JapanEducation #AmericansInJapan
2026/03/23•8,875 回再生•102 高評価
Japan's Humility Is Beautiful — But It Has a Dark Side | The Austin and Arthur Show #181
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0181 =================================== 00:00 This Sake Waited for Us — Worth It? 01:42 Japan's Top Boy Band Says They're "Falling Apart" (They're Not) 04:22 McDonald's Japan Named a Dessert... We Can't Say It on the Show 19:32 Why Planes Actually Crashed Because of Japanese Humility 26:41 Tokyo Rush Hour: My Dad Had an Out-of-Body Experience 31:46 How to Talk About Yourself (Stop Saying "I Like Sleeping") =================================== Japan's humility culture is one of the most admired things about this country — but does it go too far? We dig into why people refuse to speak up even when they know better, how airline disasters were traced back to workplace hierarchy, and why Tokyo's rush hour moves like a perfectly synchronized school of fish. Plus: why McDonald's Japan accidentally named a dessert something deeply NSFW, and the mindset shift that makes self-introductions 10x easier. - Japan's top boy band publicly says they're "on the verge of falling apart" — while selling out arenas in seconds - The Korean Air crash investigation that found cultural hierarchy was literally killing people - Why Austin struggles with humility and what Japan has taught him about his own bragging - The "think of yourself as a product" trick that changes how you talk about yourself - Japanese vs. American CEO styles: Miyazaki & Kojima vs. Steve Jobs — who wins? =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow #Humility #JapaneseCulture #SpeakUp
2026/03/16•16,803 回再生•221 高評価
Why Americans Have SO MANY Diet Rules | The Austin and Arthur Show #179
Get the video without ads, with members only listening questions and native phrases here: https://austinandarthur.com/aa-0179 =================================== 00:00 This Niigata Sake Is Better Than Expected 01:38 Why SO Many Americans Have Dietary Restrictions 03:42 Americans Don't Go to Doctors - Here's What Happens 08:34 "I'm Vegan" Is Just Virtue Signaling? 14:01 Forks Were Considered GAY in Medieval England 19:05 Zelda vs Dragon Quest Explains Everything 23:28 "Japan Is Not a Place for You to Mold" =================================== Why do Americans have SO many dietary restrictions? From gluten-free to vegan, keto to carnivore - we break down the self-diagnosis culture, virtue signaling, and the fundamental difference between how Americans and Japanese people think about food. - Our friend's ramen shop added vegan options for foreigners - Why Americans self-diagnose: healthcare is too expensive - The history of American diet fads: Atkins, Paleo, Keto, Carnivore - Japan was actually vegetarian for most of its history - Forks were once considered "effeminate" in England - Zelda vs Dragon Quest: How games reveal cultural values about food - Advice for Americans visiting Japan AND Japanese visiting America =================================== == Send Us Sake == =================================== → https://austinandarthur.com/send-us-sake/ We'll send you the English/Japanese subtitled video before release as a thank you! =============================== == About The Austin and Arthur Show == =============================== We're two Americans living in Japan, sharing what life here is really like for foreigners. Every week we meet up, drink sake, and record completely uncut, natural English conversations -- full of laughs, culture shocks, and real experiences. To support English learners, all episodes now include both English and Japanese subtitles, so you can enjoy improving your listening skills while watching. If you've ever wondered what foreigners truly think about living in Japan... this show is for you. About Arthur Born in Germany, raised in Boston, and educated in Seattle. He has studied Japanese since age 13 and loves traditional Japanese culture. Founder of IU-Connect (@iuconnecttokyo) -- an English school that helps Japanese people become confident English speakers through real communication. Learn more about his method → https://iu-connect.com/method About Austin Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Former US Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and exploring the outdoors. Living in Japan since 2017. Recommended for: - Improving English listening with natural conversations - Bilingual subtitles for easy learning - Understanding cultural differences - Curiosity about real foreigner life in Japan #EnglishListening #CulturalDifferences #LifeInJapan #BilingualSubtitles #TheAustinAndArthurShow
2026/03/09•9,363 回再生•120 高評価
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