This Episode: Let's listen to "2025" and 2026
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to the naming issue Alex is facing right now
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex thinks about owarai
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex has been up to.
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to the infinite possibilities Alex has
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex's recent business trip to the US
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex has been up to lately
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what baseball means to Alex
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what we did for our audio quality with Craig
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what out of the blue means to Alex. *we have 120-minute chat and put only this much for this episode.
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to how feedback loop has nothing to do with this episode.
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to the beginning of a new era
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what iris out is all about without talking about comedy.
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to the final result of Alex's new endeavor
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what's waiting for Alex next.
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex has been up to lately.
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to Alex's recent achievements
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex has been doing lately
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to what Alex would do in a very particular situation
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
This Episode: Let's listen to our brainstorming session for Alex's new experiment
No music, no script, no fancy editing
Get straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacher
Immerse yourself in Japanese
This is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.
If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)
You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.