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  • Ep. 25 | Life in Japan as a Mixed Race Singer and Moving to America for the First Time | ft. AISHA
    Jan 16 2026

    Episode #25 of the “Live in Tokyo” PodcastAisha is a half Black American-Japanese singer born and raised in Yokohama, Japan. She currently is a singer for the popular game Guilty Gear, and after 30+ years living in Japan, she moved to America for the first time just a few years ago.She is a bilingual native speaker of both English and Japanese, and went to international schools in Japan her whole life.

    instagram for AISHA is @aishadayo

    Full video on YouTube

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    45 min
  • Ep. 24 | My Dating Experiences as a Japanese Bilingual in Tokyo | MINAMI MINAMI from CREAM
    Dec 14 2025

    Episode #24 of “Live in Tokyo” Minami Minami, (that's her official name!) is a vocalist in the duo CREAM in Japan. She's been performing for 17 years in the music industry, touring the nation and releasing multiple albums over her career. She is a bilingual native speaker of both English and Japanese, and was born in Hong Kong, and raised in Kobe, Japan before moving to Tokyo after high school. In this episode, you will learn about Japanese vs Western dating style, being an international Japanese person and how it effects dating standards, and about romantic relationships.

    Full video episode is on YouTube.

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    52 min
  • Ep. 23 | The Pioneer of Male Fitness in Japan | IFBB PRO ‪@KanekinFitness‬
    Sep 30 2025

    Episode #23 of “Live in Tokyo”Shun Kaneko, otherwise known as Kanekin (Kanekin Fitness), is arguably Japan's first and biggest Japanese fitness content creator. He started in 2014 and shined a lot on fitness content for a Japanese audience, and currently is a Olympia and IFBB Pro competitor and champion in the Men's Physique category. In this episode, you will learn about how Japan sees the fitness and bodybuilding world, cultural differences between the USA and Japan, opening up a successful gym business in Japan, and how Shun's upbringing with extra strict Christian parents made it so he wants to live life harder now to make up for lost time, and other topics related to living and working in Japan.

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    1 h et 7 min
  • Ep. 22 | I Left Japan and Became a Music Icon | ft. Sarah of Kero Kero Bonito
    Sep 15 2025

    Episode #22 of “Live in Tokyo”Sarah is the lead vocalist of the band, Kero Kero Bonito. She is Japanese and English, born in Nagoya Japan and lived in Otaru, Hokkaido This conversation goes into her experiences as a singer, and as a person living between Japan and the UK.

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    52 min
  • Ep. 21 | My Life in the Spotlight as a Celebrity in Japan | ft. Sumire
    Jul 30 2025

    Episode #21 of “Live in Tokyo”Sumire Matsubara is a Japanese-American actress, singer, model in Japan. After living most of her life in Hawaii, she moved to Japan at the age of 21 following the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan, and started her career in the entertainment industry.

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    48 min
  • Ep. 19 | What It's Like Being a Racing Driver in Japan ft. Hana Burton
    Feb 26 2025

    Hana Burton is a racer, based in Nagoya Japan. She is half Japanese from Los Angeles, California, and has been living in Japan since 2022.

    After falling in love with racing on a circuit, she decided to pursue her passion of driving despite being 22 years old, which is considered "late in the game."

    Listen to her story of how she made her way into the racing industry in Japan, figuring out her mixed Japanese identity and how to live and adjust to Japan and the Japanese way.


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    36 min
  • Ep. 18 | I am Brazilian But Grew Up in Japan | Japan’s HIDDEN Brazilian Community ft. Fadile
    Feb 5 2025

    Fadile is a model/actress in Tokyo and is of Brazilian-Lebanese descent. Coming from Brazil to live in Nagoya, Japan since the age of 8, she talks about what the Brazilian community is like in Japan and what it's been like growing up in Japan as a foreigner.
    https://www.instagram.com/fadilewaked/

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    33 min
  • Ep. 17 | How this Filipino-American Music Producer Navigated Japan to the Top of the Industry | ft. Matt Cab
    Dec 26 2024

    Matt Cab is a Filipino-American producer who has been living in Japan for 17 years, working as a music producer and creator. Having worked with many artists in Asia including BTS, m-flo, Be:First, as well as brands like JR or Yomiuri Giants, Matt continues to influence the Japanese music industry with his deep understanding for music, hip-hop, and a blend of American and Japanese culture.

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    26 min