Josh in Japan

In Episode #38, I talk all about how to cook in Japan. This isn’t so much about how to make specific dishes, but the basics about meal selection, kitchens, and appliances.

We go over what to do when it’s time to pack a lunch, where to buy kitchen stuff, and how you can either stay healthy or get fat while in Japan.

There’s also a lot of news I put out about the show since I haven’t been behind the mic for two weeks. I want to say thanks to everyone who has stuck with the show, and please stand by for a feedback show (hopefully this week).

Intro this week is from the C-Dogg himself of the PMC Top Ten. This week’s promo is from the author of the new hit podcast novel 7th Son, J.C. Hutchins.

As always, please hit me up on the forums or email me with any questions or comments you may have. That’s it for now, so until next time,

mata-ne!

In Episode #37, I give you the second part of my family’s recent vacation to Hiroshima, Osaka and Kyoto.

Lots of adventures, trials and tribulations. I talk a lot about my second favorite place on the vacation, and give you an insider’s view of Universal Studios Japan.

You also get to see what kind of fun my family and I had in Kyoto. It was amazing…..

That’s it for now. Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to visit the vacation picture gallery, and the FORUMS. Until next time,

mata-ne!

In Episode #36, I start to discuss our vacation from last week. We went to Hiroshima, then Osaka, and lastly, Kyoto. Part 1 will cover Hiroshima and all the rainy fun we had down there.

I started to record the entire show, and was only 1/2 way done and was already at 1 hour and 16 minutes. So, to set a precedent with josh in japan, we made this a 2 part series. I feel like i’m in a sitcom now…..

We welcome back some of the old Josh in Japan favorites that everyone’s been asking for. I’m happy since it’s more comfortable (and fun) to record with some of the old content!

Stay tuned for next week’s episode for the conclusion to the cliff hanger you find at the end of this show (uh huh).

So, thanks for sticking with me, and i’ll see you all soon. Until then,

mata-ne!

The following script is also linked in audio form with the “podcast” icon below.

Thanks,

Josh

This is Josh from the Josh in Japan Podcast. Recently I was informed by a person named MEL K. DIXON of Tokyo that he (or she) was using my Podcast in their English class for secondary education students here in Japan. MEL emailed me to let me know that he was not concerned with the quality or topic of my show but more concerned that I would quit podcasting for good. Mel implored me to keep podcasting so as not to loose the free resource that he (or she) was using in their class. Not only is Mel using my Podcast as lesson material in his class here in Tokyo, but informed me that there are other branches of this secondary education facility where the instructors are using my Podcast as a learning tool. These branches are located in the areas of Okinawa, Sendai, and two in Fukushima, as well as Mel’s facility in Tokyo. Mel was reluctant to inform me which school or university he (or she) works for. There’s a reason for Mel’s defiant stance to not letting me know what the name of this school was. His (or her) use of my Podcast along with the other teachers and the school as a whole is illegal without my consent (or prior knowledge) to make money off of their students. These Japanese students pay money to attend the English classes in question. My podcast is played for the students, and they are in turn instructed to find different types of grammatical errors within the show. This is the same as using a text book or English instruction tape as a classroom aide. The only difference is that no one gained permission from me in advance to use my podcast as a teaching aid with no reimbursement. I was notified that this was happening only because one of the instructors using this free teaching aid (MEL) was worried that they would no longer have material if I quit podcasting. I am only concerned that after this message, the school in question just picks another un-consenting and uninformed Podcaster to use in the same fashion I was used. I was going to give the school in question an offer to avoid any reimbursement for past illegal use of my Podcast. Unfortunately, Mel decided to cover his or her self by not naming the school in question. If only Mel had told me, I would have never mentioned his or her to the thousands of Josh in Japan listeners. If anyone knows the name of the school in question, please contact me at josh (at) joshinjapan.com with any information you may have. I have absolutely NO PROBLEM (REPEAT NO PROBLEM) with people using my Podcast for whatever they want as long as there is no money made for using my Podcast, and no one is trying to defame my character. People can use my Podcast on an individual basis for learning English, learning how not to speak English, learning about Japan, or whatever they want. It is in fact very rude, disrespectful and most importantly, illegal for a person, or organization to use a podcast to make money without that podcast owner’s knowledge or consent. So in summary, MEL K. DIXON was concerned that he (or she) would have to start paying for a new learning aid for his English class if I quit podcasting. This in turn informed me that someone (actually a whole school spread throughout Japan) was using my podcast to make money without my prior knowledge, consent or offer of reimbursement. Using a podcast or any other type of creative art to make money without the owner’s consent is a very obvious and flagrant violation of international copyright laws. My podcasts are all marked with “copyright 2006, joshinjapan.com”. It does not get clearer than that. If anyone has any information on which school MEL K. DIXON or his associates work for, I would greatly appreciate it. Please email josh (at) joshinjapan.com. You will stay completely anonymous. Thank you for your attention, and I now return you to your previously scheduled podcast.

well, the free hosting fell through, but it was nice while it lasted!

the links for all the shows throughout the blog are all fixed. all shows from anytime before this moment are located on the joshinjapan.com servers. everything after this point will be stored on the libsyn servers. thanks for the patience everyone!

-josh

hey everyone, i just wanted to drop you all a line letting you know that I did in fact record a show today. i haven’t forgotten you all. there is still a little bit of a wait on uploading. my faithful and gracious web host has relocated the servers that house the podcast and he’s hooking them back up in the next day or so. once i get the new IP address and password, i’ll upload the new show, and have it right out to you. thank you again for all of your understanding with this.

-josh

I just spent a couple hours going through all of the pictures we took while on our vacation in Hiroshima (and other parts) this last week. I have cataloged all of the pictures, and placed them in an album on the website. You can access them by going to:

http://www.joshinjapan.com/images/hiroshima

I put everything up (excluding the family ones) for you to see. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks, and see you this weekend.

-Josh

hey everyone. it seems like my bad luck just will not cease. in the lastest saga to affect the podcast, the server where all my show files are kept was either

A) broken, and not able to be fixed, or

B) taken down without any advanced warning because of over use.

i have relied on a very faithful and extremely helpful listener in the past to host these hefty files, and i’m not sure what the future holds in store for it all. until then, if you’re looking for any of the previous podcasts, you can cut and paste the following link into your browsers (replacing XX for show number i.e. 01, 02, 30, 31, etc…)

http://www.joshinjapan.com/podcasts/josh_in_japan_XX.mp3

sorry once again for the problems. it appears that the man is trying to keep me down and out when it comes to podcasting, or anything else for that matter. thanks and i’ll see y’all this weekend when/if i can get the show about our recent vacation out.

i’ve played a game of trickery on you all. when you get this delightful post, it will be 24 hours after i wrote it. right now, the family and i should just be finishing up our day long driving experience to Hiroshima. after spending all of tomorrow sightseeing, we will be staying for one more night, then heading off to Kyoto in the morning, and then the next day to Osaka for a total of 2 days there (one at USJ for the kid, then the other for the wife and i to get some nice pictures).

we should be back by thursday, and hopefully i’ll be able to get a show out detailing our journeys next weekend. so, thanks for sticking in there with us, and i should have some pretty good stories to tell when i get back. i’m going to make sure i jot down notes on everything i want to remember for the show on my handheld. so, until next weekend,

mata-ne!

In Episode #35, I discuss how and why to give a gift in Japan. This may not seem to be the most important topic I’ve ever discussed, but once you get here, you’ll totally understand.

Gift giving in Japan is a very rich tradition, and if you want to live as a purposeful member of the Japanese society, you’ll need to know the rules to gift giving. The wife and I pored over this topic for over an hour just to give you the most accurate info possible. As always, nothing is all inclusive, but we believe that this should be of a big help should you decide to live here.

As always, visit the FORUMS to discuss this topic, or anything else you want to talk about.

Music this week is a song called WALK by John Consalvo.

Until next time,

mata-ne!