Japan WUT? Podcast 45 "Ecstasy Shrimp"

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Before the second state of emergency goes into effect, Michael OneTwenty (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) and Matt want to tell you about weirdo luxury goods, photography tips, and rock legend Adam Yang's kinks in the before times. Japan’s podcast stop for Non-PC, everyone-loving, exploration of living life in Japan.

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Japan WUT? 44 "Rich Hosts"

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Hip-Hop artist and photographer Michael OneTwenty (Instagram: https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) is back in the co-hosting chair. We talk about Japanese Hosto making bank, keeping the weird from North America away from Japan, donuts as ice-cream, and the Japanese origins of the Uncanny Valley. The Robots may take our society, but they can never take our minds!

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Japan WUT? 42 "Beyond the Great Reset"

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This episode looks at the book, "COVID-19: the Great Reset" by Klaus Schwab in relation to Japan and how people are moving towards a future in lockstep with their AI-driven smartphones. The book focuses on how our global civilization can be rebuilt from the bottom up with COVID in mind.

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Japan WUT? 39 "The Tweet of Defeat" feat. Ron Reid

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After reviewing a strange dog product, Matt and Mike compare state-run vs. activist SJW coverage of PM Shinzo Abe Stepping down due to illness (symptoms covered in the show).

Ron Reid calls in to talk about his outreach work in Tokyo helping the homeless get back on their feet with a program called First Fruits (https://www.facebook.com/firstfruitsministry).

We finish the show with Elon Musk's robot pigs vs. a new Japanese flying car.

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Japan WUT? 37 "AI Nuclear Artfare" feat. Saku Yanagawa (comedian)

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After talking about nuclear warfare, Yasukuni Shrine, AI Art and political weirdos, comedian Saku Yanagawa (www.sakuyanagawa.com) joins the show to talk about the comedy world and how the coronavirus is affecting the industry and his plans to keep going.

We finish the show with taxi drivers cleaning graves, top ten companies of 2010 and 2020, and ramen face masks.

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Japan WUT? Podcast 30 "Insta-Swass"

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In this episode we discuss media tribes and changes in human behavior, as the Mike Rogers Show hit #1 on Twitter!

Uta Bataillard of GourmetPro.co calls in to discuss his new digital product that aims to connect Japanese delicacies to localized international markets.

On the back-end: FujiFilm Drugs, Kurt Cobain Guitar Sells, and Kimono Face Masks for ladies of the COVID night.

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Japan WUT? 28 "Mostly Peaceful Podcast" feat. Alan Demsky, Mike Rogers

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We welcome world famous DJ Mike Rogers (Mike Rogers Show) as co-host of the show. We discuss the Black Lives Matter protest in Tokyo, Social Media Weddings gone awry, and Japan opening up to Hong Kong refugees.

Alan Demsky is our featured guest this week. He discusses the ins and outs of English Consulting in Japan as well as being an ambient musician. His song, "Community" is featured on today's show.

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Japan WUT? 27 "Weapons of Mass Instruction" with Mike Marrington

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This week we speak to elite drummer Mike Marrington (https://mikemarrington.weebly.com/) on his experiences supporting Japanese super-groups SMAP and SEKAI NO OWARI playing the biggest arenas in Japan, supporting the victims of the 3/11 Tsunami, and how his life has changed in the COVID Pandemic.

We have started to get Covid19 under control, but the effects will last years, if not longer. @japanwut discusses smartphone tracking measures, the (potential) Olympics cancellation, and people who try to skip on Shinkansen tickets to collect government payouts. All this plus Japanese Black Lives Matter demonstrations and more! w/music by @shamanzsounds.

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Japan WUT? 26 "No Secret Code" with Le Wagon Code Boot Camp

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5G is coming! How will Japanese life change in this new age of technology? In episode #26 of @Japanwut we talk about possible new developments when the towers go up. What can we do to keep up? We speak to Sylvain Pierre of @LeWagontokyo on bringing your coding skills up to a professional level in 9 weeks with their Japan-based courses in English. We also get into recent fundraising for our favorite music venues and how they’re progressing. All this plus Japanese twitter, Battle of the Bands, and more!
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Japan WUT? 24 "The New Bormal"

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@Japanwut has made it to episode #24! We speak to Russell Reilander and Siwoo Park of Banana Moon from South Korea about establishing themselves as a band on the small island of Jeju. We discuss how social media tries to dismiss conspiracy theories by trashing their sources. In addition, we talk about promotional strategies on twitter, lateral information flows, and gourd speakers

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the World’s Fattest Race Horse performing at the University of Victoria in 2005

Russ and Matt performing an acoustic show in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo 2013

Matt recording Drums for the World’s Fattest Race Horse album “Catch that Fever!” 2005

Russ recording Guitar for the World’s Fattest Race Horse “Catch that Fever!” 2005

Matt on Jeju Island in 2009

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Japan WUT? 22 "The Insiders Yoke"

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In the latest episode of Japan WUT? Podcast with Matt Bigelow & Tom Melesky #22 Tom and Matt have had just about enough of this pandemic. Food deliveries are up. Travel is down. Is a second wave coming? If so, how can we save our favorite music dive bars (and other venues like Rosso 198). We discuss how to galvanize a musical community with Mickey Acorn as well as his fundraising project for LIVE HOUSE ANGA (千葉アンガ) with Sen City Records

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Japan WUT? 19 "Telecasters!"

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Just because we are podcasting remotely does not mean we are merely "phoning it in"! Far from it -- we revamped the studio and made it Corona Compatible, friends! Jingles? Check. Music? Check. Call-in Guest Taylor Mignon from Tokyo Poetry Journal (https://www.topojo.com/)? Big Check! We talk about how Tokyo is faring with the Corona Lockdowns, Spies on Social Media, play music by Badger Line, Taylor Mignon, and Matt Bigelow releases his new song "Patio". We also cover how people react to Corona Vocabulary indicates which newspapers they read. And try to understand how the virus is affecting our global supply chain.

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Japan WUT? 18 "Corona Why-Us?"

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We begin by playing songs by "Slow Wolves Club" and "LifeGarden", then discuss alternative terminology to "Social Distancing". We then review contaminated Corona testing kits in the supply chain. Justin Sachs from More than Music (http://morethanmusic.jp/) calls in to discuss pivoting his business plan during a lockdown on fun. We then play music by Tokyo Sapiens, and discuss an AI to predict Corona's Wet Lung, Giant Pigs, and a very lucky Foolish Foreigner.

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Japan WUT? 17 "Hanami SHNANAMI!"

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Cherry Blossoms Canceled! Is the CoronaVirus Part of the Flat Earth Movement with the Big Discus Corporations Acting as Rogue Agents of the IOC to Cancel the Olympics?!?!?!

Guest Jon Heese calls in to discuss the inside baseball of his Political Career as a Foreigner in Japanese Government and how the Government is Dealing with COVID-19/Wuhan Flu. Read More About Jon here: “If you ever wanted to know how you too can become a politician”

We end the show by discussing what musicians can do to spice up their online concerts, and some of the real numbers behind the CoronaVirus Deaths -- it's not as scary as you think, but take the appropriate precautions.

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Japan WUT? 14 "Toilet Paper Pandemania 2020"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Keeping Corona Free, Indeed! Like, Subscribe, and Leave a Comment お願いします。 Matt talks about making money while not working, Tom plays a Molice song with a big hangover. Andrew Holtby of "Off Beat Photography" (Link) calls in to talk about hosting music sessions in Tokyo. So what is made in Wuhan, China, the center of the CoronaVirus rocking the world? We did the research and the amount is shocking. To end the show we play "Criminal or Not Criminal" with a bicycle man.

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Japan WUT? 10 "Market Interface"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss one-lunger blues musicians of 2020, Markets as Interface, What do Music Venues Expect of Musicians, Japan Society 5.0 and AI News, Foreign Crime in Japan, and follow up with a singer getting her first band together.

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Some images from the Japanese Government about their “Society 5.0” Plan

Screenshot of ad sent to me on Facebook. What do they think I want? Do I want it? Maybe I do, but I would never wear such a thing.

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Japan WUT? 009 "Exploding Hummous"

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Tom returns from MAGA country to find Asia cloaked in the Corona Virus. Matt drinks a Corona and talks about Sacred Geometry in Tokyo Architecture. We interview Sei about playing Dobro/Delta Blues in clubs in Japan. We play tunes by Sawas Phool, & Sei.

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Seita after calling into the show from a subway station