The Kyodai Brothers

Fitting In, or How not to be a Jerk in Japan. Cazes and Dave have spent a long time learning to adapt to certain aspects of life in Japan. Certain kickstreamers and content creators would do well to take note of the kyodai brothers experience! Halloween is popular here, too, but Shibuya is to be avoided by all but the most committed cosplayers and partygoers...        Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

It’s sports day in Japan – and that means little or nothing to the Kyodai brothers, other than a day off school. The Kyodai reconnect over their shared indifference to some Japanese sports and curious affection for others – plus they reflect on the visit of a mysterious stranger wandering the wilds of Hokkaido and elsewhere...       Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes and Dave are back after a HOT summer in Japan. Cazes hit up Tokyo and Dave has some tips on how not to study for the JLPT N2. Turn on your air-con and tune in!

Cazes recently got some time back in the US, and with the boys both back in Hokkaido, Dave quizzes his Kyodai Brother about what routine occurrences, while living in Japan, remind him that he’s so far from home.

The GINZA Jewellery Heist. Thieves knock over a jewellery store in Ginza, Tokyo - in broad daylight! What’s next – riding bicycles without helmets?! Such a rare display of public lawlessness gets the treatment it deserves from the Kyodai Brothers – an emergency episode. Cazes and Dave muse on laws and law-breaking in Japan.

Cazes-Kyodai gives Dave-Kyodai some insights into the intrinsic culture of Japan. Chocolate-covered biscuits, jidouhanbaikis and Yakuza body tattoos are on display in this heated-debate-filled episode. Tighten your obi for this one!        Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes quizzes Dave about his recent trip home. Was there much in the way of reverse culture shock after such a long time in Japan? And how did Dave get on with his first attempt at taking the JLPT test? Tune in to find out!        Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Japanese – In this episode the kyodai talk about the Japanese language – speaking it, learning it and just how damn cool it is to be able to quote the latest popular anime at your online gaming crew. 相棒、ラーメン行くぜ！

Today the Kyodai are joined by a real Hokkaido expert: Ayaka Yoshikawa from adventure-hokkaido.com She’s here to share her years of expertise as a tour guide in Hokkaido and New Zealand. Will Dave-kyodai discover where to find the best onsen? Will Cazes-kyodai figure out how to make a really good website? What is the secret of delicious sea urchin? Tune in to find out! And be sure to check out https://www.adventure-hokkaido.com/ for your next trip to Hokkaido!   Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes-kyodai gives Dave-kyodai in an impromptu grilling about his changing perspectives on life in Japan over his nine years here. What juicy morsels of experience shall be rendered from his meaty experiences? Will the kyodai figure out how to end an episode? Will the Japanese police catch up with Cazes? Yes – yes, they will…     Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes and Dave talk about their first love of Japan – Hokkaido. The largest prefecture in Japan, this paradise of mountains, rivers and wildlife has a lot to offer. Boasting some of Japan’s most loved cities, Sapporo, Asahikawa and Hakodate; from the green pastures of Tokachi to the wilds of Daisetsuzan National Park and it’s hairy-beary denizens, Hokkaido even boasts some of Japan’s best, most natural onsen, so why is this amazing place not so well-known by visitors to Japan?   Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

The Kyodai get just a little bit meta in discussing their podcast; Cazes has some interesting questions re what it means to be either an expat or an immigrant, and how they perceive their home countries as a result of living in Japan for many years. An un-edited trumph! [sick]   Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Who was the cute one in One Direction? How many axe murderers populate Saint Lucia? What’s an Akihabara for and why does it need a maid? The fabulous Arisu-idol is here to enlighten Dave-Kyodai, who it has to be said, remains marginally more out-of-touch with modern, popular Japanese culture than does Cazes-kyodai. A fun and fact-filled education for the Kyodai Brothers!  Check out Arisu's twitter and wish her good morning at https://twitter.com/_sh1opan    Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

In this episode, the kyodai are joined by Clayton Duffy-Beebe, of the ‘Hello Nihon’ podcast, to talk about sports, love of Hokkaido, and share some heart-warming stories of teaching in Japan. You can listen to their podcast anywhere you can find podcasts, (well...almost) and you can check them out at https://hellonihon.podbean.com/ Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

The Festive One. Cazes and Dave are feeling jubilant and so decide to drink deep of the question of how Japan has changed them over the years. It’s more than just work culture and shoes off at the front door, please. Have a listen and check out thekyodaibrothers.com for more info! Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

Fair dinkum, Koji. In this episode, the kyodai talk with broadcaster/voice-over actor/youtuber/podcaster/ lead guitarist and all-purpose celebrity Koji Asano, a Japanese expat living in Melbourne, Oz for over 20 years.    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZgUoG3zvG_P5wQ1ol3ptdA https://www.youtube.com/c/KozyGames https://www.fiverr.com/kojiasano      Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

Kyodai Cazes and Dave catch up with former ALT Jordan Halland, and chat about life and language, with some reflections on lovebirds, getting married in Japan and other countries’ language teacher programs.   Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes and Dave are back with their usual ruminations on living in Japan. The food is good; the weather is good. Everything’s wonderful. Then they are taken down a peg or two by Maiko-kyodai, who is here to run the rule over some of their previous explanations of Japanese words. Get ready for hanabi!   Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

Délice avec Déborah The kyodai are joined this time by designer extraordinaire Déborah Marino, a French expat living in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. What brought her to Japan and how has been her experience thus far? Will Cazes and Dave get some free chocolate?        Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes and Dave get a little verbose in this deep, deep dive into those interesting, hard-to-translate words that give Japanese some of its fascination. What’s your ikigai ? Is that toilet mottainai enough for you? Does watching transformers movies make you feel natuskashii ? Or do you wish you could practice irusu when a mendokusai guy from the TV company comes to your house? There’s only one place to find answers to these questions. The kyodai are feeling nori-nori in this episode. Itadakimasu !   Intro / outro music by the wonderful Bear / Rabbit Duo from Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/qMC-bLB9adw