Here is the second half of our earthquake special. We hope you don’t mind that it’s a bit long.
Although it’s almost been two months since the earthquake, the recovery efforts are still ongoing. Please continue to keep Japan in your thoughts.

HHJ 東日本大震災 Special - Part II:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, HHJ, Japan, Japan Earthquake, japanese, Tohoku Earthquake
Hi everyone,
It’s been one month since the big earthquake in Japan (referred to as 東日本大震災 (Higashi-Nihon Dai-Shinsai) here in Japan).
Aaron & I finally had a second to sit down and discuss what it was like before and after the earthquake. We ended up having WAAAAAAY too much to talk about and couldn’t fit everything in one episode. In fact, I had to cut out over half of it just to keep it down to a 2 part episode.
Part I is all about the earthquake itself–what it felt like, what we were doing, etc.
Part II (which will posted in the next week or two) will be all about what happened after the earthquake–the food shortages, power outages, radiation, etc.
We hope things here in Japan will return back to normal soon and we continue to send our thoughts to those who have suffered so much over the last month.
Best,
Kevin

HHJ 東日本大震災 Special - Part I:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Earthquake, Happy Hour Japan, HHJ, Japan, japanese
あけましておめでとうございます!Happy New Year! (…sorry we’re a little late)
今年もよろしくお願い致します。
Hope you’re having a great start to 2011!
Aaron and I are back with our latest episode of HHJ! And we’re wearing masks…
Why?
Watch and find out
Kanpai,
Kevin

Why are Aaron and Kevin wearing masks?:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, masks
The video you’ve all been waiting for! It’s Aaron’s Taiko debut.
I’ll leave it at that. Enjoy!
Kanpai,
Kevin

Who Says White Guys Can't Taiko?:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, HHJ, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, Taiko
Hello there,
Thanks for visiting us at ispeakjapanse.net. As promised in our last episode, today we’re going to talk about why we haven’t been drinking much on HHJ recently. PLUS, Aaron shares some of adventures tackling the world of Taiko here in Japan!
Enjoy!
Kevin
P.S. If you’re one of the people out there who haven’t tried our free Japanese Quickstart course yet, what are you waiting for? Check it out here.

OK, who else wants to see Aaron play Taiko?:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, Taiko
We’re back with another episode of HHJ!
In this episode, Aaron and I revive our old HHJ style with drinks on the couch
We’ll discuss favors in Japan and how important they are in everyday life here. We also talk a little bit about Japanese weddings!
Kanpai!
Kevin

"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" Japanese style:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Howdy everyone.
We are BACK with our latest episode of HHJ! In this episode, we wanted to respond some viewer requests to showcase Japanese game centers. It’s pretty loud and the video’s a little shaky, but I hope you get a sense for what it’s like.
We even show you what’s it’s like inside a Japanese Purikura booth. Watch as we enjoy Sweet Sugar time (…you’ll get what we mean when you watch the episode)!
Sit back and enjoy
Kanpai!
Aaron & Kevin

What Happens in the Purikura Booth STAYS in the Purikura Booth:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, Living in Japan
It is HOT in Japan right now. In fact, it’s been like this all summer. Aaron and I have been doing our best to stay cool but it’s been tough.
In this episode, Aaron and I will take you to a sports park. Come along with us as we talk the heat, teach you some Japanese words, and race on zip lines! Who won?? You’ll have to watch to find out
Kanpai,
Kevin

Deadly Summer Heat & Zip-Lines.:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, Living in Japan
Hi everyone!
Sorry for not posting in a while. I hope you’re doing well! It’s been EXTREMELY hot here in Japan and there’s been some world-class lightning shows almost every night. Pretty amazing stuff.
Anyway, in our latest episode of HHJ, Aaron and I want to discuss one of the dark sides of living to Japan. What is it? Well, you’ll just have to watch to find out
Kanpai,
Kevin

Welcome to the dark side.:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Happy Hour Japan, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, Living in Japan
Hi everyone!
Aaron and I are back for another Happy Hour Japan episode. In this episode, we’ll take you to a Shinto Shrine and a Buddhist Temple. We’ll show you what both of them are like and point out some of the differences.
Enjoy!
Kanpai,
Kevin

Look out! There's a ninja on the roof!:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download
Happy Hour Japan
Buddhism, Happy Hour Japan, Japan, japanese, Japanese culture, Shinto, Shrine, Sightseeing, Temple, Tokyo