Brandon Sheffield continues answering your questions about Japan, and finishes ranking non-alcoholic beers encountered in convenience stores.
Segments:
- Alex Jaffe asks: What’s the best convenience store in Japan? (01:19)
- Karasu asks: What do you think of the Japanese craft beer scene? (02:10)
- sosadillatron asks: Do you notice a lot fewer game centers? (03:56)
- Tomofthefog asks: What’s the first thing you wanted to do in Japan that you can’t do anywhere else in the world, and did you do it? (05:05)
- Alex Jaffe asks: Has anyone given you trouble for being a foreigner? And, saddleblasters asks: when has your identity as a foreigner perhaps surprisingly meant nothing? (06:22)
- powderooze asks: Are there more foreigners around these days? (08:59)
- Review: Suntory Lemon Sour (11:46)
- Review: Value Plus Zero Feel (13:27)
- Mnemogenic asks: What’s your favorite bird to hang out with in Japan? (14:23)
- MDS-02 asks: Do you prefer Book Off or Hard Off? (15:30)
- Lotte asks: Please go to the Wood & Plywood Museum (16:23)
- BinaryFlux asks: What’re some cool places in Japan for someone going for the third time? (16:54)
- mtvcribs asks: Why is Japan so much cooler than America? (18:04)
- sabertoothalex asks: What are your tips for day to day living in Japan? (19:27)
- marxseny asks: Are Japanese cops all ブタ野郎? (22:54)
- Review: Takara Karakuchi Zeroball (24:17)
- Review: Suntory White Wine (25:50)
- What Did We Learn? Plus, Bonus Garlic Cheese (27:08)
- A Noisy Airport Addendum Regarding Going With the Flow (29:47)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Asahi Dry Zero
- Dango
- Daily Yamazaki
- Lawson
- Seven & i Holdings
- Suntory Non Alcohol Lemon Sour
- Value Plus Zero Feel
- Book Off
- Hard Off
- Wood and Plywood Museum
- Comiket
- Tokyo Big Sight
- Daikaiju Salon
- forums.insertcredit.com
- Takara Karakuchi Zeroball
- Suntory White Wine
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Hosted by Brandon Sheffield. Intro by Alex Jaffe Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.