Remembering March 3, 2011

Remembering #311. 2 years ago, today, a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. This is a commemorative magnet given to me by my good friend @ryoksp who grew up not far from the area that was hit the hardest by the tsunami. Luckily, her family survived. Sadly, many others did not. So please, today, take a moment to remember them. Arigatougozaimasu. ???????

Ni Baka Gaikokujin Episode 0: It's a new Japan-themed Podcast!

Download the mp3 HERE.

So, I have a buddy in Japan I call Jeff-san.  He has been teaching English in Japan for the better part of a decade.  I have never been but have an almost religious obsession with Japan (both the good things and the bad).  In this, the first “test” episode of Ni Baka Gaikokujin (2 Idiot Foreigners), Jeff-san and I chat about all sorts of things Japan related. The country, its language, our fascination with it and, of course, the recent Tohoku 2011 Disaster (aka the Great Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Crisis Trifecta of 2011).

Let us know what you think!  Comment on this post or reach me (@thepete) or @Jeff-san on Twitter!

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I’ll be attempting to post new episodes once-a-week (maishu!) on Thursday in the evening in the US and Friday morning in Japan.  Gomen if next week is late!

Ni Baka Gaikokujin episode 0 is hosted on archive.org.