Episode 6 of All Hail Japan is hosted by Buddy Lindsay from JapanGaku.com. In this episodes he reflects on the Japan Earthquake in March and compares it with his own unexpected personal experience with an earthquake. He also shares some tips for studying Japanese and a iOS app he recently started using to stay on top of his studies. Lastly he talks about 2 interesting J-dramas he has seen recently that he recommends that fans of J-dramas should check out. Give episode 6 of All Hail Japan a listen and subscribe for more episodes!

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There was a 10 month wait for episode 4 of the All Hail Japan podcast so a six month wait between episode 4 and 5 means we are improving right? Episode 5 of All Hail Japan is live with a new format but the same great content. This episode is hosted by Kirk from Jamaipanese.com.

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After an almost 10 month hiatus Kirk and Buddy are back to present to you episode 4 of the All Hail Japan podcast. We promise we won’t allow such a long time to pass before we publish a new episode. It episode 4 we discuss the Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan. We get an update on Kirk’s upcoming trip to Japan and how the disaster there has affected his plans. An All Hail Japan episode wouldn’t be complete without an anime discussion and we discuss a few shows including High School of the Dead. Buddy has gotten a Mac and an iPad and he discusses his experiences studying Japanese on them. In closing Kirk talks abous a recomments a Japan learning resource called “Erin’s Challenge”. Listen, enjoy and leave you comments and feedback below!

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Episode3 of the All Hail Japan podcast is finally live.. It’s once again hosted by Kirk from Jamaipanese.com and Buddy from Japangaku.com. This episode was fun to record as we learn and understand more about podcasting. In this episode we discuss what Kirk is expecting when he visits Japan next year, we talk about some of the shows from the Spring 2010 anime season. Buddy gives a con report on a Japan festival that occurred in his neighborhood recently and we close out with a discussion on a couple interesting Japanese dramas. We will be working harder to stick to our monthly schedule from now on so check out his episode and the ones that will be coming in the future.

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It is looooooong overdue (3 months to be exact) but episode two of the All Hail Japan podcast is here to follow up on episode 1 and is once again hosted by Kirk from Jamaipanese.com and Buddy from Japangaku.com.

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We are excited to announce the release of the first episode of the All Hail Japan podcast. Hosted by Kirk from Jamaipanese.com and Buddy from DumbOtaku.com

On the first episode Kirk and Buddy interview each other discussing how they started blogging about Japan and how long they have been doing it. They also do an overview discussion on some of the topics that future podcast will cover such as Japanese dramas, Japanese History, Japanese language study, quirky news from Japan, interesting blog posts from the J-blogosphere, video games, Japanese idols and more. Read on below for the show notes which contain links and information on various things mentioned during the show.

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