Podcast
ikinari Japanese: Japanese unscripted
Hosted by Nihongo Life · JA
Get straight to the point
Raw, real, natural Japanese in spontaneous unscripted chats between Japanese and Canadian
Imagine you're overhearing something in Japanese
Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/NihongoLife
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nihongo_no_kai_japan/
Youtube (Alex): https://www.youtube.com/c/somewhatjp
Twitter (Alex): https://twitter.com/somewhatjp
Instagram (Alex): https://instagram.com/somewhat.jp/
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turning point
Jan 2200:35:58Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's recent scheduleNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
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red and white
Jan 1500:31:56Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's new year's big surpriseNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
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2026!
Jan 900:41:49Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to Alex's new year's resolutions!No music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
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2025?
Jan 100:31:53Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to "2025" and 2026No music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
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brainstorming
Dec 2500:45:18Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to the naming issue Alex is facing right nowNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
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the W
Dec 1801:16:27Tap to summarizeThis Episode: Let's listen to what Alex thinks about owaraiNo music, no script, no fancy editingGet straight to pure Japanese between a Canadian Japanese learner and a native Japanese teacherImmerse yourself in JapaneseThis is the normal speed of a conversation in Japanese.If you think it's fast, there's more space for you to improve. Alex has been learning Japanese for 6 years without skipping a day, and now he's close to JLPT N1 level (Advanced)You cannot go to Japan, so we bring Japan to you. Imagine you're overhearing this conversation somewhere in Japan. If it's too hard for you, play this in the background to feel like what it's like to be in Japan.
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