Wow!

Hello and welcome to the Brawnt Japan Podcast, probably the best way of learning about life in Japan.

Without actually being in Japan, I'm your host Chris Broad and we're joined by top London Radio DJ and Japanophile.

I'm a fan of phone, Mr Pete Dawson, Pete, Halla Devallaya.

I'm good, I'm in front of my computer, I've got a pencil that says the Soho Hotel London with the phone number or two or 7559 3000.

You didn't need to know that, I'm not breaking any data protection by telling you the phone number for that hotel because it's all in public record.

You've painted a nice picture of your setting.

Exactly, a pencil and computer.

That's all I need.

Yes.

And the computer.

Today we're going to bash out 21 questions sent in by you guys.

Well the inbox is full of fantastic comments and messages and emails.

We're going to go through, see what we can find and answer lots of questions.

Isn't that right Pete?

We are and we're going to try and do it as quickly as we can because 21 questions turns out is a hell of a lot of questions.

I think I was a bit bold.

Alright shoot, you begin Pete.

I'll begin.

First question.

Hi guys, my name is Hannah and I want to ask a cultural question.

I mean this question isn't that cultural, let's first.

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