Wow!

Hello and welcome to the Abroad Japan Podcast.

Probably the best way of learning about life in Japan without actually being in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broad, and I've joined as always by England's top Japan enthusiast,

Mr. Pete Donaldson, Pete, Al the devil, aren't you doing?

What's going on?

Al Okissi for Al Uma Friend.

I am reporting live, tight and bright and unbothered by the storms and whirlwind situation we've had here in Essex.

Over the past few days, I don't know whether you know it is, Chris.

We've had some stinking storms, and we're recording it a few days in advance,

as we always do, because there's always something coming up.

You've always got something on that means you can't do it sure.

So we're recording this a few days in advance, and we've just gone through a pretty hefty storm.

But my house is unbothered.

The neighbours' wall fell down, but our fence panels are still very much in place.

And everything's sweet, the sun's shining, it's lovely blue skies, it's looking pretty good, Chris.

You British with your weather talk nonsense, like me with my clever geopolitical talk and knowledge of all.

Yeah, and our source looks pretty rough this weather.

Yeah, it was pretty heavy.

It was pretty heavy.

And also this morning, I am obsessed with the fact I asked our neighbours, and they said they didn't feel it,

but I swear I felt a bloody earthquake this morning.

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