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Hello and welcome to the Brond 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 joining this week

Mind not Pete Donaldson because he's away on holiday if you listen to the last episode you'll know Pete's on a much needed break

We've been doing this podcast two and a half years now. He's never missed a single episode

I've missed one guilty of that. He's never missed a single one until a few days ago

He's on holiday. We thought we'd give him a break for once and instead stepping in for the great Pete Donaldson

Is Shala in Japan. Are you doing Shala? Hello? Thanks for having me back. Good to see you again

We're in take you at the moment and I was looking for a co-host looking for someone who could fill the big beats of Pete Donaldson

I'm not sure if I meet those standards, but I'll try my best

And well you the only one who take it the time I see I see but I mean you were my first choice

Yeah to come on that the podcast and that's just been great

But seriously thanks for coming on and we've got some questions you guys have sent into Shala at the end of last week's episode

I asked you send any questions and we'll be reading those out later on

But why are you in Tokyo Shala? What are you doing down here?

I'm still packing packages for my business and after that

I'm actually off to Hakone to visit a very special cat hotel

Cat hotel

They rent you a cat for the night you start off in like a cat cafe setting with a bunch of cats and

You decide which ones your favorite and then you can take it back to your room for the night and it stays with you

Sounds like a cat brothel

Well, that's what that is your description of what you just said. It's all a bit sinister and unpleasant

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