Wow!

Hello and welcome to the Brawngapan podcast.

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

I'm your host Chris Broder, and we're joined as always by England's top Japan enthusiast,

Mr Pete Donaldson himself. Pete, how you doing on this fine day?

I'm good, it's fine, dear London, well it's fine.

As I always start every single podcast recording, let everyone know what the weather is like.

It's a Wednesday evening, as you're listening to this, if you're up nice and lit for that particular drop.

That kind of height-based style, or your drop, from the Abonjman and Stokanov Union.

It's where you're doing this podcast, we're doing this podcast for about six months under lockdown.

At a time when no one can actually visit Japan.

For anyone still listening, who is still dreaming of their dream holiday in Japan,

next day, pro next May or whatever you're going to be making it.

Thank you for sticking with us, because I would, I mean Chris, you're a charismatic guy,

and I have my moments every six months.

So I'm hoping at least at one point during this last six months I've entertained someone with something I've said.

But yeah, thank you for sticking with us, because we know that you guys aren't going to Japan anytime soon.

And there doesn't seem to be an end in sight according to the government.

Although they are doing those weird kind of business bubbles for people in Singapore and New Zealand and things.

That must be in the offing.

Yeah, I still don't know when they're going to open the doors and let people in.

There was talk of them letting Chinese and Korean folks in September, but that hasn't really materialized.

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