Matt Cab is a Filipino-American producer who has been living in Japan for 17 years, working as a music producer and creator. Having worked with many artists in Asia including BTS, m-flo, Be:First, as well as brands like JR or Yomiuri Giants, Matt continues to influence the Japanese music industry with his deep understanding for music, hip-hop, and a blend of American and Japanese culture.

Crystal Kay is a singer in Japan who debuted at age 13, and has been singing for the past 25 years. This is her story of her career, as well as being Black-Korean (Blasian) in Japan and what her life living in Tokyo is like. Discussions include the change in people around the globe listening to Japanese music or K-POP now, how Crystal uses her influences in Black music to sing in Japanese, and what it was like to overcome her struggles of being a singer in Japan.

Joshua is a 3rd generation British citizen, born and raised in Japan. His parents are both of European descent who also were born and raised in Japan. He discusses what it's like going to school in Japan and about his life in Tokyo, as well as comparing what it's like living in the UK versus Japan.

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Priyanka Ghosh Yoshikawa is the first Half-Indian Japanese Miss World Japan from 2016, and is a businesswoman based in Tokyo. Priyanka's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/priyankayoshikawa/

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Riko is a self-taught English speaker from Kagoshima, Japan. This is her story on how she is not a typical Japanese woman, and how learning English and traveling opened her worldview. Like tea? Try my sponsor, Itoen's Oi Ocha straight from their website! https://itoen.com/collections/oi-ocha Use code MAXDCAPO10 to get 10% off your order. Also please subscribe to their YouTube channel as they are trying to grow it! Found here: ​ / @itoen-tea Riko's Socials: Instagram: @rikodonworld YouTube: ‪@rikodon_‬

Erika is a fitness instructor and self-employed mixed Japanese-Swedish person living in Tokyo. In this podcast we discuss topics on what it's like being half Japanese in Sweden vs. in Japan, fitness culture in Japan and what gyms are like, Japanese healthy foods, mental health and loneliness, finding a community, and much more. Like tea? Try my sponsor, Itoen's Oi Ocha straight from their website! https://itoen.com/collections/oi-ochahttps://itoen.com/collections/oi-ocha Use code MAXDCAPO10 to get 10% off your order. Also please subscribe to their YouTube channel as they are trying to grow it! Found here: ​https://www.youtube.com/@ITOEN-tea Erika's Socials: https://www.lionlifts.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lionlifts/ YouTube: @LionLifts

Pele is a Blasian content creator and "salaryman" in Tokyo. After living in Ghana for many years, he moved to Japan for work and is currently 27 years old.

Hear about his experiences being mixed Japanese Black and what it's like living in Japan. This one is full of comedy!

Pele's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelegroso_ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pelegroso__?