On this episode of Japan Station, I break down what the Japanese term “plus alpha” (purasu arufa/プラスアルファ) means and its possible origins. 👉Topics Discussed …

Have you ever wondered what the origin of Piccolo’s name is? What? He’s named after a flute? Yeah, that’s true but there’s also a …

On this episode of Japan Station, Kevin Tarpey joins us to talk about what it was like doing Shikoku’s famous 88 Temple Pilgrimmage and …

Although there’s a lot of people that love Dragon Ball Z Abridged, there also seems to be quie a few people who hate it. …

On this episode of Japan Station, we learn about traditional Japanese indigo dyeing from Sally Hancox, one of the co-owners of AiAii Worshop & …

The English dubs of Dragon Ball Z COMPLETELY changed Goku! Don’t believe me? In this video I analyze one of the WORST examples of …

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about scandals in Japan. My guest Dr. Igor Prusa tells about how scandals in Japan work, …

This episode was originally released as episode 3 of the Ichimon Japan podcast. Today’s Question On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why do Japanese …

King Kai and puns, that’s what we’re talking about on this edition of Dragon Ball Dictionary! In this video I explain the meaning of …

“I HATE Goku’s Japanese voice!” This is a sentiment shared by some people in the English speaking Dragon Ball fandom. Sadly, many of the …

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the Japanese word funiki (雰囲気) and other words that aren’t read the way they are written. 👉Topics …

Did the English dubs of Dragon Ball Z do more harm than good to the English speaking Dragon Ball fandom? In today’s video I …