Lazy Fluency - Japanese Podcast | 英会話

By Joey & Ayami

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Two passionate yet lazy learners of English and Japanese have casual conversations about culture, language, life, and more. If you find listening to fellow learners rant about miscellaneous topics entertaining, then you're in the right place. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out the video version of the podcast on YouTube. やる気はあるけど、ちょっとLazyなアメリカ人と日本人がFluencyを目指す旅 日本語と英語を入れ替えながら繰り広げる雑談トークショー! Podcastプラットフォームならどこでも視聴できます👂 YouTubeの動画版もお楽しみください support on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lazyfluency

Episode Date
Japan's New Term For Boomers: "Rogai" - LF #226 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Sep 07, 2026
Why Foreigners Hate Japanese TV - LF #225 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Aug 31, 2026
It Will Soon Be Near Impossible to Get Permanent Residency in Japan - LF #224 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 10, 2026
Why Japan's Conbini is a Dream Job for immigrants - LF #223 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Aug 03, 2026
Is It Ok To Love Your Country? - LF #222 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Jul 20, 2026
What is it Like After You Pass The JLPT N1? - LF #221 (Japanese / English Listening + Subtitles)
Jul 13, 2026
Breaking Down Stan Culture in Japan - LF #220 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Jul 06, 2026
What is the Japanese Concept of Ibasho? - LF #219 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles)
Jun 29, 2026
Is Japanese Comedy Funny? - LF #218 (Japanese Listening N3)
Jun 22, 2026
Must Know Japan Travel Tips! - LF #217 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 08, 2026
Breaking Down Japanese Social Taboos - LF #216 (Japanese Listening)
May 25, 2026
How to Talk to Japanese People - LF #215 (Japanese Listening N2-N3)
May 18, 2026
How Expensive is Japan Really? - LF #214 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
May 04, 2026
Should You Learn Your Heritage Language & Culture? - LF #213 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 27, 2026
Japanese Gen Z Slang - LF #212 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Apr 20, 2026
Getting Japanese Citizenship Just Became A lot Harder - LF #211 (Japanese Listening N2-N3)
Apr 06, 2026
Breaking Down Japanese Generations from Boomer to Gen Alpha - LF #210 (Japanese Listening N2-N3)
Mar 30, 2026
What's Up With Japan's Genital Festivals? - LF #209 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Mar 23, 2026
Stickers are Taking Over Japan - LF #208 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Mar 16, 2026
Why Most Japanese Weddings Are Christian and More! - LF #207 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Mar 02, 2026
What Do Japanese People Want in A Relationship? - LF #206 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles N2-N3)
Feb 16, 2026
Why It Is So Hard To Have A Japanese Friend - LF #205 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Feb 09, 2026
Should Japan Give Up On Learning English? - LF #204 (Japanese Listening N3-N2)
Feb 02, 2026
Can I Learn Japanese As An Adult? - LF #203 (Japanese Listening N2-N3)
Jan 26, 2026
My Bike Was Stolen in Japan - LF #202 (Japanese Listening N2‐N3)
Jan 19, 2026
How Similar Are Japan and Taiwan? - LF #201 (Japanese Listening N2‐N3)
Jan 12, 2026
How Similar Are Japan and Korea? - LF #200 (Japanese Listening N2‐N3)
Dec 29, 2025
Australia Actually Banned Social Media - LF #199 (Japanese Listening N2‐N3)
Dec 22, 2025
The Top Trending Japanese Words of 2025! - LF #198 (Japanese Listening N2-N3)
Dec 15, 2025
What Makes An Annoying Tourist? - LF #197 (Japanese Listening N2‐N3)
Dec 01, 2025
Wait…Do Americans Like China Now? - LF #196 (Japanese / English Listening + Subtitles)
Nov 24, 2025
What Are Spartan Races in Japan Like? - LF #195 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 17, 2025
Japan Has A Bear Problem… Apparently - LF #194 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 10, 2025
Is Halloween in Japan Dead? - LF #193 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 03, 2025
Is Japan Like Anime? - LF #192 (Japanese Listening)
Oct 27, 2025
The Ethics of Advertising - LF #191 (Japanese Listening)
Oct 20, 2025
Are We All Becoming Dumber? - LF #190 (Japanese Listening)
Oct 14, 2025
Did Tokyo's Government Marriage App Work? - LF #189 (Japanese Listening)
Oct 06, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Resigned... Who's Next? - LF #188 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 29, 2025
80% of Gen Z Thinks They Can Bond With a Chat Bot… Apparently - LF #187 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 22, 2025
What I Learned From a Ghibli Senior Executive - LF #186 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 15, 2025
Should Standard Japanese Exist? - LF #185 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 08, 2025
Japan's Most Common International Marriages! - LF #184 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 01, 2025
Why Does Japan Have So Many Useless Jobs? - LF #183 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 25, 2025
Does Going to Japan Actually Help Your Japanese? - LF #182 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 11, 2025
Are Digital Nomads Good For a Country? - LF #181 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 04, 2025
Sanseito: The Party That Broke Japan's 25-Year Majority Coalition - LF #180 (Japanese / English Listening + Subtitles)
Jul 28, 2025
Breaking Down The Japanese First Right Wing Movement - LF #179 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 21, 2025
Are Places Like Little Tokyo & China Town a Problem? - LF #178 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 14, 2025
Why In 500 Years Every Japanese Person Will Be Named Sato - LF #177 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 07, 2025
How is Mental Health Viewed in Japan? - LF #176 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 30, 2025
The Downsides of Peace in Japan - LF #175 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 23, 2025
Is Japan No Longer A Safe Country? - LF #174 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 16, 2025
Why it's So Hard To Get The Switch 2 in Japan - LF #173 (Japanese/English Listening)
Jun 09, 2025
How Important is Good Pronunciation in Japanese? - LF #172 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 02, 2025
Why Japan is Out of Rice - LF #171
May 26, 2025
Is Cash Still King in Japan? - LF #170 (Japanese Listening)
May 19, 2025
Why Okinawa is No Longer A Blue Zone - LF #169 (Japanese/English Listening + Subtitles)
May 12, 2025
Should You Move to Japan? - LF #168 (Japanese Listening)
May 05, 2025
Will AI Kill Language Learning? - LF #167 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 28, 2025
Japan Has A Bathroom Problem - LF #166 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 21, 2025
Should Mixed Children Be Bilingual? - LF #165 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 14, 2025
What is Going On With The Switch 2? - LF #164 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 07, 2025
Is It Hard to Bike in Japan? - LF #163 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 31, 2025
Things You Should Know Before Renting An Apartment in Japan - LF #162(Japanese Listening)
Mar 24, 2025
Blood Type Superstitions in Japan! - LF #161 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 17, 2025
What Makes Something Japanese? - LF #160 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 10, 2025
What Does a Japanese Person Think About Europe? - LF #159 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 03, 2025
Why Rural Japan is Underrated - LF #158 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 24, 2025
Short Sleepers: The Japanese Man Who Sleeps for 30 Minutes a Day- LF #157 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles)
Feb 17, 2025
What is Medical School Like in Japan - LF #156 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 10, 2025
Papa Katsu: The Sugar Daddy Industry of Japan - LF #155 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 03, 2025
The Problems With Living in Japan Without Knowing Japanese - LF #154 (Japanese Listening)
Jan 27, 2025
What is Pachinko Like in Japan? - LF #153 (Japanese Listening)
Jan 20, 2025
Should Children Be Banned From Using Social Media? - LF #152 (Japanese Listening)
Jan 13, 2025
Japan's Yearly Musical Super Bowl - LF #151 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles)
Jan 06, 2025
Breaking Down Japanese New Year's Food! - LF #150 (Japanese Listening)
Dec 30, 2024
The Top 10 Trending Japanese Words of 2024 - LF #149 (Japanese Listening)
Dec 23, 2024
Is All of Japan Getting a 4 Day Work Week? - LF #148 (Japanese Listening)
Dec 16, 2024
What Are Concerts Like in Japan? - LF #147 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles)
Dec 09, 2024
Why 80% of Japan Has Been To Disney- LF #146 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles)
Dec 02, 2024
The 4B Movement and Japan - LF #145 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 25, 2024
Christmas in Japan isn't Bad Actually - LF #144 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 18, 2024
How Japan Feels About The US Election - LF #143 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 11, 2024
What Does Bullying Look Like in Japan? - LF #142 (Japanese Listening)
Nov 04, 2024
Why Tiny Japanese Apartments Are Actually Great - LF #141 (Japanese Listening)
Oct 28, 2024
How Political Are Japanese People? - LF #140 (Japanese Listening)
Oct 21, 2024
Is Reading Dead? - LF #139 (Japanese Listening + English Translations)
Oct 14, 2024
Improvised Dubs and Other Weird Translation Stories! - LF #138 (Japanese Listening + Subtitles)
Oct 07, 2024
Does Japan Hate Children? - LF #137 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 30, 2024
Sexual Harassment & Japan - LF #136 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 23, 2024
The Dos & Don'ts of Japanese Bathhouses - LF #135 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 16, 2024
Is Japan Actually Socialist? - LF #134 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 09, 2024
How to Text Like a Japanese Person - LF #133 (Japanese Listening)
Sep 02, 2024
Why Japan Has Never Been Happier…Apparently - LF #132 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 26, 2024
Should Japanese People Learn English? - LF #131 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 19, 2024
Mega Earthquakes: How Japan Could Lose 70% of its Annual Budget - LF #130 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 12, 2024
The Strange Ways Japanese People Beat the Heat - LF #129 (Japanese Listening)
Aug 05, 2024
How Okinawa Differs from Mainland Japan - LF #128 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 29, 2024
Can Japanese People Understand Traditional Theater? - LF #127 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 22, 2024
Why Most Japanese Single Mothers Want to Shorten Summer Vacation - LF #126 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 15, 2024
Why Getting a Job in Japan is so Hard - LF #125 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 08, 2024
Social Etiquette in Japan 101 - LF #124 (Japanese Listening)
Jul 01, 2024
Japan's Weird Relationship with Nudity - LF #123 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 24, 2024
Tokyo's Upcoming AI Governor - LF #122 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 17, 2024
Why Tokyo's Government is Making a Dating App - LF #121 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 10, 2024
How to Avoid Tourists in Japan - LF #120 (Japanese Listening)
Jun 03, 2024
Are Black Samurai Woke? - LF #119 (Japanese Listening)
May 27, 2024
Do You Need a Language Teacher? - LF #118 (Japanese Listening)
May 20, 2024
What's The Best Time To Visit Japan? - LF #117 (Japanese Listening)
May 13, 2024
Should You Homestay in Japan? - LF #116 (Japanese Listening)
May 06, 2024
Why Foreigners Can't Put Out Fires in Japan - LF #115 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 29, 2024
The Problem With Japan's Cat Obsession - LF #114 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 22, 2024
Why Japanese Children Want to Be Police Officers? - LF #113 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 15, 2024
Why Japan is Allowing 800,000 Immigrants - LF #112 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 08, 2024
What is Healthcare Like in Japan? - LF #111 (Japanese Listening)
Apr 01, 2024
The 2024 World Happiness Report Breakdown - LF #110 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 25, 2024
Should You Take The JLPT (and other tests)? - LF #109 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 18, 2024
Why do Expats Leave Japan? - LF #108 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 11, 2024
Is Japan Poor? - LF #107 (Japanese Listening)
Mar 04, 2024
Why Japan's Education System has a Cult Problem - LF #106 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 26, 2024
How Do Japanese People Feel About Weebs? - LF #105 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 19, 2024
Are In Person Relationships Still Important? - LF #104 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 12, 2024
Are Kanji Hard for Japanese People? - LF #103 (Japanese Listening)
Feb 05, 2024
Miss Japan Identity Controversy: Reacting to Japanese Comments (Japanese Listening) - LF #102
Jan 29, 2024
5 Japanese Products You Need in Your Life (Japanese Listening) - LF #101
Jan 22, 2024
The Truth About Polyglots - LF #100
Jan 15, 2024
Can You Learn Japanese with Duolingo? - LF #99
Jan 08, 2024
Top 5 Japan & US New Year Resolutions - LF #98
Jan 01, 2024
Top Trending Japanese Words of 2023 - LF #97
Dec 25, 2023
Is Japan's School System Fair? - LF #96
Dec 18, 2023
The Worst Places to Visit In Japan - LF #95
Dec 11, 2023
Is Homeschooling Good for Society?- LF #94
Dec 04, 2023
What Are Marathons Like in Japan? - LF #93
Nov 27, 2023
Do Japanese People Like the Emperor? - LF #92
Nov 20, 2023
Do Japanese People Understand Sarcasm - LF #91
Nov 13, 2023
What Are Dying Towns Like in Japan? - LF #90
Nov 06, 2023
Why Tokyo Banned Halloween - LF #89
Oct 30, 2023
Are Japanese People Apathetic? - LF #88
Oct 23, 2023
Why are Japanese Learners So Elitist? - LF #87
Oct 16, 2023
Does Tourism Ruin Cool Places? - LF #86
Oct 09, 2023
Is Patriotism Good? - LF #85
Oct 02, 2023
Why is Everyone Depressed? - LF #84
Sep 25, 2023
Learning Japanese With Anime - LF #83
Sep 18, 2023
Will Japanese Traditional Culture Disappear - LF #82
Sep 11, 2023
Is Japan Actually Collectivist? - LF #81
Sep 04, 2023
How to Get a Job in Japan - LF #80
Aug 28, 2023
Why Tokyo is Underrated - LF #79
Aug 21, 2023
Why More Information Can Make You Dumb - LF #78
Aug 14, 2023
How Japanese People View New York? (america culture shock) - LF #77
Aug 07, 2023
Do Aliens Exist (and does it matter?) - LF #76
Jul 31, 2023
Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki's Final Film is Out (and why you haven't heard about it) - LF #75
Jul 24, 2023
The Mascots of Japan (and why they exist) - LF #74
Jul 17, 2023
Is Japanese Food Healthy? - LF #73
Jul 10, 2023
How to Overcome Language Learning Slumps - LF #72
Jul 03, 2023
How Japan Views American Culture Wars - LF #71
Jun 26, 2023
Should You Learn Japanese if You Move to Japan? - LF #70
Jun 19, 2023
Why is the "ick" Trending in Japan? (Frog Transformation Phenomenon) - LF #69
Jun 12, 2023
The Hidden Dangers of Multitasking - LF #68
Jun 05, 2023
How to Blend in in Japan (and the US)? - LF #67
May 29, 2023
Are Non-Native Speakers Better Teachers? - LF #66
May 22, 2023
How Independent Are Children in Japan? - LF #65
May 15, 2023
How to Get a Free House in Japan - LF #64
May 08, 2023
Is Japan Good for Introverts? (yes) - LF #63
May 01, 2023
Why You Feel Isolated (the importance of Third Places) - LF #62
Apr 24, 2023
Why is Anime Being Banned? - LF #61
Apr 17, 2023
Why Is Learning Languages So Hard? - LF #60
Apr 10, 2023
The Best Place To Visit In Japan (and why it's Book Off) - LF #59
Apr 03, 2023
Why is Japan so Clean? - LF #58
Mar 27, 2023
The One Thing That Will Prevent You From Learning Japanese - LF #57
Mar 20, 2023
Watch This Before You Go To Japan (paris syndrome: how expectations can ruin your dreams) - #56
Mar 13, 2023
Esports Made it to the Olympics! (and why it shouldn't have) - LF #55
Mar 06, 2023
The Stereotypes of Japan (how japanese people view each other) - LF #54
Feb 27, 2023
How Dating Works in Japan - LF #53
Feb 20, 2023
Does Japan Hate Foreigners, and What Does it Mean to be Japanese? - LF #52
Feb 13, 2023
Is Diversity Good, and Why Japan and Sweden Seem Problem Free - LF #51
Feb 06, 2023
Why Gen Z Doesn't Want to Work - LF #50
Jan 30, 2023
How Do You Make Friends in Japan? - LF #49
Jan 23, 2023
How Common is Cheating in Japan? - LF #48
Jan 16, 2023
Are Asian Men Masculine? - LF #47
Jan 09, 2023
How is New Year's Celebrated in Japan? - LF #46
Jan 02, 2023
Do Japanese People Believe in God? - LF #45
Dec 26, 2022
Are Japanese People Honest? - LF #44
Dec 19, 2022
How is World War II Taught in Japan? - LF #43
Dec 12, 2022
What Is It Like Being a Woman in Japan? - LF #42
Dec 05, 2022
What Should I Know Before Going To Japan? - LF #41
Nov 28, 2022
Are Parasocial Relationships Actually Unhealthy? - LF #40
Nov 21, 2022
Soft Power And Why You (may) Dislike China - LF #39
Nov 14, 2022
Top Trending Japanese Words of 2022 - LF #38
Nov 07, 2022
What Is Halloween Like in Japan? - LF #37
Oct 31, 2022
What Is Cram School Like In Japan? - LF #36
Oct 24, 2022
Will The Metaverse Fail? - LF #35
Oct 17, 2022
The Mario Movie is Actually Good? - LF #34
Oct 10, 2022
The Weird World Of Japanese Toilets - LF #33
Oct 03, 2022
JAPAN IS ACTUALLY REOPENING!!! - LF #32
Sep 26, 2022
Japan is Reopening? - LF #31
Sep 19, 2022
Will Japan's Population Reach Zero? - LF #30
Sep 12, 2022
Fujoshi, Gyaru, and the Women of Japan - LF #29
Sep 05, 2022
TikTok Has Ruined Humanity - LF #28
Aug 29, 2022
Why Japan Wants More Alcoholics - LF #27
Aug 22, 2022
Can Children Be Adults? - LF #26
Aug 15, 2022
How Japan Solved Homelessness - LF #25
Aug 08, 2022
Zoom Is Destroying Japanese Culture - LF #24
Aug 01, 2022
Why Japanese People Don't Drink Water - LF #23
Jul 25, 2022
Japanese Lunch Is the Best in the World - LF #22
Jul 18, 2022
Why The Metric System Sucks - LF #21
Jul 11, 2022
Dating in Japan 101 - LF #20
Jul 04, 2022
My Teacher Gave Me Condoms - LF #19
Jun 27, 2022
I Live in The Most Dangerous Developed Country in The World - LF #18
Jun 20, 2022
VTubers Are Ruining Society - LF #17
Jun 13, 2022
I Lost My Wallet In Tokyo - LF #16
Jun 06, 2022
My Parents Don't Hug Me - LF #15
May 30, 2022
Credit Cards Are Useless In Japan - LF #14
May 23, 2022
Japan Is Reopening!! - LF #13
May 16, 2022
Calling Out Yo Momma - LF #12
May 10, 2022
US Tipping Culture Is Crazy - LF #11
May 02, 2022
Japan's Holidays are Broken - LF #10
Apr 25, 2022
Customer Service Hates Me - LF #09
Apr 18, 2022
Senpai Won't Notice You - LF #08
Apr 11, 2022
Japanese YouTube Is All the Same! - LF #07
Apr 04, 2022
Ponytails are Brainwashing Your Children - LF #06
Mar 29, 2022
Binging Is Ruining Your Life - LF #05
Mar 21, 2022
Why You're Addicted to Your Phone - LF #04
Mar 14, 2022
I Hate Cars - LF #03
Mar 07, 2022
Stranded on an Island :( - LF #02
Feb 28, 2022
Banana, The Miracle Fruit - LF #01
Feb 22, 2022