While listening to this I just had this image of Natsuki on some big open rooftop, doing laps on a tricycle while furiously puffing away on cigarettes 🤣

Chris and Pete, most solid boys on YT rn. Always love watching your podcast.

I am a big fan of the Pete's Imported Car saga. Keep it coming!

So, I’m in the US. McDonald’s is running an anime campaign for this spicy sauce. There is a comic/manga? on the bag. “WcDonald’s Sauce!?! Grab the nuggets.” I really hope there’s a 100¥ store t-shirt with the saying “grab the nuggets” on it.

‘I’m not really a hoarder’ Chris exclaims as he sits behind his Japanese restaurant filled to the brim

Cassette Tapes came back into the indie scene in the US about a decade ago with a lot of new artists releasing cassette versions of their new albums (a lot of Bandcamp artists at least).

It's worth noting that cassette tapes made a big comeback in the independent music sphere somewhere around a decade ago.

Good to hear new update for Pete's car

i still have that exact same cassette tape of Aqua up in my room LOLOL so hilarious to think Chris bought it too~!!!

Speaking of old media, Japan had a vinyl turntable that played both sides of the disk without flipping and you could skip songs! Only on black vinyl, it’s super cool. 😎🤘🇨🇦🤘

Techmoan is a boss. Really recommend his channel. It's way more than just tape players.

Picture of the car please!!!! Remember 8 track tapes?

I was a teenager when CDs came in in the mid-late 80's so I remember tapes very well and why any single person would want one is beyond me. They were terrible; constantly chewing the tape, you were forever winding the chewed tape back in with a pencil praying it hadn't ruined the sound, the sound quality was not good, no track skipping which meant sitting there for ages fast fowarding/rewinding simply to actually find the track you wanted to listen to. CDs were invented because tapes were so shite. If you like tapes, you are not old enough to remember using them.

The dairy issue really depends on the food. Say a curry might use oil or a nicer place might use butter for the roux. Pepper lunch uses butter on nearly every dish.Lots of the baked goods and pancake places will be cooked with or served with butter. Miso ramen often has butter. Having cheese is a lot more common today then it used to be. I think it is really easy to avoid dairy, though not non existent.

Us ZX Spectrum fans remember the screaming tape well, waiting for the game to load. Tape was my first game experience. I used to have loads of cassettes

i was thinking idk maybe the podcast will end like many podcasts i've followed but has consistently been going, makes me happy when i want to tune in to a podcast for 30min

AHHH Aqua was def one of my first cassettes too. what a memory to think about today haha.

My brother had the cassette tape of Rick Astley's album that had "Never Gonna Give You Up" on it. It was a genuine hit back in the day. Otherwise we had music on vinyl, far up into the late '90s. My first CD player was in a PC.

If the cassette tape is making a come back, is also the tape player, which were capable of chewing up any tape put near them.

There is a typo on the original podcast title on Spotify that says "Why not" instead of "What not." Plus the pre show adds start in the middle of Pete speaking at the 3:40 mark where he's talking about the form registering his car.

Good as always. By the way, I recently bought Chris's book and I'm really enjoying it. Been in Japan a few times but the North is still unknown territory to me...

While on the topic of cassettes/vinyl with the podcast... maybe a 45 of the Dr Jelly songs?

@Pete, if you needed a jumpstart on the way to get the MoT, either the alternator is not charging(check with a Multimeter) or the battery is not taking a charge... clean the terminals after months at sea. Alternately, test with a mate's battery to isolate the guilty party.

I started programming on a micro TRS (Tandy Radio Shack) color computer. It had 4 k of RAM while off. Powered on, it had 3.184k. It cost $49.95 in 1985 and if you wanted to save/load from tape, the tape deck cost $59.95

My first cassets were little critters and some other various children's stories that had went with books. I had a few music ones that was a christmas one, a sound track to a ice skating musical and childrens bible songs. There was a childrens detective series that I loved too. I dont really remember getting anything really substantial or cool like Stix or Metalica back then tell way later. I do remember just hating cds when they came out for the longest time though and refused to touch them and "evil dvds" when they came out lol Ive hoarded my old cassets and records, I now have a bunch of more respectable ones in addition to other formats. Yes, I eventually did give in to cds and amassed a little library.

My Japanese Onsen experience was quit a story. Ok I want to Japan in 2002 I was 16yr old male at the time. We want to Japan in January (I highly recommend to go to Japan in the months of November to January) The reason why from my experience is that it's on the off season ie not so busy and not sweltering hot during the summer months. Anyways, back to the Onsen story: I went to a quaint little Onsen in I Kyoto, luckily for me and my family who were travelling at the time had our friend and Japanese exchange Teacher who stayed with us in Australia and so we stayed with her family right near Tokyo. Kiyomi helped us translate to the old lady in the front of the Onsen that I was very body conscious (due to my age being 16 at the time) Kiyomi asked the lady "Can he wear boxers* while being in the Onsen?" The lady retorted: "Oh he can, but it's quite disrespectful in wearing clothes in the Onsen" With that advice I still wore my boxing into the male part of the Onsen. For those who don't know, you have to wash yourself on this tiny chairs beofre going into the Onsen. I was still wearing my boxes at the time and my Dad was next to me who was properly n**ked said to me: "Please son take off your boxes*" I was very reluctant on taking them off but I eventual did. Once I took them off it was pretty easy going. That was the highlight of the Japan trip.

Most onsens I've been to are nice hang-outs. And then there was a more popular one I visited... 60+ men went dead quiet and started staring as I entered. When I was washing the whispering started up. After 10 minutes in one of the baths I decided to get up and leave as I couldn't look up due to the awkwardness of meeting stares no matter where I landed my gaze. As the sliding doors to the changing room closed behind me, it was like I turned a switch and everyone went into full chatter-mode. Etiquette goes both ways, but less so in rural areas.

No thumbnail, and I still clicked. How's THAT for loyalty? P.S. The episodes would fit easily onto cassette.

I saw a Honda Street in my neighborhood, Florida, USA. It was soooo cute. From what I saw online it's a Japanese vehicle

Enjoy your day out there!

My sento faux pah was being wasted and talking to strangers. I remember thinking they were very receptive at the time but I'm sure they were just shocked a random foreigner was yammering away at them drunkenly in Japanese. There was no problem overall but I look back on it with awkwardness. I sadly never went back and it closed down. It was my local sento too.

I wish Pete would get with the program and do his studio like a sec e from Trainspotting 🤣

Love the story about the guy in the hot spring, well at least he didn’t start swimming 😂😂😂😂

I don't know about you, but this is the best thumbnail I've ever seen.

if you are old enough to have used an 8-track tape, give a 👍

We need to see a pic of this car!

Manga souka in Naha has a really good LP/CD/cassette range

Late last year I saw a second gen. Toyota Century in Houston, Texas. I was tempted to run a few red lights to catch up and get a better shot if it but I didn't. I have found out that there is at least one more in town.

my first casettes were Dolly Parton, Dionne Warwick, Paula Abdul and Lisa Standsfield... but of course, the core of my collection was mixed tapes with chopped off beginnings 😂 oh that thrill of running to the radio when that songg you were waiting for finally started playing 😊❤

Nice, always looking forward to these. On a separate note: Have either of you gotten into the Japanese beatbox and acapella scene? I know Chris beatboxes, so he might particularly find it interesting. One really incredible new group coming out of this scene is Jairo-- they're taking beatbox to an entirely new level, and I think y'all might enjoy checking them out!

I'd recommend Ojima Island on Okinawa. It's small but very chilled out with lots of cats. Not cat colony dense but felt healthier than that.

Somebody has never heard about Bata ricu. It's simple and nice.

A minimalistic thumbnail

Long live the mini disc

Do more movie recs please! Just watched "Strangers All of Us" per Pete's recommendation on a recent episode. It was really good! Not my kind of movie but I enjoyed it a lot and glad I saw it. Very effective tear jerker!

I grew up at a time when nothing beeped at you, and your car didn't scold you. Don't miss 8 Track tapes though, still have PTSD waiting for the "click" on some songs.

'90's was best era.

I can't see the thumbnail image for some reason? Is it just me?

Question: Hey Chris, I remember you either mentioning in one of your videos about Kagoshima, what is there to visit there? What's unique about it? Where can one go for a visit in Kagoshima

Is it me or is there no thumbnail for this podcast for KZfaq?

thumbnail?

Do a best of Chris & Pete on cassette!

I'm so early to one of these lol Good for Pete and his car odyssey being kinda over.

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Someone else probably already said it but there are more then one cat island also they don't always look like they came out of a war ^^V depends a lot on the time of the year you go there like in Winter chances are high that lots of them are ill but in Summer they usually look rather good especially as the people on the Islands usually feed them well. I went to Aoshima in Ehime and to TashiroJima and both are nice in their own way. Also I think there are more than enough Rabbits on Okunoshima but again also it depends a lot on what time you go. if you are lucky the island is full of baby rabbits ^^ Not an island but its also similar with the Fox Village, depending on when you go the foxes look really bad and lots of people are like "you should not go there, its animal cruelty" but when I was there the foxes all looked very healthy and most of them where completely relaxed. They did have a few in cages which isn't really good but they explained that they either had illnesses or had some trouble getting along with the other foxes so it makes sense that they take those out at least for a while.

Clean haircut, Chris

I’d heard Japan media scene described as “A country that reached the 2000’s in 1980 and never advanced since”

13:28 I used to work with a lot of japanese people and I do feel that though they are polite most of the times, those that are rude seems to go the extra mile when being rude.

Hi Chris, just FYI, I didn't notice any tension in the onsen pool in your video

On the food part of the pod... Wasn't there an episode of "Midnight Diner" which featured "Butter Rice"!? 🧈🍚🤔

The thumbnail is broken on my end.

My friend is a musician and only releases on cassette or record. No CDs.

No thumbnail, wow lol

Wow your up early ;)

Nice haircut Chris

I'd put Jimmy Hattori up against Melon Bear any day of the week!

I had a very awkward and embarrassing moment on myself back when I was 9 years old. My dad loves saunas so he decided to take me with him to this new gym near us. We we're a year into being in the UK and as north Africans we keep our private parts well... Private.. we walked in to the area with the sauna and cold dipping water wearing shorts and with some towels... As my dad opened the steam room.. 2 adult men came out of the steam completely naked with everything dangling.. I was shocked I slipped backwards and my dad covered my eyes as I stood up. We left and just didn't talk much about it 😂😂😂 it was fucking weird man, just walking in public completely naked...

Cassette tapes?! Has Japan finally made it to the 90s?

Pete should change his KZfaq channel from “I review planes now” to “I review Japanese cars now” 😆 edit: I didn’t even notice he already changed it to his real name!

"Why NOT to do in a Japanese Hot Spring" Spotify title is still janked.

Don't get a woody in the hot spring 😂

I wish I could visit a hot spring but I'm so fat and hairy that people would start screaming a gaijin bear made it inside.

I want MiniDiscs to make a comeback too.

the other point if she thinks her daughter is overweight who's fault is that ,her parents

💜💜💜

Okay, tell me about NON-STOP SOOOOOUTH

It's okay Chris, that old man won't be around for long.

The guy who ruined the train shot was amercian, not turkish!

Feed Connor to the cats.

Never thought about the cat island and the problem that it is. It's not ethical is it? To let all those cats breed without any control and then not having enough food to feed them all.

I feel like I'd enjoy the podcast more if I knew what an MOT was. Too lazy to Google it

Episodes should be 1 hour plus. 30 minutes only allows you to touch on topics and never get into the weeds. The whole point of a podcast is to have a conversation. Shouldn’t just be some bulletin board of topics you mention.

Good Podcast but now make a movement to bring back floppy drives!

To be fair I'd also get upset if ya come into the onsen filming seems fair honestly

Your thumbnail

More like the Chris Broad Extended Universe

Did Chris say Meow-shima?

hot springs = bacteria pond

Then Toyota released the Century g60 sedan and g70 suv which are worlds better hahaha

Jack it?

Don't try to spy on the girls like in naruto

I could 100% understand vynle and Cds making a comeback.. but casset recordings fucking sucked. Even the sound quality of casset tapes blows.

Is there a point when we will no longer have to hear about this car? If so, I will then subscribe.

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Interesting bit about the hot tub in the middle sandwiched between a useless Pete car story, and something else by Pete that I turned off because it was very boring.

20:28 both of you talk about Japan still connected with the 90s I give you this one: they still use fax 📠😅