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2023-01-31

LWIF EP191: How Canadians Survive Winter

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How do people in Canada get by in the winter months? Thanks to my friend Sherman Kong, who runs Maple Leaf Survival for giving me outdoor survival tips.

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2023-01-07

LWIF EP190: What New Year’s in Japan is Like

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Filmed at the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. What New Year’s in Japan is Like.

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2022-12-21

LWIF EP189: What Rich Neighbourhoods in Tokyo are Like

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In a previous video I showed what a typical Tokyo neighbourhood looks like. But recently I wondered what I’d find if I visited some of the wealthier areas.

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2022-12-02

LWIF EP188: Japanese Food Tech for Single People

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My wife was perusing the internet and came upon some “interesting” products. I noticed quite a few of them seemed geared towards single people, so I thought, “Hey, why not test some of them out”.

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2022-11-14

LWIF EP187: What Japan Does With Its Garbage

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Ever wonder where all of the waste in Japan goes once it’s collected?

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2022-10-29

LWIF EP186: Getting to Work: Japan vs USA

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Let’s compare the commutes of someone in the USA vs Japan. Special thanks to Lisa for helping me make this video!

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2022-10-15

LWIF EP185: A not-famous dance festival in Shibuya

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My sister-in-law’s mother-in-law wanted me to film her dance troupe performing in Shibuya… so that’s what I did.

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2022-10-02

LWIF EP184: Top Japanese things we CAN’T live without!

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Since moving to Canada there were Japanese things we missed. These are the top Japanese things we’re using in Canada.

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2022-09-23

LWIF EP183: Does Japan have a Plastic Problem?

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In my videos about Japan I’ll often get comments about the amount of plastic used. Does Japan have a plastic problem?

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2022-08-10

LWIF EP182: Japanese street gutters are NOT this clean

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While browsing the depths of the internet I came across images and articles about the clean gutters of Japan. Apparently they’re so clean that koi spawn in their exceptionally clean waters. I explore this claim.

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