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Hosted by No Ginger · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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Welcome to No Ginger with Samar and Ash- a podcast for those who wish to find out if the challenges and funny moments in Japan’s international community have solutions or if everything is really ”しょうがない”.
No Ginger hosts No Ginger (しょうがない）- Life in Japan, a society show with 21 episodes published.
This week, we are back with tea! Tokyo just got crowned the #2 nightlife city in the world, but Samar begs to differ. We’ve got a guy finessing 250 fake hotel reservations (why tho), and the internet panicking over “fore
In this episode, Samar and Ash read an email from a foreign man dating a Japanese woman — and he’s spiraling. She’s ordering for him. Speaking for him. Stepping in before he even gets to say “kore kudasai.” He’s worried
Listen. It’s hot. Unreasonably hot. Hell’s sauna on discount. And the deodorant? A lie. On this week's episode of No Ginger (しょうがない), Ash and Samar heroically risk heatstroke and social cancellation to investigate why Ja
On this week’s No Ginger （しょうがない）, Samar and Ash break ground on old houses and old revenge plots. They dig into the too-good-to-be-true world of cheap abandoned akiya in Japan—complete with earthquake risks, ghostly yok
Can you really move to Japan with just a thousand bucks? (Spoiler: kinda... but also, absolutely not.) This week on No Ginger (しょうがない), Samar and Ash break down the real costs of starting life in Japan—from dodgy shareho
Is Tokyo really that lonely? Or are we just bad at making friends? In this episode of No Ginger (しょうがない), Samar and Ash get real about what it’s like trying to build genuine connections in Japan’s infamously reserved cap
This week on No Ginger (しょうがない), we read a listener email that left us speechless: He went on dates with two different men in Japan… both of them turned out to be married, with wives, and no remorse. We’re joined by our
A listener missed their train because there were literally no signs. We rant about the confusing reality of Japan’s train stations (we’re looking at you, Shibuya), whether locals even understand the signs, and how these
On this week's episode, a Japanese listener messaged us because she's working with foreigners who chew with their mouths open, and she’s losing her mind. She wants to know if it’s okay to say something, or if she just ha
This week on No Ginger, you are invited to tea. Samar covers The Guardian’s story on Japan’s dying drinking culture. Ash takes us through the Mainichi 2024 year-end roundup until she gets stuck on the resignation agency
Can you really take your yen with you when you leave Japan? Or does the country keep a little piece of your paycheck forever? This week, Samar kicks things off with a shouganai about a friend who got mad that people were
In this episode, Ash and Samar's friendship is tested. They’re joined by their friend and game master, Tof, as they dive into a wild listener story that’ll make you rethink who you trust. A first-year university student
In this episode of No Ginger, we dive into the hilarious, frustrating, and eye-opening realities of intercultural dating in Japan. A listener writes in to share her struggles with a central European boyfriend who sees Ja
This week, it’s a whirlwind of shouganai moments and language learning chaos. Samar kicks things off with a hilariously frustrating tale of being trapped in a parking lot (with no way out but acceptance). Ash follows up
Samar and Ash share a cup of a Japanese favorite: TEA! Served piping hot, Samar and Ash share questionable political rhetoric, the one family that keeps getting married, and their usual shouganai moments. No uteruses wer
In this wild episode of No Ginger, we dive into an unbelievable listener story straight from Tokyo's Chuo Line. A British man's crossed leg sparks the fury of a Japanese salaryman, leading to a physical altercation and a
In this week's episode, our emailer shares his concerns over potentially being single forever (a dog in the streets). Ash and Samar are joined by a special guest, Tof, to dissect the cheating and dating culture of Japan.
In this week's episode, a British gentleman emails us, utterly baffled by the mystery that is bicyclists in Japan. Are there actually rules for bicyclists, or is it just a case of しょうがない and hoping for the best? Buckle u
In this week's episode, we hear from an emailer who broke their foot on their BIRTHDAY and the doctors who dropped the ball. Samar and Ash dive into whether this is an unusual occurrence or is it truly No Ginger (しょうがない)
A Japanese cafe staff member seeks help: can anything be done about Americans testing out Duolingo Japanese? Samar and Ash debate what it means to be a language user or a language nuisance. Join us for some hot takes on
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