The Waiting Room

Episode 21: How to survive Japanese winters (for tourists and residents)

Episode 21: How to survive Japanese winters (for tourists and residents) The wind is biting, the toilet seat is a block of ice, the air is drier than over-salted jerky, and getting out of bed seems like a Herculean task. Yep, it’s winter in Japan. So how to you, as a tourist, get the most out of a winter visit without getting hypothermia? Or how about you, new resident in Japan, how do you keep warm without insulation? Join us to find out! #podcast #japan #winterinJapan #tourist #livinginJapan #Japanlife #winter  —————————————————— How to survive Japanese summers: https://youtu.be/VSK0PBZkKUs?si=1mqI-z0O3TaYJ36Q —————————————————— Want to drop us a line or listen on your favorite podcast app? Hit the link below: https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn [https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn] —————————————————— ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay —————————————————— Find Ante and Rachel online! ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ.ᴍ ʟᴀsᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇInstagram: https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==]Website: https://amlasermade.com/ [https://amlasermade.com/] ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʀᴏsʜɪᴍᴀ ғᴏᴏᴅ sɴᴏʙInstagram: https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== [https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==]Twitter: https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob [https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob]YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A]

Episode 20: 2024 Film & Series Wrap up + 2025 picks

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ Episode 20: 2024 Film Wrap Up ＋ Picks for 2025 Ante and Rachel talk about the good, the bad, and the boring of 2024 films and TV series, plus a look at 2025 films on their radar. #podcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcast] #films [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/films] #2024films [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/2024films] #2024TV [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/2024tv] #2025filmpicks [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/2025filmpicks]  —————————————————— Want to drop us a line or listen on your favorite podcast app? Hit the link below: https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn [https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn] —————————————————— ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay —————————————————— Find Ante and Rachel online! ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ.ᴍ ʟᴀsᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇInstagram: https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==]Website: https://amlasermade.com/ [https://amlasermade.com/] ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʀᴏsʜɪᴍᴀ ғᴏᴏᴅ sɴᴏʙInstagram: https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== [https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==]Twitter: https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob [https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob]YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A]

Episode 19: Japanese News Segment 4

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ Episode 19: Japan News! The Good, the Bad, and the Smelly WE ARE SO BACK! It’s been awhile since Ante and Rachel were able to get together and record, but the wait is over and we’re starting strong with a Japanese news episode. Prices rising in Hiroshima, gag-worthy (literally) mushrooms, and star children abound in this news-tactic episode! #podcast #japan #news #japanesenews #hiroshima #dreamination #drinkablemayo  Want to drop us a line or listen on your favorite podcast app? Hit the link below: https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn [https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn] —————————————————— ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay —————————————————— Find Ante and Rachel online! ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ.ᴍ ʟᴀsᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇInstagram: https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==]Website: https://amlasermade.com/ [https://amlasermade.com/] ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʀᴏsʜɪᴍᴀ ғᴏᴏᴅ sɴᴏʙInstagram: https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== [https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==]Twitter: https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob [https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob]YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A]

Episode 18: Halloween

Episode 18: Halloween Halloween!!! That ghoulish time of year.  Strange things happening in The Waiting Room Studio as Rachel is Missing?? Join Ante & a special guest as they talk about Halloween in Japan & touch on a few Japanese urban legends —————————————————— All music is copyright their respective owners. The Waiting Room invokes fair use and throws itself upon the mercy of the YouTube gods.  🎤Edward Barton: Its a Fine Day 🎧Produced by Edward Barton 🎤Opus III: Its a Fine Day 🎧Produced by Opus III —————————————————— #podcast #japan #halloween #japaneseculture #halloweeninjapan #japaneseurbanlegend  Want to drop us a line or listen on your favorite podcast app? Hit the link below: https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn [https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn] —————————————————— ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay —————————————————— Find Ante and Rachel online! ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ.ᴍ ʟᴀsᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇInstagram: https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==]Website: https://amlasermade.com/ [https://amlasermade.com/] ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʀᴏsʜɪᴍᴀ ғᴏᴏᴅ sɴᴏʙInstagram: https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== [https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==]Twitter: https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob [https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob]YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A]

Episode 17 - City pop

Episode 17: City Pop, it’s a whole 𝒱𝐼𝐵𝐸 Brat summer is over, besties. Time to get into your city pop era! Feeling nostalgic for the 80s? Looking for some mellow vibes and funky bass lines? Ante and Rachel have the cure as they discuss their current favorite city pop songs and talk about what makes this undefinable genre of music appeal to listeners around the globe. —————————————————— All music is copyright their respective owners. The Waiting Room invokes fair use and throws itself upon the mercy of the YouTube gods.  🎤1986 Omega Tribe: Kimi wa 1000% (VAP) 🎧Produced by Koichi Fujita 📼https://youtu.be/CYweetJWgoA?si=enXO2PC7E18SDX_0 🎤Mai Yamane: Tasogare (Continental) 🎧Produced by Makoto Matsushita 📼https://youtu.be/IhCDK_pSjnk?si=BEylvIskzb1QwhX8 —————————————————— Other samples: Real Folk Blues (Mai Yamane/Sunrise) Plastic Love (Maria Takeuchi) Ride on Time (Tatsu Yamashita) Mayonaka no door/Stay with me (Miki Matsubara) Dive (Hitomitoi) —————————————————— #podcast #japan #citypop #omegatribe #maiyamane #オメガドライブ #山根麻衣  —————————————————— Want to drop us a line or listen on your favorite podcast app? Hit the link below: https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn [https://linktr.ee/thewaitingroomjpn] —————————————————— ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛʀᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ City Lights by Octosound from Pixabay —————————————————— Find Ante and Rachel online! ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ.ᴍ ʟᴀsᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴅᴇInstagram: https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== [https://instagram.com/a.mlaser?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==]Website: https://amlasermade.com/ [https://amlasermade.com/] ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʀᴏsʜɪᴍᴀ ғᴏᴏᴅ sɴᴏʙInstagram: https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== [https://instagram.com/hiroshimafoodsnob?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==]Twitter: https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob [https://twitter.com/hroshmafoodsnob]YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A [https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC84CWKE75LUjlZt3UmaKm0A]