Japanese Comedian Go Takeuchi, AKA Black Samurai, joins us to talk about the changing media landscape in Japan and how it could affect the level of diversity in entertainment. Also, what do you really have to do to make it big in Japan, and why haven't any of us done it yet?Ollie's river cruise recommendation starts off so close, and ends up so far.Bobby isn't letting that Google/YouTube outage last week get in the way of him BEING CONSTANTLY ONLINE, producing mediocre content, and just generally living his best life.Topics discussed on this episode range from:Another angle for selling trainersGo's Funniest YouTube Video about how invasive Japanese people get when they meet someone mixed-raceHis go-to-tactics for avoiding annoying peopleWhat it's like to quit a talent agency in Japan, and why more and more entertainers are doing itGo's experience as a black Japanese person in the entertainment industry, and why more diverse looking talents remain rare How Bobby became the Best BobbyThe rare appearance of a VERY POLITICALLY INCORRECT Bobby Judo jokeA rundown of some of the bigger foreign(ish) names in Japanese comedy today, and which of them write their own jokesWhether or not the way foreigners portray foreignness on TV and the way in which Japan interacts with it can be harmful to real peopleWhy Japanese TV has a real "one-at-a-time" vibe when it comes to types of foreignersWhat happened to change the way Go felt about his identity issuesThe necessity of dealing with visual perceptions in comedy and the differing ways in which Western and Japanese cultures deal with itA generation gap in terms of what kind of media Japan is ready to/wants to consumeExtras are once again best described with a succession of fire emoji. A very deep dive into mostly these two topics below:Go's search for his Cameroonian father in Italy and a TV shows interest in itHis "Rental Black person" serviceGet access to the extras by supporting the podcast for less than $1 an episode at http://buymeacoffee.com. Have something you'd like to say? Send us a fax at japanbyrivercruise.comor Tweet to us at @jbrcpodContent linksThe Video of Matsumoto Interviewing Soejima Jun.... was up on Youtube but looks like the account was deletedGo’s video about the kinds of Japanese people that mixed race people hate.Social Media Links:Black Samurai: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | BlogOllie Horn: Twitter | InstagramBobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeOther things to click on Some are affiliate links because we're sell-outsWe record remotely using Squadcast and the podcast is hosted on Transistor. Bobby uses the Samson Go Mic and Ollie uses the AT2005USB mic

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