Bon Bon Show - Episode 7

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Episode Seven is live and this time, Kirk and I chat about our new favourite game (of all time?), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It’s a lovely and sad, but amazingly well crafted turn based RPG by a new studio out of Montpellier France.

Kirk and I gush over the game and detail all the things we love about it so far. At the time of recording, we hadn’t yet finished the game. No major spoilers are chatted about but minor spoilers be warned (anything part of the initial marketing trailers and website).

As always, thanks for listening!

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Bon Bon Show - Episode 6

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Episode Six is live and this time, Kirk and I chat about the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam (JLPT), our goal of taking the N3 exam in December 2025 and some tools we will use to help us prepare!

If you are interested in the taking the JLPT exam yourself and looking for some potential resources to use in your studying, hopefully this episode can introduce you to at least one helpful tool.

As always, thanks for listening!

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Japan City Series - Chubu Area - Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken

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I kick off my Japan City series of the Chubu area with Okazaki!

The city of Okazaki is a special place for me personally since I spent 3 months there living at a home stay while going to a Japanese language school. So, even though I may have a personal bias towards Okazaki, if you plan on making a stop in Achi-ken, especially in the nearby Nagoya, here are a few reasons why Okazaki should make your list.

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