Episode Info:
In this episode, pop culture journalist Victoria L. Johnson (@sailorvictoria) speaks to Kiara aka @kiaranycjp about being a Japanese language interpreter, the hardest word she learned in Japanese, and founding the Kakkoii Social Japanese Club, where native Japanese speakers and serious learners meet, connect, and grow.
Date Recorded: Note this episode was recorded in Aug. 2025, so some parts may be outdated!
Host: Victora L. Johnson
Guest: Kiara aka @KiaraNYCJP
Episode Breakdown:
0:00:00 Intro
1:08:49 Closing thoughts
1:09:24 Outro
Transcript:
Victoria L. Johnson: It went so well! To see so many people come out to celebrate magical girls and cosplay, I was very happy. There were about 450 people who came.
Some of my favorite events or parts of the day were the music performances and crafting, but at some point, I went downstairs and came back up and people were doing choreographed dancing together by the DJ, like Precure (Pretty Cure) dances. I thought, “Well, this wasn’t on the program but this is amazing.”
The performances were another favorite part of the day. Both of them were just so amazing. Shauna MoonOpens in a new tab broke out into a split and the crowd just went wild. Machi Mahou Maid Cafe brought bubbles and glow sticks to hand out to people.