MLS 128: The Ladies of Japan for Black Lives feat Ryoko Ito, Maya Hatch and Naomi Kawahara

<p>The perfect guest list continues!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Ryoko Ito is an interpreter/ translator, a member of the Japan For Black Lives (JP4BL) Non-profit organization, "otaku DJ," and one of the organizers of the #1 vibe out party in japan, SpeakEasy TYO</p> <p><br></p> <p>Today she joins us with former guests, singer/songwriter, Maya Hatch and founding member of Japan for Black Lives, Naomi Kawahara.</p> <p><br></p> <p>- Ryoko's upbringing in the US and Japan.</p> <p>- Naomi, Ryoko and Maya's involvement with Japan for Black Lives.</p> <p>- The importance of educating Japanese people about race issues.</p> <p>- The difficulty of translating academic English terms to Japanese.&nbsp;</p> <p>- Doing interpretation work in the 90s and 00s for hip-hop's most well known artists visiting Japan.</p> <p>- Hanging out with Chaka Khan and Kanye &nbsp;</p> <p>- Doing interpretative work for Grammy nominated artist, Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh</p> <p>&amp; a whole lot more...</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Musical Bed Brought to you by the incredible Ra Ra Raj (Episode 114)&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Naomi appears on episode #121 with Brooklyn Terry discussing more details about Japan For Black Lives.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maya Hatch appears way back on episode #64.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Tokyo Show Spotlight: Aaron Choulai Sextet at Battica on 10/23&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>@iam.reeyo&nbsp;</p> <p>@jp4blacklives</p> <p>@fabfivetokyo&nbsp;</p> <p>@mayahatch</p> <p>@rararajbeats</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/megalateshow/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/megalateshow/support</a>