Rachel and Jun

Rachel & Jun
Personal information
Nationality American (Rachel)
Japanese (Jun)
YouTube information
Channel MyHusbandisJapanese
Years active 2012 - present
Genre vlog, interview, documentary
Subscribers 632,502
(May 2016)
Total views 78,482,773
(May 2016)

Rachel and Jun are a husband-and-wife team of YouTube personalities who make videos about Japanese culture and society, and reciprocal perceptions between Japanese and Westerners.

YouTube channel

The videos of the channel consist of vlogs on various topics related to Japanese culture and society, personal experiences and daily life, and also interactions with other Japan-related vloggers.[1][2] A video of a visit to the "Fox Village" (Kitsune Mura) from Zaō (July 2015)[3] went viral and was featured on many websites.[4][5][6][7] Other videos are remarked for conveying interesting information otherwise unavailable in non-Japanese languages, like a series of videos about fast-paced house construction techniques by Toyota.[8]

Some of the videos are documentaries with interviews on specific topics. The 80-minute documentary "Black in Japan",[9] interviewing black people living in Japan, was featured in the BBC article "What's it like to be black in Japan?"[10] and in other news media websites.[11] The series of interviews and documentaries "Shokunin" introduces various crafts and artisans from Japan.[12][13]

Rachel and Jun have collaborations with other notable YouTubers such as Simon and Martina[14] and Miranda Ibañez.[15]

The couple was featured in The Japan Times[12] and in the TV show Asachan from TBS, in a section dedicated to foreign YouTube personalities based in Japan.[16][17] They are sponsored by various companies and agencies promoting international tourism such as Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism,[18][19] and Odigo Travel.[20]

In 2016, they are traveling from the northern to southern tip of Japan for the travel website Odigo, visiting a total of 20 prefectures and producing a series of travel videos.[20] They are also scheduled panel guests at at the anime convention Animazement in Raleigh, North Carolina (May 27-29, 2016).[21]

Jun has an associated channel, Jun's Kitchen, where he posts videos about cooking and culinary arts[22] (the appeal of the videos is increased by his interactions with his cat Kohaku).[23][24]

Personal life

Rachel and Jun Yoshizuki (嘉月 淳 Yoshizuki Jun) met at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in 2010. They married in 2011 but spent four years in a long distance relationship while Jun finished his studies in Japan and Rachel served out a contract as an officer in the United States Air Force in the US.[25] During this period they started a YouTube channel together as a project to keep them in touch, where they created videos about their experiences and topics related to Japanese and American cultures. The initial name of the channel, MyHusbandisJapanese, was created by Jun as a funny reference to Japanese pop culture, inspired by the title of the manga series My Darling Is a Foreigner.[26] The channel proved to be popular and became an increasing priority in their lives.[12] After her job contract expired, Rachel moved to Nagoya in Japan to live together with Jun.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Ashlynn Green (December 30, 2015). "Interview with Youtube Sensations Rachel & Jun". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Découvrez et rencontrez "Rachel & Jun", le couple mixte star de Youtube". DozoDomo.com. January 27, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Rachel and Jun (July 1, 2015). "Fox Village in Zao Japan! 蔵王きつね村・kitsune mura". Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Take A Tour Of Japan's Fox Village". Digg. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "A Video Tour of Japan's Fox Village, Home to Over 200 Foxes". Tastefully Offensive. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "This Fox Village In Japan Is Even Cuter Than It Sounds". Distractify.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Everyone should immediately move to this Japanese fox village". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Watch Toyota Snap A Two-Story Home Together Like Lego Bricks". Motherboard (Vice.com). January 10, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ Rachel and Jun (September 16, 2015). "Black in Japan". Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ Mike Wendling (October 19, 2015). "What's it like to be black in Japan?". BBC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ Rachael Krishna (October 19, 2015). "Eight People Explain What It's Like To Be Black In Japan". BuzzFeed. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 Delaney Lake (April 20, 2015). "Rachel & Jun". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ Rachel and Jun. "Shokunin series". Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ Martina Stawski (October 14, 2015). "What surprises us about Japan and South Korea". Eat Your Kimchi. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ Rachel and Jun (October 25, 2015). "Top 5 Favorite Japanese Snacks! "うす塩味"ってどう？". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2015年2月6日放送　5:30 - 8:00　TBS あさチャン！". February 6, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ "あさチャン！ 2015年2月6日放送回". February 6, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ Ministry of Tourism (Indonesia) (December 10, 2015). "Indonesia Travel Challenge". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  19. ↑ Rachel and Jun (March 4, 2016). "Our trip to Bali!". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  20. 1 2 Rachel and Jun (December 31, 2016). "Where should you visit in Japan? How to plan your trips!". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Animazement News". Animazement. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Jun's Kitchen: Meet Jun And Kohaku, The Human-Cat YouTube Cooking Team". Headlines and Global News (HNGN.com). February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  23. ↑ Andrea Romano (February 3, 2016). "Cat is the cutest sous chef while his human makes a Japanese style omelette". Mashable. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  24. ↑ Dana Hatic (February 4, 2016). "The Cuddliest Sous Chef of All Time Is a Fluffy Cat Named Kohaku". Eater.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  25. 1 2 Rachel and Jun (October 6, 2014). "My (previous) job, answering all your questions 私の経歴 Q&A". Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Rachel and Jun FAQ". January 29, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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