Duncan and Joel discuss a Dads get - together (piss up) where they find out they've reached real listeners and have actually helped them! Further promises are made to connect with Dads on Instagram at Dad Club Japan.  We aim to connect with fathers here in Japan and everywhere!   As Dads we all share some similarities and discussing those things which we find challenging can be therapeutic. Let's face it.  We are not the most needy of groups out there in society, but we do experience the ups and downs in life.  Who else, if not other dads, know what we're going through ..read more

Joel poses a question to Duncan in this episode: What are your values?  Joel tries to explain what he defines as 'values', and gives an example of what one of his values is.  He then admits that although his value is defined, he has found recently that he is not living out his value in the way he intended. Duncan admits there is confusion in this current generation about what we should value and who we should be valuing. Food for thought. Do you know your own values ..read more

Duncan discusses his experience back in the UK during the Christmas/New Years holidays. Although a mostly positive experience, aware that he did a brilliant job at keeping everyone happy but he expresses some regret at not being in the moment, and talking more in depth with his family members. Joel raises the issue of discipline, punishment and reward in relation to his sons being addicted to video games.  Facing challenges in having his sons listen to him, he has resorted to taking away their beloved Nintendo Switch. This episode explores discipline for children in Japan.  Both Dun ..read more

As the end of the calendar year approaches, Duncan and Joel look back at 2023 and assess what they are grateful for. We're grateful to you for listening and we would really appreciate some feedback on this episode or any other episode. Thanks as always, and hope to hear from you! Peace and Love! Joel Duncan ..read more

In what will be the final episode recorded in Canada, Duncan questions Joel on his last month in Canada. Discussed are the lessons learned for Joel trying trying to integrate him and his son into Canadian life and how things might have gone differently if there were more time, and the experience for Joel's son as a student in a Canadian school ..read more

Hello to all you amazing Dads (and others)! In this episode... Joel and Duncan discuss Joel's trip home to Canada. Duncan asks about Joel's motives for his 3.5 month visit: >to have his son go to primary school in Canada for 3 months >to celebrate the life of Joel's mother who passed on in March >to level up some new skills with focused work >to have his his son experience living abroad We hope you enjoy the episode and perhaps even find it helpful. Please rate the episode if you enjoyed listening: It will help us uncover some new topics.  Happy Fathering!     ..read more

This episode is gold!  Must listen content right here! If you're a father of a mixed/bicultural/half Japanese, half whatever nationality you are, then this episode will resonate deeply with you! Duncan found our latest guest - Jamie - recently at a language school here in Fukuoka. Jamie is mixed heritage: part British, part Japanese.   His father is English, his mother Japanese. As fathers of bicultural children ourselves, Duncan and Joel had a multitude of questions to ask Jamie. Topics like: >how his parents met  >where he plans to live in the future >what passp ..read more

It's the most awesome day of the year for Dads: Fathers Day!! After a an exciting evening of the June edition of the Dads Club Social (held once a month in Fukuoka), Duncan and Joel get together in the Record Room to record a fathers day episode. Be sure to listen carefully as Duncan announces an event he is organizing for the last weekend in July. Hope your Fathers Day 2023 was a great one ..read more

Duncan and Ken continue their conversation in an extended recording session (hence Pt.2) where our guest reveals how he learnt his style of parenting from his own parents.  They also discuss how to balance discipline duties with the mothers of their children and the difficult issue of limiting ‘screen time.’  This is Part 2 of the chat with Ken.  Be sure to check out Part 1 (Episode 17) where you can hear him and Duncan talk about his recent trip to visit his young daughters  who have been living away in the U.K for 8 months, the changes he noticed in them and how he and hi ..read more

Duncan sits down with Ken, a Japanese Dad whose young daughters moved to the U.K 8 months ago.  They discuss how his recent trip to visit them went, the changes he noticed in them and how he and his ex-wife came to the decision for their children to move away from Japan.  This is Part 1 of the chat with Ken.  Be sure to check out Part 2 (Episode 18) where you can hear him and Duncan talk about parenting styles learnt from parents, balancing discipline duties with the mothers of their children and the difficult issue of limiting ‘screen time.’  ..read more