Rachel and Jun

The videos on the Rachel and Jun and Rachel & Jun's Adventures! channels 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.{{cite web| title = Interview with Youtube Sensations Rachel & Jun| author = Ashlynn Green| date = December 30, 2015| url = http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/| accessdate = May 25, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160611014318/http://elisepehrson.com/2015/12/interview-with-youtube-sensations-rachel-jun/| archive-date = June 11, 2016| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}}{{cite web | title = Interview: Découvrez et rencontrez "Rachel & Jun", le couple mixte star de Youtube | author = | publisher = DozoDomo.com | date = January 27, 2016 | url = http://dozodomo.com/bento/2016/01/27/decouvrez-et-rencontrez-rachel-jun/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016 | archive-date = December 1, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201082034/https://dozodomo.com/bento/2016/01/27/decouvrez-et-rencontrez-rachel-jun/ | url-status = dead }} The initial name of the Rachel and Jun channel, "MyHusbandisJapanese", was created by Jun as a reference to Japanese pop culture, inspired by the title of the manga series My Darling Is a Foreigner. The breakthrough was the video "What NOT to do in Japan", in March 2012, which quickly amassed hundreds of thousands of views (at the moment of its launch they had about a dozen subscribers).{{cite web | title = The YouTube stars who teach the world about Japan | author= Bryan Lufkin| publisher = BBC | date = September 20, 2018| url = http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180919-the-vlogging-duo-on-youtube-who-teach-the-world-about-japan | accessdate = September 21, 2018}} The channel proved to be popular and became an increasing priority in their lives.{{cite web | title = Rachel & Jun | author= Delaney Lake| publisher = The Japan Times | date = April 20, 2015| url = http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/04/20/digital/rachel-jun/#.ViTnQCuLWBR | accessdate = October 20, 2015}} A video of a visit to the "Fox Village" (Kitsune Mura) from Zaō (July 2015) went viral and was featured on many websites.{{cite web| title = A Video Tour of Japan's Fox Village, Home to Over 200 Foxes| author = | publisher = Tastefully Offensive| date = | url = http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2015/07/video-tour-of-japans-fox-village.html| accessdate = October 20, 2015| archive-date = October 7, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151007051546/http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2015/07/video-tour-of-japans-fox-village.html| url-status = dead}}{{cite web | title = This Fox Village In Japan Is Even Cuter Than It Sounds | author = | publisher = Distractify.com | date = | url = http://distractify.com/animals/2015/07/02/fox-village-looks-amazing-1228404216 | accessdate = October 20, 2015 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060810/http://distractify.com/animals/2015/07/02/fox-village-looks-amazing-1228404216 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | title = Everyone should immediately move to this Japanese fox village | author= | publisher = The Daily Dot | date = 10 July 2015| url = http://www.dailydot.com/lol/fox-village-japan/| accessdate = October 20, 2015}}

Some of the videos are documentaries with interviews on specific topics. The 80-minute documentary "Black in Japan", interviewing black people living in Japan, was featured in the BBC article "What's it like to be black in Japan?"{{cite web | title = What's it like to be black in Japan? | author= Mike Wendling| publisher = BBC | date = October 19, 2015| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34550264 | accessdate = October 20, 2015}} and in other news media websites.{{cite web | title = Eight People Explain What It's Like To Be Black In Japan | author= Rachael Krishna| publisher = BuzzFeed | date = October 19, 2015| url = https://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/explain-what-its-like-being-black-in-japan#.yc2oz5QMeR | accessdate = October 20, 2015}} Other videos synthesize information about Japanese society that is not readily available in English, as in the case of the video about the women's reaction on Twitter to the news that the Tokyo Medical University rigged test scores to admit fewer female candidates.

In 2016, they traveled from the northern to southern tip of Japan for the travel website Odigo (now {{ill|Tokyo Creative|ja}} Travel), visiting a total of 20 prefectures and producing a series of travel videos. They were also scheduled panel guests at the anime convention Animazement in Raleigh, North Carolina (May 27–29, 2016).{{cite web | title = Animazement News | author= | publisher = Animazement | date = | url = http://www.animazement.com/news/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}

The couple were featured in BBC, The Japan Times, Japan Today{{cite web | title = Japanese-American YouTube couple discuss marital arguments, culture clash | author= Evie Nyan| publisher = Japan Today | date = May 10, 2017| url = https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/japanese-american-youtube-couple-discuss-marital-arguments-culture-clash | accessdate = September 21, 2018}} and in the TV show Asachan from TBS, in a section dedicated to foreign YouTube personalities based in Japan.{{cite web | title = 2015年2月6日放送 5:30 - 8:00 TBS あさチャン！ | author= | publisher = | date = February 6, 2015| url = http://datazoo.jp/w/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3/21653348 | accessdate = October 20, 2015}}{{cite web | title = あさチャン！ 2015年2月6日放送回 | author = | publisher = | date = February 6, 2015 | url = http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/kansai/program/mbs/45013/342658/ | accessdate = October 20, 2015 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192419/http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/kansai/program/mbs/45013/342658/ | url-status = dead }}

Rachel and Jun have collaborations with other notable YouTubers such as Simon and Martina,{{cite web | title = What surprises us about Japan and South Korea | author = Martina Stawski | publisher = Eat Your Kimchi | date = October 14, 2015 | url = http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/surprises-about-japan-and-south-korea/ | accessdate = May 25, 2016 | archive-date = June 24, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160624201637/http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/surprises-about-japan-and-south-korea/ | url-status = dead }} Sebastiano Serafini, The Anime Man, einshine, and Miranda Ibañez.

Jun has an associated channel, Jun's Kitchen, where he posts videos about cooking and culinary arts{{cite web | title = Jun's Kitchen: Meet Jun And Kohaku, The Human-Cat YouTube Cooking Team | author= | publisher = Headlines and Global News (HNGN.com) | date = February 2, 2016| url = http://www.hngn.com/articles/177123/20160208/juns-kitchen-meet-jun-kohaku-human-cat-youtube-cooking-team.htm | accessdate = May 25, 2016}} (the appeal of the videos is increased by his interactions with his cats Haku, Nagi, Poki, and Pichi).{{cite web | title = Cat is the cutest sous chef while his human makes a Japanese style omelette | author= Andrea Romano| publisher = Mashable | date = February 3, 2016| url = http://mashable.com/2016/02/03/cat-japanese-omelette/#c_JkfUh.u8qQ | accessdate = May 25, 2016}}{{cite web | title = The Cuddliest Sous Chef of All Time Is a Fluffy Cat Named Kohaku | author= Dana Hatic| publisher = Eater.com | date = February 4, 2016| url = http://www.eater.com/2016/2/4/10916368/cat-sous-chef-japan-omelette-cooking-video | accessdate = May 25, 2016}} He also has an additional personal vlog channel, titled Jun Yoshizuki, which hosts more informal cooking, DIY, and gardening videos.

Rachel is from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rachel (b. 1988) and {{nihongo|Junichi "Jun" Yoshizuki (b. 1989)|葦月淳一|Yoshizuki Jun'ichi}} 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 an obligation as an officer in the United States Air Force.

Rachel and Jun live in Fukuoka with their four cats, Kohaku, Poki, Nagi and Pichi.

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• [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4yqcgz49APdbgj0OMv7jpA Rachel and Jun YouTube channel]
• [https://www.youtube.com/user/JunsKitchen Jun's Kitchen YouTube channel]
• [https://www.youtube.com/user/RachelandJunExtra Rachel and Jun's Adventures! YouTube channel]
• [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3g2Y_w3Fp4QA7VuTa0YUA Jun Yoshizuki YouTube channel]
• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180921115117/https://junskitchen.com/about/ Jun's Kitchen website]}}

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