Before I Leave
Matt Marmaduke pitches jobs, $1 housing and a new life in V’ren-majority towns—and more than 600 Tokyo residents step forward to apply.
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Japan
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An Hour With The Mayor
Tokyo’s mayor pushes Matt Marmaduke to explain the real offer: jobs, $1 housing, family life and a chance to build new V’ren-majority towns on Earth.
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Skate or Die
Maja Zhang hits Tokyo’s skate scene with Rita and two V’ren pages, where famous skaters turn a promised lesson into an unforgettable first-contact night.
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Tokyo Night Out
Tokyo nightlife turns viral as MJ, Kevin and Y’kem explore Shinjuku, trade culture, hit karaoke and discover first contact can look like a night out.
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Dinner Q&A With Matt and the Ladies
First contact gets wonderfully ordinary aboard a Tokyo ferry as V’ren discuss chopsticks, alien seafood, ramen, wasabi, pages and feeling at home too.
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Ferry to Tokyo
Matt and T’mari sail for Tokyo, reuniting with T’monn and L’tani as jealousy, love, and a new V’ren family finds shape.
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Kitakyushu Port
At Kitakyushu Port, Matthew Marmaduke and T’mari board for Tokyo amid V’ren diplomacy, security, press and local warmth.
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We Are Still Here
Matt Marmaduke and T’mari discuss Hiroshima, family memory, V’ren culture, leadership, Japan, grief, duty, and defiance.
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Tokyo, Take One
V’ren teens arrive in Tokyo by shuttle, face cameras, makeup, onigiri, and their first live Japanese television TV show.
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The Hill of Shadows
At Hiroshima’s Hill of Shadows, M.J uncovers Nikura and Tibbets ancestry, connecting survival, memory, and family ties.