It is said that Japan is a cheap country to live in. Today we look at the real purchasing power of the yen when compared to daily items and average salaries to determine if that is the case!

Yen Purchasing Power, Japanese goods and more!

円の購買力、日本の商品など！

Cost of Living Japan:
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Japan

Cost of Living US:

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=United+States

Episode Timestamps:

Intro: (0:00)

Yen Purchasing Power: (0:18)

Japanese Goods: (34:25)

Outro: (45:08)

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Our podcast host Ayami was born and raised in Japan, but ethnically she is Taiwanese. This week we talk about her solo trip to Taiwan and the importance of heritage.

Heritage Language and Culture, Immigration and more!

先祖の言語と文化、移民など！

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Japanese Gen Z Slang and more!

Z世代の俗語など！

Slang Terms:

好きすぎて滅

ギュン

メロい

滅（めつ）なんだけど

にゃおだね

まじオワｗ

めくれる

ポパる

うま確（うまかく）

きちゃー

ビジュいい

しゃばい

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Japanese Naturalization, April Fools, Gen Z and Vaping, and more!

帰化厳格化、エイプリルフール、ｚ世代とベイプなど！

As of April 1st of this year, requirements for Japanese Naturalization became far stricter, requiring 10 years of residency as opposed to 5 along with other changes. Today we talk about what changed and why?

Naturalization Info:

https://english.visajapan.jp/qa/news20251126.html#sec11

アレクサンドラ構文:

https://rst-web.s4e.jp/blogs/blog_entries/view/79/2e8464325453361f4e5f62e21d2407e2?frame_id=2937

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Japanese Generations, Life Updates, Art and Sexuality, and more!

日本の世代、最近のアップデート、芸術とセクシュアリティなど！

You may be familiar with generations like Baby Boomer and Gen Z but did you know Japan has its own set of generations? Today we break them down!

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Japanese Genital Festivals, Old School Collectables and more!

日本の性器信仰、昔ながらのコレクターズアイテムなど！

The Honensai Festival where a giant wooden phallus is carried paraded around town has drawn some controversy. Today we talk about it as well as the role festivals like this play in Japan!

Terms you can look up👍

豊年祭

大男茎形

大縣神社豊年祭

かなまら祭

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Japan sticker trend and more!

日本のシール流行りなど！

3D stickers are exploding in popularity in Japan! Today we talk about why, and the history of fads in Japan and the US.

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Weddings in Japan, Making Foreign Friends and more!

日本の結婚、外国での友達作りなど！

Although many people see Japan as a country that values its traditional culture, the majority of weddings in Japan are actually christian style weddings. Today we talk about why as well as other aspects of weddings in Japan!

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