On this episode of Japan Station, I break down the two very different meanings of the word okuribito.

• About the 2008 Japanese film Departures (Okuribito)
• What does okuribito mean?
• What does おくりびと mean?
• What does okuribito 億り人 mean?
• The Japanese slang term okuribito
• Why it is more difficult to become an "okuribito" in Japan now
• And much more!

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