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Ichimon Japan: A Podcast About Japan and the Japanese Language by JapanKyo.com

Dec 26, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What annoys you about living in Japan?

Topics Discussed

  • Some annoying things you might encounter while living in Japan
  • The annoying practice of book stores in Japan sorting books by publisher rather than author
  • Justifications for why bookstores in Japan arrange books...


Dec 21, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Who got it more wrong: MatPat or Tony? (This episode is a follow up to episode 11 of Ichimon Japan which focused on the so-called Curse of the Colonel. The episode was recorded in order to address inaccuracies found in that episode.)

Topics Discussed

  • A brief summary of the Curse...


Dec 7, 2020

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is yakitori?

Topics Discussed

  • What yakitori is
  • The difference between yakitori when it is written using kanji and when it is written using only hiragana
  • What qualifies as yakitori
  • An overview of the history of yakitori
  • The supposed origin story of the skewered sparrows that...