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

Dec 21, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What is Christmas like in Japan? (About Japanese Christmas)

Topics Discussed

  • All about Christmas in Japan
  • Japanese Christmas customs in Japan
  • All about fried chicken and Christmas in Japan
  • Why KFC is the thing to eat during Christmas in Japan
  • How Christmas is seen as a romantic...


Nov 21, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Is Japanese women's language an illusion?

Topics Discussed

  • About Japanese women's language
  • About gendered language in Japanese
  • How context affects people's speech in Japan
  • Directness vs indirectness
  • About politeness and "women's speech" in Japanese
  • About steretypical speech...


Oct 21, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's the difference: Eikaiwa vs JET? (The Good & Bad of Teaching English in Japan)

Topics Discussed

  • About teaching English in Japan
  • About working in eikaiwa (English conversation school) in Japan
  • About working on the JET Programme
  • About working as an ALT
  • About the application...


Sep 21, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's the difference: East vs West Japan?

Topics Discussed

  • Some of the differences observed in East and West Japan (higashi and nishi nihon)
  • Differences in culture and food seen in Kansai and Kanto
  • Where the border between East and West Japan is
  • The difference in how people...


Aug 7, 2022

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Why are these things so expensive in Japan? (We're especially focusing on why randoseru, fruit and delivery pizza are so expensive in Japan)

Topics Discussed

  • Whether living in Japan is expensive
  • The cost of Japanese movie theaters
  • What a randoseru is
  • The expensive price of...