Guest: Mika Koyama
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Mika and I chat about some of the differences between Japanese and American culture and the following topics:
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Japanese healthcare vs American healthcare
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Taking care of the elderly
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The most polite country in the world
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Is hugging and kissing taboo?
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過労死 (karoshi)= death from overworking
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Taking a risk
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Everywhere Japanese Japanese Japanese
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We all love something exotic
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Strange Japanese to English translations
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Why isn’t American football more popular around the world?