LWIF EP113: Let’s Talk About Weird Japan

Thanks to the Great Courses Plus for sponsoring the video. You can get a FREE trial of the Great Courses Plus by going to TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/lifewhereimfrom. The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through a web browser to almost anyone in the world and optimized for the US, UK and Australian markets. The Great Courses Plus is currently working to both optimize the product globally and accept credit card payments globally. “What do you find weird about Japan?” That’s actually a question I got asked while doing an interview. I’ve always avoided talking about the weird, the wacky Japan. I made videos to show the everyday Japan. However, that question never quite stopped bouncing around in my skull. What do you think foreigners would find weird about your country? Special thanks to: – All interviewees – That Japanese Man Yuta (interviewer) https://www.youtube.com/user/YPlusShow – Only in Japan (mascot footage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVNEV9yeuqk – Tofugu (Why do Japanese TV Shows Have Little Boxes of Celebrity Reactions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_nScf0alik – Supporters on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lifewhereimfrom Additional Information Sources: – Inemuri http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160506-the-japanese-art-of-not-sleeping?ocid=twfut – Goya Sensei https://twitter.com/goyasensei – Goya-kun http://www.yurugp.jp/vote/detail.php?id=00000346 – Goya-kun fan club http://gohyakun.com/ – Funassyi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuPEfI5f2j4 – AKB48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkHlnWFnA0c – Crayon Shin-chan – Yokai Watch – Friends – The Big Bang Theory – Katy Perry – California Gurls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4 – Ariana Grande – God is a woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLHSlExFis – Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri by Jere Samuli Perttula https://www.flickr.com/photos/37935939@N04/9234334360/in/photostream/ – Goya – By User:加藤寿一 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33668977 – Goya – By あなたのサンドバッグになりたい – 投稿者自身による作品, CC 表示-継承 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9989050