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2022-03-19

LWIF EP175: Life in the World’s Snowiest City | Part 1 | Aomori, Japan

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I don’t know why this surprised me, but Japan is a snowy place.

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2022-02-17

LWIF EP174: What’s Inside Japanese Fridges

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We asked five Japanese families to show us what’s inside their fridges and made a list of the most common ingredients. See the typical food found in a Japanese fridge plus what the ingredients are used for.

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2021-12-20

LWIF EP173: What Japanese REALLY Eat for Dinner

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What do Japanese people really eat for dinner? My sister-in-law and I asked Japanese families to share their real, everyday dinners with us.

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2021-12-14

LWIF EP172: Why Most Japanese Clip Art Looks Like This

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I recently made a video about what a typical Tokyo neighbourhood is like and needed a few Japanese related clip art to illustrate what I was talking about.

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2021-12-06

LWIF EP171: What Owning a Japanese Public Bath is Like

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Today we meet Sakai-san, who has run his sento (public bath) in Tokyo for 62 years.

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2021-11-24

LWIF EP170: What Japanese REALLY Eat for Lunch

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What do Japanese people really eat for lunch? My sister-in-law and I asked Japanese families to share their real, every day, lunches with us.

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2021-11-15

LWIF EP169: Is It Worth It Owning a Ramen Shop in Japan?

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Ever since I made a mini-doc on what owning a ramen restaurant in Japan is like, I’ve thought, “How much money do ramen shops make?” In Japan, ramen isn’t a really expensive food and the owners of independent shops work long hours: so is all the work worth it?

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2021-10-29

LWIF EP168: How Japan Keeps Clean

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I find that most people who visit Japan comment on how clean it is. How does Japan Keep Clean?

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2021-10-10

LWIF EP167: Why Japan Looks the Way it Does: Zoning

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If you’ve seen my videos about Japan, you may have wondered why it looks the way it does. Today I’m going to explain it through zoning.

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2021-08-31

LWIF EP166: What Japanese Frozen Meal Delivery is Like

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Previously we showed you what some frozen grocery store meals were like. This time we’re trying out a healthy frozen meal delivery service.

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