Interviewing Japan

Are Japanese Okay With Opposite-Sex Friends in Relationships? [JP Subs]

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• 揃う (そろう | Sorou) – To be complete; to be all present; to be ready; to be in order. Frequently used when discussing the conditions or qualities needed for certain situations, such as forming relationships or meeting exp...

  2025-05-26 13:09:52 +0000 UTC View Post

What Red Flags do Japanese Women Look for in Men? [JP Subs]

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• メンヘラ (めんへら | Menhera) – Nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person. Frequently mentioned in discussions about emotionally unstable behaviors in relationships, such as excessive messaging or dependency.

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  2025-05-24 13:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Osakans Reveal the Secrets of Kansai Dialect [JP Subs]

Important Vocabulary from the Video (EN)

• 語尾 (ごび | Gobi) – Word ending; suffix. Frequently discussed in the context of how Kansai dialect uses distinct endings, like "やねん," to add emphasis or convey tone, differing from Standard Japanese.

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  2025-05-23 06:12:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Do Japanese Women Want Mixed Race Children? [JP Subs]

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• 整う (ととのう | Totonou) – To be in order; to be arranged; to be completed; to be well-proportioned; to be settled. Frequently used to describe the appealing, well-defined facial features of mixed-race in...

  2025-05-20 10:51:12 +0000 UTC View Post

YOUTUBER Becomes Most Popular Profession in Japan - Japanese React [Japanese Subs]

*Reupload to fix some editing errors

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• 知恵 (ちえ | Chie) – Wisdom; intelligence; discernment. Emphasized as something schools should foster, contrasting with teaching specific skills like becoming a YouTuber.

2025-05-19 01:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post

I Interviewed Japanese People About AI, Technology, and ROBOTS [JP Subs]

Important Vocabulary in this Video (EN):

• 訂正 (ていせい| Teisei) – Correction; amendment; rectification. Used when revising text or fixing mistakes, such as using ChatGPT to correct Japanese or foreign language sentences.

• お題 (おだい | Odai) – Theme; s...

  2025-05-16 07:11:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Which Jobs are Considered High Status in Japan?

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• 福利厚生 (ふくりこうせい | Fukuri kōsei) – Employee welfare; employee ben. Mentioned in the context of working for large companies like Rakuten, where comprehensive benefits are seen as a reas...

  2025-05-15 04:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Is Japanese a Difficult Language? [JP Subs]

I’ll be releasing this JP-subbed video along with the Anki deck publicly on YouTube to give my regular YouTube audience a chance to test out the Patreon materials before subscribing, so as a one-time special release, the Anki deck will be available to Patrons of all tiers (attached to this post...

I Tested the SLICKEST Pickup Lines on Japanese Girls [JP Subs]

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• 女子 (じょし | Joshi) – Woman; female; girl. Frequently used to refer to women or girls in the context of their reactions to compliments or pickup lines, especially regarding feelings about being called "cu...

  2025-05-11 02:22:39 +0000 UTC View Post

An Alarming Discussion with a Japanese Street Activist [JP Subs]

Important Vocabulary in this Video (EN)

• 街宣 (がいせん | Gaisen) – Street propaganda; public speech or campaign on the street. Frequently mentioned in the context of the speaker’s public activism to raise awareness about jab-related issues...

  2025-05-10 13:04:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Japanese Girls Rate the BEST and WORST First Date Spots [JP Subs]

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• 当分 (とうぶん | Tōbun) – For the time being; for a while; for some time.
  Used when discussing the movie theater as a first date spot, noting that the topic of the movie can sustain conversation "for a...

  2025-05-09 04:43:47 +0000 UTC View Post

How do Japanese View Black People in 2025? [JP Subs]

Important vocab in this video (EN):

• かけ離れる (かけはなれる | Kakehanareru) – Be far apart; be widely different; be far removed.
  Used to describe the perceived differences between Japanese people and Black individuals, particularly ...

  2025-05-07 06:54:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Japanese Girl Murdered by Stalker Despite Calling Police 9 Times [JP Subs]

SRT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LDjsLI7Hr0wrXSGylacM6wVmrnGZK9WK/view?usp=sharing

Important Vocabulary in this Video (EN)

• 後を絶たない...

  2025-05-06 11:15:41 +0000 UTC View Post