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Amakara Japan
By Michelle WagleySociety & Culture
Amakara Japan episodes
- Amakara Japan Ep. 27 - Changing the Japanese school year
This week, Steven, Michelle and Yasushi discuss the impacts and possible changes to the school year due to Covid-19. Discussions from the Japanese governments address starting the school year in September as opposed to April to coincide with international schooling systems.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1071/
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Education/September-school-year-to-put-Japan-in-line-with-world21 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 26 - Why Japan's numbers seem so lowThis week, Steven, Yasushi and Michelle discuss why the Covid-19 cases in Japan seem to be on the lower end compared to the rest of Europe and the US.21 min
- Amakara Japan Ep. 25 - Getting to know your podcasters - Part 3
The last of getting to know your podcasters as we discuss the cultural aspects we want to adopt into our home countries vs. the aspects we are glad aren't apart of our home culture.
24 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 24 - Getting to know your podcasters - Part 2
We're back again this week discussing more about ourselves and what we miss about our travels, as well as the things we were glad to get back in our home countries
25 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 23 - Getting to know your podcasters
In this episode, we decided to take an escape from the real world and let our listeners get to know the real us and our experiences in each other's respective countries. So come listen to Yasushi's take on American culture and Steven and Michelle's first impressions of Japan. Enjoy!
21 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 22 - The Role Reversal of Nations with COVID-19
In our last episode, the Coronavirus was mostly a focus only in Asia and eastern countries. Yet within a couple of weeks, the whole world has been affected and in this episode, Yasushi, Steven and Michelle discuss why Japan goes about business as normal while the rest of the world shuts down.
20 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 21 - The Coronavirus... of course we are talking about itThe hot topic this week all over Japan (and all over the rest of the world too) is the Coronavirus, so of course Yasushi, Steven and Michelle are discussing it. School closures, limited large gatherings, the reasoning behind it all -- we talk about all of it and how it's affecting everyone's lives and the Japanese economy.20 min
- Amakara Japan Ep. 20 - Banning sexism at the University of Tokyo
This week, Yasushi, Steven and Michelle discuss the recent decision of the University of Tokyo (Todai) to ban clubs that discriminate against women.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13082948
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13054988https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/world/asia/tokyo-university-women-japan.html16 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 19 - Overtourism
In this recording, Yasushi, Steven and Michelle discuss the ever rampant topic of overtourism in Japan's most popular areas and ways the government is hoping to tackle the crowds for the future
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005970099
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13060063
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190920/p2a/00m/0na/022000c
17 min - Amakara Japan Ep. 18 - Face mask cultureThis week, Yasushi, Steven, and Michelle discuss the face mask culture in Japan. We discuss customer service staff wearing masks, the fashion statements of mask-wearing and the outbreak of the coronavirus and the lack of masks available.https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/policies-differ-concerning-retail-staff-wearing-face-masks-to-ward-off-coldshttps://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/why-do-japanese-people-wear-surgical-masks-its-not-always-for-health-reasons14 min
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Discussing the news of Japan that might not hit international headlines