Been a while! Ohisashiburi and Gobusata, everyone! Welcome to March and to episode 63 of the Ohazassu Podcast.
Since it's been a while, bit of a catch up to start off with. Things have been hectic, but OK.
Today we covered kanji radicals (bushu) and how they can help us learn and remember characters. We also looked into some key differences between Australian and Japanese healthcare systems when specialists are involved.
Been a while since we did a chapter review of the book Bilingual Life & Reality; we covered chapter 7 in this episode, which is about accents in bilinguals.
As always, we did a Word of the Day at the end of the episode, related to one of the topics in today's episode, coz that's what we do!
Bye for now!

Japanese kanji family names and why there seems to be more North and West in the case of ～mura.

New Japanese banknotes are coming later this year; we do a quick overview of the new designs and features.

Quick review of an excellent new article by Retire Japan about university fees in Japan.

And of course - Word of the Day!

Sycophantic Starbucks. Seriously healthy snack options in Japan. Unique gift and souvenir ideas from Japan. Word of the Day.

Oshibori Shock! Quick optometrist visit. Who's heating up potato salad? Bilingual Life & Reality book review (chapter 6). Word of the Day

First episode for 2024. Earthquake and disaster prevention. About survival kits and local evacuation centers. Getting prescription glasses. Online machine translation and potential corporate data leaks. McDonald's seasonal dessert menu item starting on the 10th. Word of the Day.

New mic and PC.
Choc-mint sandwiches.
Intro/Shout-out: Interesting Japan-related X and YouTube channel covers "Goroawase" which we looked at in Ep. 43.
Bilingual Life & Reality: Chapter 5 Pt. 2 Borrowing.
Word of the Day.

End-Of-Year rubbish/garbage collection dates in Japan. KitKat meets Milo! Bilingual Life and Reality Chapter 5: Code-switching and Borrowing. Word of the Day

Yutapon (reusable and waterless hot water bottles). Public photography rules and legal stuff. Dog owners have a lower risk of developing dementia. Word of the Day.

Japan professor develops system allowing disabled people to play guitar. No video and livestreaming signs and rules in Japan. Bilingual Life & Reality book chapter summary review (chapter 4 continued). Wages and inflation. Word of the Day

Day trip to Yoro Waterfall, one of the top 100 falls in Japan. Research shows positive effects of Wasabi on memory. Bilingual life and reality book summary: Chapter 4. Word of the Day.