Virtual Abroad Japan (Bilingual Radio EN&JP)

We have a big accounce today. As a matter of fact, we made a YouTube Channel to make our radio more useful. Specifically, you can learn our podcast audio with subtitles and script. Japanese is such a complex language, so that more often than not, subjects or verbs are omitted in daily conversations. So it is important to learn this kind of usage from real conversations with subtitles.

Another thing to be mentioned here is that we also created an Instagram account to make a more interactive place with you. With Instagram, we can get your frank feedbacks more easily and more importantly, we will feel more connected. On top of that, we believe by sharing visual images of Japan, you can get a feel for Japanese culture vividly.

Our plan is that we firstly focus on attaching subtitles and scripts to all episodes we have gone through on Podcast, and upload them on YouTube up until Jan or Feb, then restart podcast again.

Thank you for your support. Let's make our study better together.

YouTube Channel：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe9NsSBZKmqm_aW_eJqbsrQ/featured

Instagram account：https://www.instagram.com/virtual.abroad.japan

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Today, we have so many services using sharing economy system all over the world. This week, we talk about the trend of business in Japan and Australia. 

Do you know why Uber have not been able to extend theire business in Japan?Let's have a look at so tight businesses right now. 

【Beginner】Do you know what words are used to express the sound of dogs barking in Japnase? There is so many onomatopoeia related to animal voice. In each language, onomatopoeia is, of course, different. At this time, we talk about how Japanese feel the voice of animals and made onomatopoeia. On top of that, we compare it to English ones

【Beginner】

Animations, robots, architectures ... when it comes to Japan, technological advancement might pop into your mind. But is Japan REALLY highly advanced?? What we see from out of Japan and living in Japan is different, as some people may have experienced. Japan... until recently, used stamp as a formal act of approval, and some important paperwork are not digitalized. This triggered workers physically head to work, despite COVID-19. 

We will dig deeper into where Japan really is at, with digitalization. 

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【Beginner】

What was your high school life like? What subjects did you do? 

What courses did Japanese students do?? Knowing these little school life in Japan could come in handy when talking to local people. 

Let's surprise the locals with our abundance of Japanese knowledge on school. 

Thanks for listening this week as well guys!

see you next week!

【Beginner】

Have you seen discount stores in your store? and you could literally stay ther forever? Well, Japan has one as well, but trust me. Daiso is next level discount stores.

Anything you wish that would make your home more "fancy", "relaxed", "customised". Go to Daiso first. You will find something you will like, and purchase more than what you need. It's like Kmart, but at discounted price. 

If you are ever starting a new life in Japan, or travelling around Japan and need something, Daiso is the place to go (and possibly don quijote ;) )

旅行先に何が必要か分からない！新生活で何買おう、どこで買おう！！そんな時あなたはどこに行きます？

そう、我々のお財布の味方、100円ショップ

ここに行けば何でもある、そしてお手頃価格でいつもお世話になっていた！そんな100円ショップを今回英語で紹介するよ！

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What's your thought on Tattoos?

Living outside of Japan, I have seen many people with tattos for fashion or with deep meaning, and I personally have been thinking about poossible tatto I could get (shhh dont tell my parents)

Compared to outside of Japan, people have less tattoos on them. It really is more of European culture, at least from my perspective.

So how is tattoos viewed in Japan??

今週は日本でのタトゥーについてです！海外に比べると日本人でタトゥーをしている人が極めて少ないイメージですが、タトゥーは世界的にはどう思われているのでしょう？会社ではどういうイメージを持たれているのでしょうか？

私は個人的にはもう少ししたらタトゥー欲しいかも、と思い始めてきました。ただオーストラリア歴が長い私でも「日本人の感覚」というのも持っているので即決はできないです。文化や育った環境とは面白いものですね。

では是非今週のポッドキャストをどうぞ！

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This is our First COLLABODATION PODCAST!! HOORAY!!

This time, we have Nina from Nina maku (she has her own YouTube channel on living in Japan so go check that out after listening to her speak here!)

Until now, we have only had perspectives from Josh and Janet, but Nina has lived in Japan AND the Netherlands, speaks English, Japanese and Dutch, AND works in Japan currently. 

She has done an exchange and studied in Japan as a university student as well, which you may be quite interested in!

Enjou our collaboration podcast!

マ？ワロタ、とりま聞いて！

These are all modern day slangs (that older generation might not quite understand). These slangs come out every year, and build our slang dictionary. Interesting enough, these slangs are heavily influenced by JKs (joshi-kousei - high school girls). If you start to use slangs in Japanese, you might as well be considered quite fluent in Japanese (but make sure you think of time, place and occasion ;) ) 

We will explore more in depth of Japanese slangs from old to new.Enjoy this week's podcast! 

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What types of online dating apps have you used before? Tinder? Bumble?

Well, Japan has their own type of what we call "Matching apps"（マッチングアプリ）. When it comes to Japan, they put 110% dedication and committment into things. 

You get to filter the type of people you would like to meet, depending on their: height, salary, if they want kids, where you are from, where you live, and even when your day offs are.

As far as I know, this is far more sophisticated filtering method compared to tinder. Interested in the app? Well let us enlighten you, through Janet's experience of using the app. 

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