How Japan's Gen Z is Changing Japan and Why You Should Go to the Countryside | EP #12

Riko is a self-taught English speaker from Kagoshima, Japan. This is her story on how she is not a typical Japanese woman, and how learning English and traveling opened her worldview.

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Time stamps:

0:00 Intro
0:28 Who is Riko and where is Kagoshima?
2:07 What is a Gyaru anymore?
3:33 Conservative Japan and Women becoming independent
5:28 Was your mindset more independent before learning English?
7:42 Hanging out with Japanese people who only speak Japanese
9:44 What are the best things about Kagoshima (Countryside Japan)
11:11 Best Kagoshima foods and time to visit
12:33 Best Tea in Japan (Itoen)
13:45 Japanese Moms and Female Pressure in Japan
15:40 Women over 25 are Expired Christmas Cake??
17:30 Do young people care about Japan's Declining Birthrate?
18:55 Japanese Gen Z Slang
22:13 New English and Japanese Language is not understandable
23:05 Young Japanese Don't Drink With Their Older Colleagues Anymore
24:29 The GAIJIN Card and being Foreign in Japan
26:55 People Don't Like American English speaking Japanese Girls?
28:04 People Want Validation of their Idea of "What is a Japanese girl like"
28:51 Showing a More Diverse Side of Japan
32:28 Implementing Good Sides of Japanese and American Culture into Life
33:25 BIGGEST Culture Shock in America (Wrapping Gifts)


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