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Are you eager to learn how native Japanese speakers converse? Tired of listening to slow-paced Japanese sentences in class? Our podcast is the answer to your requests. Join Makiko, a Japanese teacher, and her son Tora as they engage in lively, real-life conversations at a native speed. It might be challenging, but we're here to help you learn and speak natural, conversational Japanese. Join this mother-and-son duo and become a fan of our fun talks! よろしくね!
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S2 Eps 22 日本経済はどうしてこんなに悪いんだ?海外に来て気づいたこと。Why Is Japan’s Economy Struggling? What I Realized Abroad
もちろん。漢字にだけふりがなを付ける形で。
パースに来(き)て3週間(しゅうかん)がたちました。定期的(ていきてき)にきちんとリリースできていなくてすみません。
今回(こんかい)は海外(かいがい)に出(で)て、あらためて気(き)がついた日本(にほん)のこと。
日本(にほん)の製品開発力(せいひんかいはつりょく)、日本製品(にほんせいひん)のクオリティーの高(たか)さ、それとは到底(とうてい)見合(みあ)わない製品(せいひん)の価格(かかく)。
なぜ日本(にほん)のものはこんなにいいのに、経済(けいざい)は何十年(なんじゅうねん)も停滞(ていたい)したままなのか。
そこには複雑(ふくざつ)な事情(じじょう)が絡(から)みあった、日本独特(にほんどくとく)の経済構造(けいざいこうぞう)があるようです。
今回(こんかい)はそんな難(むずか)しいことを、ど素人目線(しろうとめせん)から話(はな)しています。笑(わら)
そんな難(むずか)しい言葉(ことば)は使(つか)ってないはずなので、ご安心(あんしん)ください。
It’s been three weeks since I arrived in Perth! Sorry we haven’t been able to release episodes regularly.
This time, we’re talking about something we’ve noticed again since being overseas: Japan and its economy.
Japan has incredible product development skills and produces such high-quality products, yet the prices often seem surprisingly low for what you get. If Japanese products are this good, why has the economy remained stagnant for decades?
It seems there’s a uniquely Japanese economic structure behind it, with many complicated factors intertwined.
In this episode, we’re trying to talk about this rather complicated topic from complete amateurs’ points of view. lol Don’t worry though—we don’t think we use too many difficult words!
2 Sept 2026
S2 Eps21 日本の夏休み、最後の日は大変!The Stressful Last Day of Summer Vacation in Japan!
最近(さいきん)アップロードが不規則(ふきそく)でごめんなさい!パースに来(く)る前(まえ)と来(き)てからでバタバタが続(つづ)いています。
もう日本(にほん)では夏休(なつやす)みが終(お)わってしまいましたが、8月31日(はちがつさんじゅういちにち)の夏休(なつやす)みの終(お)わりにあるあるについて話(はな)しました。
長(なが)い休(やす)みが終(お)わって学校(がっこう)に戻(もど)るのは誰(だれ)も気(き)が重(おも)いと思(おも)いますが、それ以上(いじょう)に大変(たいへん)な夏休(なつやす)みの宿題(しゅくだい)について話(はな)しています。
宿題(しゅくだい)が多(おお)い日本(にほん)の夏休(なつやす)み。8月31日(はちがつさんじゅういちにち)は親子共々(おやこともども)大変(たいへん)な思(おも)いをします。
みなさんの国(くに)の夏休(なつやす)みの終(お)わりはどんな感(かん)じですか?
Sorry my uploads have been a bit irregular lately! Things have been pretty hectic both before and since I arrived in Perth.
Summer vacation has already ended in Japan, but in this episode, we talk about something many Japanese families experience around August 31st—the end of summer vacation.
Going back to school after a long break is never easy, but there’s something even more stressful: summer vacation homework! Japanese students usually get quite a lot of homework over the summer, so August 31st can be a very stressful day for both kids and their parents.
What is the end of summer vacation like in your country?
25 Aug 2026
S2 Eps20
日本(にほん)では夏(なつ)といえば花火(はなび)です。花火大会(はなびたいかい)もたくさんあるし、手(て)で持(も)つ花火(はなび)でみんなで遊(あそ)んだりするのも夏(なつ)の風物詩(ふうぶつし)です。
ですが、先日(せんじつ)オーストラリアの生徒(せいと)に、オーストラリアでは花火(はなび)を買(か)うことはできない、と言(い)われました。理由(りゆう)は、花火(はなび)を使(つか)ったいたずらが多(おお)いから。
似(に)たようないたずらはアメリカにもあるそうですが、アメリカでは普通(ふつう)に花火(はなび)が買(か)えるそうです。
そんな会話(かいわ)から、今回(こんかい)は日本人(にほんじん)のモラルやマナーについて多少(たしょう)触(ふ)れながら、花火(はなび)について話(はな)しました。
みなさんの国(くに)では花火(はなび)はできますか?笑In
Japan, summer means fireworks. There are lots of fireworks festivals, and getting together with friends or family and playing with handheld fireworks is also a classic part of summer in Japan.
The other day, though, one of my Australian students told me that you can’t just buy fireworks in Australia. Apparently, one of the reasons is that people have used them for pranks and caused trouble.
I heard that similar things happen in the US too, but apparently you can still buy fireworks there.
That conversation got us talking about fireworks, and also a little bit about manners and how people behave in Japan.
So, can you buy and use fireworks in your country? Haha.
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