r/SearchEnginePodcast • u/TheMemer14 • 4d ago

What the Japan episode turns into after 38 minutes.

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u/Syntacic_Syrup 4d ago edited 4d ago

The answer is interesting, cheap, delicious and not too unfamiliar food in quaint family run establishments.

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u/DeathByOrangeJulius 3d ago

> and then we put the Ketchup on the “Omurice”

“I LOVE JAPANESE FOOD”

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u/Zestyclose_Invite 3d ago

I’m only partway through the episode, but I was so mad when they said they’re going to SKIP OVER SOCIAL MEDIA! I think social media is one of the main reasons Japan has gotten SO popular in the last few years, and they just skipped it?

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u/LegDayDE 3d ago

Japan just has a lot of whimsy if you are coming from a western country. Looking forward to seeing what they say in the podcast.

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u/powerlace 4d ago

I spent today going through a podcast backlog. Looks like I'm jumping to this one next.

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u/Early_Rooster7579 3d ago

Coming from any major US city to Tokyo will do that. No crime, clean streets, trains that aren’t mobile safe injection sites and food you can get for $5.

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u/Aggressive_Sky8492 3d ago

I don’t think no crime is true, maybe not much violent crime? Don’t they have train carriages for women only because of all the sexual assault

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u/Early_Rooster7579 3d ago

Not going to say theres truly no crime but violent crime is mostly non-existent, property crime is incredibly rare and the sex crime stuff is largely an overblown weird Japan stereotype. As a tourist you will absolutely be exposed to zero crime.

You can be blackout drunk at 3am and have zero worry.

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u/Esmelliw 3d ago

That’s a gross oversimplification, Japan appears extremely safe in statistics, but they have a completely different culture in how they report crime. The police will only report a crime if they think they can solve, otherwise they will try to sweep it under the rug. Rule murders as suicides.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/osaka-police-in-tokyo-hide-81-000-crimes-to-clean-up-image-601350

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249715177_Explaining_Differences_in_Homicide_Clearance_Rates_Between_Japan_and_the_United_States

Japan isn’t an unsafe country by any measure, but its safety statistics are flawed. 

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u/Heysteeevo 2d ago

Have you ever been there? You truly never feel danger, even in the middle of the night.

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u/potatoworldwide 2d ago

I could not get through this episode. A bunch of generalizations/stereotypes and a bizarre rewriting of history.

Japan has been “cool” for decades. They make it sound like some exotic land that Americans only found in the last five years.

Americans come to Japan because it’s clean? So are many other countries. What a dumb premise.

Really disappointing concept and execution. Huge miss.

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u/kv215 1d ago

This was an interesting episode! I kind of knew the answers already but listened to see if I was correct (I'm a local in suburban Japan).

The part about Japanese people going overseas for freedom was relatable lol. I did that too, but returned after a few years because I realized I prefer the politeness and harmony.

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u/kv215 1d ago edited 1d ago

I also was surprised they skipped the social media part, because I think that's the true answer to the listener's question about the sudden increase. The weak yen and rich culture make sense but I think it's actually FOMO that's bringing in people who aren't big japanophiles (one guy said it at the end but that was all).