What's life really like in Japan in your 30s? | Japanese Listening Practice #101

🎋You know N5 grammar but can't speak yet? We made a program for that https://japanesewithshun.thinkific.co... In today’s episode, I’m joined by my friend, Yumi. She was born and raised in Tokyo (Shitamachi) but also spent few years living and working in the United States. Now back in Tokyo as a "salarywoman," she shares the honest reality of what it’s like to be a woman in her late thirties in Japan today. We talk about the pressure to get married and the "perfect mother" image in Japan, to the safety of Tokyo (she got her lost wallet back), and why she has to wear sunglasses in this video. Chapter Timestamps 00:00 Intro & Yumi's Background (自己紹介と生い立ち) 04:37 Why the sunglasses? Office rules in Japan (日本の会社ルールと「空気を読む」) 06:29 Making friends as an adult in Japan (大人になってからの友達作り) 09:52 Living in a Sharehouse (シェアハウス生活) 12:35 Dropping a wallet in Japan (日本で財布を落としたら) 15:02 Helping a foreigner robbed in Shibuya (渋谷で荷物を盗まれた外国人) 18:47 Real Talk: Marriage, kids, and pressure in your 30s (30代のリアル：結婚・出産・プレッシャー) 25:48 Being single and having no regrets (独身と人生の選択) 27:52 Tokyo Art Museums & Cafes (東京の美術館とカフェ) 30:00 Cherry Blossom Viewing in Tokyo (東京のお花見事情) 31:22 Do Tokyo people stick together? (東京人は群れない？) 32:05 Recommended Tokyo Neighborhood (東京のおすすめの街) 33:41 Yumi's Podcast idea & Outro (エンディング)