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"Aren't you embarassed to do these calls?" Aren't you embarassed you put so much fear into your employees that you had to get called more than once by a company like this?

The one about the government giving small towns a million dollars to "revitalize" their localities, one of the most successful examples was a town on Awaji Island spending it all to get a gold brick worth a million dollars, one solid gold bar, and allowing the public to come and touch it. It was a massive success. They had to end it in 2009 though because they were renting the gold bar from Mitsubishi Materials with the million dollar as a deposit, and the price of gold kept going up, so they had to keep increasing the deposit to keep the gold bar, and in 2009 they couldn't keep up with the rising cost and had to return it.

I need a Map Men episode on the guy who mapped Japan.

History student who studies Japanese meat-eating customs here! So, the "meat prohibition" in Japan actually goes back a long way, to an Imperial edict in 675CE and many subsequent ones. The bans were often seasonal and applied to different types of animal differently, with domesticated quadrupeds (cows, horses) receiving the most protection. Enforcement also varied wildly. The factors behind the bans are somewhat debated, but the three big issues were Buddhism's prohibition on taking life, Shinto's taboo on making contact with blood and dead bodies, and insufficient grazing land in mountainous Japan meaning that what few draught animals there were needed to be preserved for ploughing rice fields. Meat-eating (mostly of game like boars and deer) continued as a minor part of the diet, and was especially associated with boosting health to recover from illness in winter months. So the game shops weren't being completely dishonest, but it did serve as a kind of cover story even when people weren't actually sick. On the issue of beriberi, it's actually a really interesting story. Takaki is well-remembered for reducing rates (which were up to 40% of the navy in the 1880s!) trialing different rations, but the medical establishment actually rejected his ideas and refused to implement his solution for decades, costing many lives. He couldn't explain exactly why his diet changes cured the disease, and it wasn't until the late 1920s that thiamine deficiency was identified. Most of the elite doctors in Japan were German-educated and believed Beriberi must be caused by a bacterium like TB, which Koch had identified in the early 1880s.

You can always tell someone from Osaka is visiting Tokyo by how they stumble getting on the escalators lmao

Copper has antimicrobial properties that can inhibit the growth of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and micro-algae. Copper's antimicrobial properties are due to copper irons, which destroy the cell membrane of microorganisms. The survival time of bacteria and viruses on copper surfaces varies depending on the alloy, but can range from a few minutes to two hours. The higher the copper content of the alloy, the faster the microorganisms are killed.

I'm from the US and my mother threw a party for my older sister to celebrate her first period. She invited all her friends and all of our female family members and it was hilariously bad. She made red velvet cupcakes and she and our aunts made her a little book filled with tips and hacks for dealing with periods - upon reflection, that book was actually really cool and a really sweet idea. It listed a bunch of the bogus myths, best cramping cures, (salt and cold water ftw!), stuff like that. My sister didn't speak to Mom for a week afterwards. When my time came, I learned from my sister's experience and just didn't tell my mom that I'd started, and when it finally came out that I had indeed started, I'd already had like three periods by then, so she missed the opportunity for another period party, lol. Although, looking back on it, considering how my sister reacted and the week long cold-shoulder she got afterwards, I really don't think Mom would have forced a party on me anyway.

6:55 The mf that reflects physical

I once saw a Japanese woman bumping into a wall, and then started bowing, like apologizing to the wall.

I've been to that sea urchin! It's so isolated that I'm probably the only one who has lmao. It's on Okushiri Island! It's a really beautiful island and I recommend it if you want to visit somewhere truly rural

3:42 I don't know why but "Pro Quitter" made me giggle.

9:54 they also do this in China. The first time someone did this to me I was so confused, and they felt embarrassed thinking I must have felt like I was being treated like a dog lol

10:12 There was an attempted intervention via producing rice WITH necessary vitamins and proteins, however this manipulation of the rice was not discussed with actual Japanese inhabitants suffering from the illness. So, when the new rice was dropped off to towns, it was yellow (due to the vitamin/protein discoloring it) and nobody ate it because it didn’t look like their white rice, despite it tasting the exact same.

4:49 paying someone to call you in the morning to wake you up sounds so funny but also sad at the same time 😢

these are so cool. thank you Japanalysis. I was just talking about the "come hither" gesture. really caught me off guard when I first saw it.

1:20 I recently was watching Tokyo Vice (great show on HBO, highly recommend!), there was this Yakuza initiation ritual where everyone started clapping in a pattern. I had no idea what that was about, so thanks for that explanation lol

Copper is antibiotic, it's used for hospital door handles and stuff too.

6:47 I've visited that bridge only a few weeks ago (Ryūjin Ōtsuribashi). Boy was I amazed that they have actually built this giant suspension bridge up on a hill in a mountain valley where you need to make a dedicated decision to go visit that bridge now for pure leisure. There's nothing much on the other side, you kinda just pay a few bucks to walk across and back - the canyon and the reservoir below are pretty nice though. I went for their Koinobori Matsuri, which was quite alright. There's some bungee jumping and a few other Matsuri throughout the seasons. I guess free government money totally explains how that came to be lol. It's also still really popular, too, which is truly astonishing seeing all those creepy disused playgrounds and abandoned theme parks that didn't share the same fate. Glad it's been working out for them.

7:34 OHH I had no idea what that was. There’s this calendar at my grandparents house in japan that has those kanji characters and I was like what the frick does first victory have anything to do with a calendar.

I usually listen to your videos in the background and that syndrome about "puppies growing inside them" really threw me out my thought process lol

4:15 So basically, these companies are gaslighting their quitting employees.

Excited to see a new video. Looked at your channel yesterday to see if you had any new videos recently.

I was told icchoujime is ipponjime by several Japanese! Also I used to live in Osaka, but didn't know why the escalator behavior was different.

I remember I subscribed when you were a much smaller channel. Great videos explaining Japanese culture that don't really exist anywhere else. Thank you!

I hella appreciate part 2 vids being free

I love watching this channel grow for every video

Another awesome video! Now I'm on my way to watch part 2

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Japanalysis is back! nice work, this was a great video!

please keep doing more of these 😭😭😭😭

I watch your videos religiously. You are like the few channels I keep track of. Keep up the good work I love your videos so much!! Have a nice day!!!

Thank you for the video! Hilarious, and informative, as always!

Love ur work mate, really are some new niche stories that I haven't heard from other english youtuber

Always great vids. Thanks!

Bowing is part of the language. It's like the italian hand gesture.

there was an nhk fukuoka article recently (last week?) about the clapping ritual and how it's different in various parts of the area, like how hakata has a specific one. it's called like 博多手一本 and it's got words over it? and some places around hakata do the same one but some don't. idk i found it interesting 😅

love your channel, so much stuff to learn : D

Wow, that was SUPER interesting! Great episode👍🏽

The grave stone visitor service is also in Estonia. I think its used when you dont live nearby the cemetery and also for old folk where they dont have transport.

Jakku song 出てきたのクソ最高

Man I love your videos so much

1:56 this is also an unspoken rule in the Netherlands. And as long as it's not too busy, you'll see this exact thing (except the other way around) Sadly not everyone likes being nice it seems, and the busier it gets, the higher the chance there'll be some person ruining it for everyone else

I love this sm and your channel 😭like tysm

5:07 was that the maplestory launcher menu music? Something awoke inside of me when i heard that guitar.

I love these unique facts! Thank-you

Thx man and the team around you. Cat island sounds relaxing.

About the clapping routine. If we put up the metronome and start to count how many claps came up each metronome tick, then it's 3 claps on every tick, except the last one, which is one clap. If you do it at 140 and don't go out of sync, then you have a pretty good rhythm. The metronome setup is standard 4/4(four beats per measure/four bars).

11:18 - Copper in shoes - Copper has a antimicrobial properties that can kill germs, bacteria, and viruses. Copper is great as water containers, doorknobs, and hand rails! Silver just kills bacteria.

Lets goo we got another one of these!

I have been to Tashirojima! It is a lovely place. The only people there (besides the fisherman) are indeed very old though. The vast majority of the houses were empty too.

The moment you talked about the danjiri. I watched several races and many crash dedicated ones as well. Thank you.

wow free video! thank you

That escalator fact was too funny. I remember last year seeing the difference in osaka. And back in Tokyo it was the other way around😂

Regarding the one about Toriyama not using assistants, I assume this is referring to the comics. (Toriyama obviously didn't animate all of the cartoons himself. That would be impossible.) It is common for comic artists (mangaka) to use assistants in Japan, as they have to work a lot faster and generate more content than their American counterparts. With the not knowing the origin of tonkotsu, I experienced something similar. Most people just assumed that all of the foreign loan words used in Japanese came from English. For example, "pan" (bread) is from Portuguese and "arbeit" (part time job) comes from German. But everyone assumed I would automatically know what those words meant since I spoke English.

5:06 that Maple Story BGM was so random haha I love it! ❤

I'm glad I saw the part 2! I would have missed that the other Logan Paul-esque Japanese KZfaqr update

9:54 That's also why the maneki-neko (招き猫) fortune cat does that gesture, and not in the "western" way

Very interesting, well made!

私もジャパナライシスが大好きです。

oooh, fascinating! I knew a few of these, but definitely not all. The edo disease was also very well known in samurai families who were constrained to eat white rice by sumptuary laws but couldn't actually afford to eat anything ELSE after buying it, apparently...

2:15 I think thats exactly how the rest of the world works, in New York, London, Madrid, etc. Everyone waits on the right side of the escalator. It really only happens in big metrapolitan citites tho, it always amazes me how people don't naturaly do this if you go anywhere else.

Lmao your reaction to the guy that was set up to do the wrong clap was hilarious, you sounded genuinly concerned about him😂

Finally a new uploaded :D

My Japanese friend was coaching me on my interview coming up the other day and told me when knocking to enter the room of the person who's interviewing me I need to be sure to knock 3 times because if I only knock 2 times that's the for the toilet?????????? Apparently it's been decided that 2 knocks is the correct amount for when you're checking a bathroom stall to see if someone is in there and it's rude to only knock 2 times when asking permission to enter someone's room LOL.

This video is so unhinged, I love it 😆

“more time to game” lmao, that classic maplestory background music

Damn this is some good Japan lore! I learned some conversational Japanese like 10 years ago and visited there and I thought I’m familiar with their relatively idiosyncratic things, everything in this video was news to me

9:39 "Beckoning call" A connected trivia is that the well known paws weaving cat figure you often see in Asian shops is considered a lucky charm that bring wealth because he is "beckoning" clients to come over with the gesture. Anyone fluent in Japanese would realize just from the name "Maneki Neko" which translate as "beckoning cat". Since the gesture is not the same in the western world, Maneki Neko with a reversed moving paws were produced to emulate the correct way to beckon western client.

Great video of a country I'd love to visit some day.

6:45 oh I think I've heard about one of these projects in Yofukashi, a town spend it on a huge gold bar and put it on display

I love your videos so much! And giving away free videos from patreon is insane. When our declining economy fixes, im buying a patreon for you.

Escalators are ridden on the right side and rushed on the left in Spain too, I think it's linked to driving laws, as I only know that the US does it the other way

Strange Fact about my country: I cant access patreon here

10:33 Ayooo Dr. Jambhulkar reference is mad 🔥🔥🔥 He teaches biochemistry for MBBS students (med school) in India

1:49 It is not just Japan. Here in Canada, at least in Toronto, the etiquette is is standing on the right where others walk on the left.

Interesting set of fact!,loved the one about some towns just doing random stuff with money the government gave them. Just for fun here's a random fact from my home country Mexico,just like Japan loves rice,Mexico loves Corn,so much that we even eat it when is rotten,well not quite, there's a certain fungus that rots corn and turns it into a black/dark blue form that we call "Huitlacoche" we eat it mostly in quesadillas

that last one is something I d found out from manga. after seeing red rice pop up everywhere in manga (no, it wasn't for a girls... that in those scenarios) I looked up why it happened, and it's for important celebrations, and that's where I saw that as one of them

Thank you for the Osaka escalator bit- I thought I was going insane when I visited Osaka after Tokyo !!

Just a calendar nerd comment here, I don't think it's quite right to consider the 六曜 as "weekdays," because they reset at the beginnings of (lunar) months, rather than being an uninterrupted six-day cycle like the seven-day week. A rather more week-like entity is the sexagenary 干支 cycle, a sixty-day cycle made up a combined ten-day (十干) and twelve-day (十二支) cycle. The ten-day one is commonly associated with the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, each one twice), and the twelve-day cycle with the animals of the zodiac (mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, etc.). This cycle started way back in the Shang Dynasty more than 3000 years ago, and is never interrupted or reset by anything! The twelve-animal cycle is better known nowadays for counting years rather than days, but the day-counting function is actually much much older, and is still seen on a few calendars (especially the ones you can get at shrines and probably also at temples), even though it's not used for much anymore other than fortune-telling. In addition to years and days, the same cycle is also used for months, for double-hours, and for directions.

As someone who hates confrontation, having someone help quit a job doesn’t sound so bad….

This video was SUPER sugoi!

So interesting! Thank you and everyone who participated ☺

oh i heard about the morning call stuff before, it was some guy who gets up really early to go out on fishing trawlers making extra money on the side since he was already up so early

Escalators: Kyoto used to be different too, in that people just didn't walk on escalators. That changed though, probably a contagion carried on the shinkansen... But it might come back, because subway and trains companies, in Tokyo as in Kyoto, urge people to stop walking on escalators completely (and thus, no point in leaving an empty lane).

The thing with the escalator also happens in Canada, or at least I’ve seen it happen where I’m from (I live in Toronto, in the northern parts of Scarborough). Some times when I use the escalator in the subway station I tend to see this happen, there’s always that one group of friends that doesn’t respect the line though.

I'm Swedish but I live in Aichi with my husband. The only reason I knew about the "Japanese days of the week" is frankly because I'm currently pregnant with my first child and I went down a rabbit-hole with Japanese pregnancy traditions where I learned about "Inu no hi" or "dog's day". For those that don't know; this is a specific day in your 5th month of pregnancy where you're supposed to visit a shrine where a priest will bless you and expel any demons or evil from your body in order to ensure a safe continued pregnancy and birth (the reason for the "dog" is because dogs are known for having speedy, safe and uncomplicated labor). If i remember correctly, these days occur every 12 days throughout the year and of course Taian is the day that most pregnant women hope to land on and will also be the busiest days for these blessings. I read that some of the most popular temples will have people waiting for hours for their blessing, even on a "regular" inu no hi, but especially on Taian. There was no Taian in my 5th month of pregnancy so we went on a regular day and were told by the temple (my husband called beforehand) that we could expect to wait for at least an hour or maybe longer, depending on when we arrive. Our temple is actually closely associated with Ieyasu Tokugawa so it's obviously a very popular one as well, so we decided to head there first thing in the morning when they opened. It was raining like crazy that day, but the place was still packed. I believe we had to wait for roughly an hour before it was our turn - I don't doubt for a second that we would have had to wait even longer if we had come later in the day. I can't even imagine how busy that place would get during Taian. I have a couple of weeks more to go (I'm due at the end of summer) but I guess I should start preparing for baby's first sumo-wrestling, haha. Actually, I just told my husband yesterday that I feel like a sumo-wrestler these days hobbling around with my giant stomach so it made me chuckle when you mentioned baby-sumo.

Never get tired of these strange facts

Perhaps you might think Kyoto is quite close to Osaka, both being in the Kansai region, so people should stand on the right as well. However, this question is actually a bit tricky to answer. Even if you've been to Kyoto several times, you probably can't come up with a definitive answer. That's because in Kyoto, you'll sometimes see everyone standing on the left, other times on the right, and sometimes even a mix of both sides. Interestingly, locals in Kyoto may have different standing practices at each train line station. For the JR and municipal subway lines within Kyoto city, most people stand on the left. However, for lines connecting to nearby areas like Osaka or Nara, such as the Hankyu line, Keihan line, and Kintetsu lines, people generally stand on the right.

Being a grave visitor seems like a solid gig. I’m in!

2:19 Oh my god, I need that Osaka Expo sun logo on a t-shirt like YESTERDAY.

Oh wow, LaTeX & Beamer user spotted! That font and layout is unmistakeable.

I've been using the Japanese gesture for years without knowing. It's just the movement of the hand that differs "shoo" from "come on". If you move the fingers outwards fast, it's shoo/ If you move the inwards, it's come on

In Germany it's called Kotelett, and the thing with the masks and throwing sweets reminds me of Fastnacht / Fasching / Karneval in Germany 😂

Now I need a "Whispering Historic Japanese Names | Relaxing ASMR for Sleep & Study" video

Maybe the 10 yen coin in the shoe and the copper somehow diffusing the smell is how penny loafers became a thing 😮

Smart for that one rail station to upgrade it to reflect all physical attacks

9:44 As a westerner, id say that is a bit threatening. Open finger and faster wave would help. Dont cup your hands. Also you can do 1 or 2 waves from the elbow not the wrist.

wake-up calls are a thing elsewhere, at least a computer-operated version is... I know that Australia's main phone company (Telstra, formerly the government-owned Telecom) used to offer that service until a few years ago- they shut down that, as well as the phone number that you could ring to get told the current time, because the old computer that ran them was becoming hard to repair and because of modern mobile phones both services were basically redundant in their eyes. Hotels in Australia also commonly offer a receptionist ringing you up and politely waking you up, but I think that's a thing everywhere? That's just a thing you get because you're paying for the receptionists to be there already so they may as well provide wake-ups...

When Japanese folks excessively bow, I think about that cute sound effect that plays when an AD appears next to Arino Kacho!😅 (Yes, Game Center CX.)