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Welcome to Slow Japanese! Slow Japanese is a podcast for beginner Japanese learners (A1-B1). As the program name shows, in this podcast, project founder Akari talks about various topics in slow Japanese. Listen to this slow & easy Japanese, and grow your

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    • Aug 3, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 167 EPISODES


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    Episode #166 - Food cultures that vary by region

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 8:26


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    Episode #165 - How to get out of your comfort zone?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2026 9:44


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    Episode #164 - Korn changed my life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 10:26


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    Episode #163 - Japanese "Ramune”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 7:47


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    Episode #162 - Are Japanese toilets really amazing...?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 8:54


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    Episode #161 - Japanese unspoken rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 9:37


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    Episode #160 - How to choose good restaurants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 9:18


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    Episode #159 - Are there also "Karen" in Japan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 13:05


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    Episode #158 - Japanese birthday culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 12:21


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    Episode #157 - Japanese horror films

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 12:33


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    Episode #156 - Why bouldering is good for your health?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 11:41


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    Episode #155 - Systems that support regional area in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 11:29


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    Episode #154 - Why Meshuggah is special?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 12:38


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    Episode #153 - Japanese haunted house attractions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 12:48


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    Episode #152 - Diet (meaning in Japan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 12:36


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    Episode #151 - Difference between Japanese resume and CV

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 14:03


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    Episode #150 - Why I quit Duolingo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 11:39


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    Episode #149 - English words from Japanese... they use wrong!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 10:51


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    Episode #147 - Life before the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 15:07


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    Episode #146 - He-gassen warrior

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 11:23


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    Episode #144 - Yōkai

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 14:07


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    Episode #143 - Handwritten or digital?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 11:42


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    Episode #142 - History of Ninja

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 13:18


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    Episode #141 - Preventive Medicine in Japan (Pro & Cons)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 13:25


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    Episode #140 - Do we really need to take language qualifying tests?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 16:15


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    Episode #139 - What is “Daruma”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 12:08


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    Episode #138 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Akari ver.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 12:48


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    Episode #137 - News & Mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 10:05


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    Episode #136 - “Otoshidama” culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026 10:00


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    Episode #135 - See you next year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 12:09


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    Episode #134 - Japanese buzzwords for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 10:13


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    Episode #133 - Japanese Cults

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 13:56


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    Episode #132 - Things I want to do before I die

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 11:18


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    Episode #131 - Japanese swear words

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 15:11


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    Episode #130 - Japanese hierarchical relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 11:00


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    Episode #129 - Grammar Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 16:56


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    Episode #128 - Japanese dessert (not just mochi!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 12:34


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    Episode #127 - The new way to quit your job in Japan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 12:57


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    Episode #126 - Navigating Your Hero's Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 12:01


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    Episode #125 - Japanese “unique” Nightlife

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 13:27


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    Episode #124 - Materialism vs Spiritualism (And what about Japan?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 9:07


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    Episode #123 - Japanese viewpoints about Love & Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 10:49


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    Episode #122 - Visual-kei music

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 12:47


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    Episode #121 - Differences in beauty standards

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 8:43


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    Episode #120 - What is the actual "Yakuza"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 11:52


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    Episode #119 - Little-known Japanese inventions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 7:38


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    Episode #118 - Japanese film industry (and what I'm annoyed about)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 12:35


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    Episode #117 - Parallel Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 9:27


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    Episode #116 - Self-denial & Perfectionism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 9:02


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