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Why is Japan not really a techno-scientist? How does the Yakuza help the government? Are all Japanese workaholics? Where do 90,000 Japanese disappear to every year? Japanologist Nicole Sukiasiants tells everything about Japan that will surprise everyone. 0:00 – Introduction 0:42 – What do the Japanese know about Russia? 2:00 – Which Japanese words are Russian? 3:01 – How did you become a Japanologist? 3:26 – What do Japanologists do? 3:41 – Why do the Japanese disappear? 4:31 – Japan’s “soft power” 5:24 – Oddities in the personal lives of the Japanese 6:33 – How much do the Japanese earn? 7:28 – Where did you study in Japan? 8:11 – About meeting the yakuza 10:40 – About a trip to Fukushima 11:27 – About life in the Japanese outback 12:18 – The most unusual traditions 13:55 – What surprised you about Japan? 14:52 – About traditional Japanese clothing 15:43 – What is kawaii? 16:35 – Myths about Japan 17:43 – About the Japanese language 18:28 – Words for “self-deprecation” 19:03 – About the workaholism of the Japanese 20:22 – About recluses – hikikomori 21:35 – About attitudes towards women 23:25 – Funny stories from the practice of a Japanologist 24:15 – Where did the phrase “Japanese policeman” come from? 25:08 – Blitz