Anna (Japanese-Australian) and Davide are joined by dear JT colleague Maria (Japanese-German) to talk about what it means being half Japanese in Japan. They talk about their experiences growing up, their transition to-from their home countries, funny social interactions, and more, while feasting on food from their home countries! About Davide...he's got some touchy questions and experiences to share.  

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Here are the timestamps below!  

0:00 Teaser 

0:36 Intro 

1:03 Start 

1:38 Topic and Guest Intro - Being Half-Japanese 

2:35 Food Feast from Germany, Australia, Japan, and Italy 

7:19 Does Personality change depending on where you are? 

11:58 Do you identify more with being Japanese or the other “identity”? 

16:36: Mixing languages 

18:15 Do you get treated differently? 

20:44 Misunderstandings with people in Japan  

22:42 Japanese vs Foreign Way of Dressing 

25:18 Resistance from Grandparents about mixed relationships 

28:17 Benefits of Being “Half” 

29:30 Meaning of “Half” in Japan 

30:20 Beauty of being from different places 

31:34 Deep Japan Saying and Ending

32:35 Outro  

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