Episode #24 of “Live in Tokyo”
Minami Minami, (that’s her official name!) is a vocalist in the duo CREAM in Japan. She’s been performing for 17 years in the music industry, touring the nation and releasing multiple albums over her career. She is a bilingual native speaker of both English and Japanese, and was born in Hong Kong, and raised in Kobe, Japan before moving to Tokyo after high school.
In this episode, you will learn about Japanese vs Western dating style, being an international Japanese person and how it effects dating standards, and about romantic relationships.
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Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:46 Who is Minami?
3:03 Topics Today: Dating and Relationships in Tokyo
6:02 Minami’s experience being raised in International Schools
9:05 Is Dating for International Japanese people harder?
11:20 What’s it like dating a Japanese person?
13:54 Gender Roles and Traditional Women in Japan vs. the West
16:40 Dating Japanese women and Culture Differences in Humor (21 Jump Street)
20:49 Difficulties dating Japanese speakers
21:33 Attachment Styles (Anxious, Avoidant, Secure, Etc.)
22:25 Back to back dating since age 12
23:35 Reading Max’s Birth Chart (Astrology)
26:32 Algorithms and Deliberatly Liking photos to change algorithm to throw off dating partner
28:17 Dating apps in Japan (and others)
29:14 People
30:07 Japan’s Foreigner Population is under 5% and how it affects your options
30:45 Minami’s dating experiences in the past
32:16 Who pays on the first date?
33:22 What is a CHAD in Japanese?
35:58 Gyaru vs. ABG
38:45 People on Live in Tokyo Podcast and Developing Identity
40:17 Japanese Section: Healing before dating again
42:39 Competing against other Women after being cheated on
43:02 Why is Cheating in Japan common?
49:31 Minami’s upcoming music
50:48 Closing thoughts
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