Conbini Cult

Conbini Cult Pod

Living in another country sure can be interesting. Is being foreigners in Japan our whole personality? I guess so. Stick around for silly stories (from us and you, the listeners) about work, dating, language learning, embarrassing moments, current events, and deep dives on Japan-related topics we’re curious to learn more about.

  1. 5日前

    Why Adult Men are Adopted in Japan | Conbini Cult Episode 85

    Japan sees around 83,000 adoptions each year, but did you know that 98% of those are adults, mostly adult men in their 20s and 30s? Let’s find out when the practice of adult adoption started, and how it fits into modern day society.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: 婿 muko = son-in-law 朝ドラ asa dora - morning drama  おばけ obake - ghost 株式会社 kabushiki gaisha - ltd. 考え方 kangae kata - way of thinking 施設 shisetsu - facility References/sources: Adult adoptions: Keeping Japan's family firms alive https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19505088 Why Do Adult Adoptions Abound in Japan’s Business World? https://unseen-japan.com/adult-adoptions-japan/ Everything You Need to Know about Adult Adoption https://www.americanadoptions.com/adoption/adult-adoption Can an Adult Be Legally Adopted in the UK? https://www.crispandco.com/site/blog/family-law-blog/can-an-adult-be-legally-adopted-in-the-uk Slow Progress for Women in Management Positions in Japan https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02517/ Share of female managers in Japan still short of government target https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/companies/women-managerial-positions-survey/ Marriage Hunting Service https://www.ibj-gl.com/service/ More on matchmaking services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHk-w41LZwY Houshi ryokan https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19505088 https://www.openculture.com/2025/04/hoshi-a-short-documentary-on-the-1300-year-old-hotel.html#google_vignette Things are changing at the world's oldest hotel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8W2LIfl5RE Ibaraki offers cash for tips on undocumented foreign workers https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16368466 Marriage equality in Japan: what alternatives are there? https://whatthetrans.com/marriage-equality-in-japan-what-alternatives-are-there/ Many adoptions in Japan are not about raising children: https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/04/many-adoptions-in-japan-are-not-about-raising-children/#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20prevent%20excessive,2.) Ibaraki Prefecture To Offer Cash Rewards for Reporting Illegal Foreign Workers https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/ibaraki-undocumented-worker-reward-program-2026/ Female leadership https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/76853?n=1&e=77114 Time stamps 00:00 hi/question for y’all 02:42 rewards for reporting undocumented foreigners 10:21 shoulder ramming in Shibuya incident 15:34 adult adoption 17:07 history of adult adoption 23:12 saving on inheritance tax 25:51 oldest family run businesses in Japan 37:44 companies where women took over 41:37 matchmaking for mukoyoshi 43:32 adult adoption for same sex couples 45:23 adult adoption around the world 47:07 final thoughts

    50分

  2. 3月1日

    Higher Ed to Corporate Science World in Japan ft AMI | Conbini Cult Episode 84

    With special guest Ami, we talk about pursuing higher education in Japan, chasing your dreams even when they don’t fit your family’s expectations, researching regenerative medicine in Japan, intense corporate life, and a lot of science stuff! Find Ami here: https://www.instagram.com/ami_and_coo?igsh=d2N4eGx0NWYwZGk0 https://www.tiktok.com/@amiandcoo?_r=1&_t=ZS-94KDlhUNeMP Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: 自己紹介 jikoshokai - self-introduction 正社員 seishain - permanent employee of a company 怪しい ayashii - suspicious  Time stamps 00:00 introducing our guest 01:52 higher education in Japan 07:27 first job out of grad school & moving on to a startup 13:13 language and public speaking skills 18:52 what Ami researches 21:30 regenerative beauty, future goals 25:06 insane overtime 28:38 Japan life in general 31:06 Ami’s advice

    34分

  3. 2月22日

    Motherhood and Parenting in Japan | Conbini Cult Episode 83

    Now that Cheyenne’s daughter is 8 months old, we thought we’d revisit the topic of parenting. How are mom and baby treated in public? Is it easy to find nursing rooms and changing stations? Child care leave? Paternity? Baby friendly spaces? Let’s see how they’ve been navigating.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: 資格 shikaku - qualification, requirement 保育士 hoikushi - nursery school teacher ハンコ注射 hanko chusha - BCG vaccine 麻疹 hashika - measles 一時預かり ichiji azukari - temporary childcare service 保育園 hoikuen - daycare, nursery, preschool 幼稚園 yochien - kindergarten 産後ホテル sango hoteru - postpartum hotel 転勤 tenkin - job transfer or relocation (within the same company) 産休 sankyu - maternity leave 育休 ikukyu - childcare leave 雇用契約 koyo keiyaku - employment contract (not freelance) 迷惑 meiwaku - trouble, burden 赤ちゃん広場 akachan hiroba -  baby play area Time stamps 00:00 hello/chat 07:56 motherhood 09:06 doctors 17:25 daycare 25:10 childcare leave 30:33 how mom and baby are treated 36:34 nursing and changing areas 45:38 husbands, paternity leave 51:58 community, advice

    57分

  4. 2月15日

    Funeral & Burial Customs in Japan | Conbini Cult Episode 82

    These days, over 99% of people in Japan are cremated. When did this become common practice? What happens when someone living here wants to be buried, or when religion doesn’t allow for cremation? Let’s deep dive into Japan’s funeral and burial customs, Japan’s Muslim population, and more.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: 墓石 hakaishi - gravestone 遺影 iei - portrait of a deceased person 葬式 soushiki - funeral  お通夜 otsuya - wake 告別式 kokubetsushiki - funeral service 戒名 kaimyou - Buddhist name one is given after death 香典 kouden - condoleance gift brought to a funeral  骨揚げ kotsuage - gathering up the ashes of the deceased 直葬 chokuso - direct cremation 墓場 hakaba - cemetery  墓参り hakamairi - visiting a grave 諺 kotowaza References/sources: Interview we mentioned: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSaqMBkcw/ Japan’s Evolving Funeral Business https://www.nippon.com/en/behind/l00144/ How the Spider Lily Got Its Death Flower Reputation https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/garden/how-spider-lily-got-its-death-flower-reputation Cremation history https://daily.jstor.org/history-japan-cremation/ Japanese Cemeteries: The Traditions of Japanese Burial Sites https://voyapon.com/japanese-cemeteries-traditions/ Funerals: https://www.nilsjapan.com/fukuoka-times/honoring-the-departed-understanding-japanese-funeral-customs-and-traditions/ https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/understanding-japan/japanese-funerals Memorial service https://www.shoryuzan-kongoji.jp/buddhistservice/en.html#:~:text=It%20is%20derived%20from%20the,24th%20year Janaza  (Funeral Ceremony) https://www.islam.or.jp/en/services/janazza-funeral-ceremony/ Miyagi halts Muslim burial site plan amid pushback https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16039254 Where to Bury the Dead? A Pressing Dilemma for a Diversifying Japan https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d01085/ Muslims living in Japan face difficulties burying the dead https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14608984  Funeral costs in the US: https://titancasket.com/blogs/funeral-guides-and-more/funerals-cost-and-how-to-save?srsltid=AfmBOopS_Lb_IbHk-843DAKw684SIicbbmmQZPwJANczpuPIUX8io9-I Japan's growing Muslim population exposes gaps in support https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/japan-immigration/japan-s-growing-muslim-population-exposes-gaps-in-support Office of the Chief Medical Examiner https://ocme.dc.gov/service/public-dispositions Grave Friends and Automated Tombs: "Being Dead: Otherwise" Examines Emerging Burial Practices in Japan https://culturalanthropology.duke.edu/news/grave-friends-and-automated-tombs-being-dead-otherwise-examines-emerging-burial-practices Time stamps 00:00 how we chose the topic/bad Japanese tourists 06:25 when did cremation become common? 09:30 what happens at Japanese funerals 21:27 average costs of a funeral 29:26 spider lilies and death 32:28 funeral photos 36:17 Obon, visiting graves, memorials 42:37 Japan’s Muslim population and cemeteries  46:26 alternative burial/cremation options 50:01 final thoughts 53:36 Cheyenne’s Osaka life is finished

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  5. 2月8日

    Monster Parents & a case that shook the nation | Conbini Cult Ep 81

    In 2003, an elementary school teacher in Fukuoka received a disciplinary suspension on suspicion that he was engaging in racially motivated bullying and physical punishment towards one of his students. The headlines that ran referred to him as the m*rderous teacher. 10 years later,  the Fukuoka City Personnel Board revoked the teacher's disciplinary action, stating that the facts of bullying “could not be established”. Let’s dive deeper into the very first case officially recognized in Japan as a teacher bullying a student, and see how this ties into our theme of monster parents.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: でっちあげ decchiage - fabrication  モンスターペアレント - monster parents  部活 (bukatsu) - after school activities for students 担任先生 (tannin sensei) - homeroom teacher 家庭訪問（katei homon） - home visits (from teacher) References/sources: The Sankei Shimbun (article in Japanese published in 2013, ten years after the incident) https://www.sankei.com/article/20130417-S3T27KFFCNORNGYV2KVVNX47LM/  Summary the incident (translated) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1%E5%B8%82%E3%80%8C%E6%95%99%E5%B8%AB%E3%81%AB%E3%82%88%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%80%8D%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 Monster parents drive Japan teachers to breaking point https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-monster-parents-drive-japan-teachers-to-breaking-point Have you ever experienced “monster parents?” - Chiebukuro stories  https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1234566727  Time stamps 00:00 important news story 06:22 Cheyenne big news 11:46 monster parents 14:19 Kobe Teacher Bullying Incident 31:28 monster parents drive teachers to breaking point 36:52 real life monster parents 44:58 movie & book rec

    49分

  6. 2月3日

    Valentine’s & dating in Japan | Conbini Cult Ep 80

    Love is in the air! For Valentine’s Day in Japan, there are so many different levels to the chocolates you give out, true feelings, friends, self chocolate, and even…. obligation chocolate.. lol. Let’s chat about the differences in Valentine’s Day here vs back home, then get into some wild dating stories.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: Honmei-choco (本命チョコ - true feeling chocolate) Giri-choco (義理チョコ - Obligation Chocolate) Tomo-choco (友チョコ - Friend Chocolate) Jibun-choco （自分チョコ self chocolate) Kazoku-choco (家族チョコ family chocolate) Gyaku-choco (逆チョコ - Reverse Chocolate) お土産 omiyage - souvenir  独身証明書 dokushin shomeisho - certificate of single status References/sources: Giri? Tomo? Gyaku? A guide to Japan’s many different kinds of Valentine’s Day chocolate https://soranews24.com/2023/02/12/giri-tomo-gyaku-a-guide-to-japans-many-different-kinds-of-valentines-day-chocolate/#:~:text=But%20first%2C%20let's%20take%20another,Valentine's%20Day%20chocolate%20in%20Japan Japanese woman marries AI companion she created using ChatGPT: “Klaus understood me” https://www.mangaloretoday.com/today/Japanese-woman-marries-AI-companion-she-created-using-ChatGPT-Klaus-understood-me-.html   “Tokyo's Syphilis Epidemic Related to Sex Industry”https://www.vax-before-travel.com/2026/01/02/tokyos-syphilis-epidemic-related-sex-industry  Couldn’t find his waifu: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSasmFJUd/ Time stamps 00:00 catching up/life updates 06:15 Valentine’s day intro 07:37 Valentine’s day in Japan 09:03 different chocolates depending on relationship  13:42 do people even want giri choco 19:21 love languages/our husbands 30:16 tinder in Japan + other reddit stories 46:48 AI husband 52:17 syphilis on the rise 54:19 Rosa tells us how rough it is out there

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  7. 1月25日

    Having Tattoos in Japan | Conbini Cult Ep 79

    I want to go to Japan but I have tattoos, can I go?! Tattoos in Japan are still seen as taboo today because of the yakuza, sure, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Let’s chat about the history of tattoos in Japan when they were seen as a fashionable symbol of wealth, when they were used to mark criminals, how they became associated with the yakuza, and of course our own experiences with modern day restrictions. You can’t join a gym, go to hot springs or beached if you’re tattooed?! Sometimes yeah.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.com Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Words mentioned/useful words: めんどくさい mendokusai - troublesome, pain in the butt 貸切温泉 kashikiri onsen - private hot spring bath References/sources: The Tattoos that Marked the Criminals of the Edo Period https://pen-online.com/culture/the-tattoos-that-marked-the-criminals-of-the-edo-period/ Irezumi: The Branding of the Yakuza https://artcrimearchive.net/2023/03/09/irezumi-the-branding-of-the-yakuza/ Suikoden (水滸傳)  https://woodblockprints.org/index.php/Detail/entities/496 The History of Japanese Irizumi https://chronicinktattoo.com/blogs/latest/japanese-tattoo-irizumi-toronto-vancouver The Tattooist for the Yakuza Explains Why Tattoos Should Never Be Seen https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-tattooist-for-the-yakuza-explains-why-tattoos-should-never-be-seen/ The Ainu of Japan https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/understanding-japan/the-ainu-in-japan Japan’s assimilation of Okinawa https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=aspire_2024 Time stamps 00:00 catching up/life updates 05:39 intro to tattoos 08:18 DISCLAIMER 09:27 history of tattoos in Japan 14:44 the yakuza 17:27 indigenous peoples of Japan 20:15 modern restrictions and getting rejected 33:30 why our husbands do or don’t want tattoos 35:51 sento vs onsen 39:00 Japanese ppl with tattoos  44:27 heavily tattooed - how can you manage? 53:52 listener stories 59:36 more tattoo history 1:03:14 the gym 1:05:07 do we still want more tattoos

    1時間10分

  8. 1月19日

    Studying Abroad in Japan! DO IT | Conbini Cult Ep 78

    Today we have a chat about studying abroad with special guest Rosa. Cheyenne did her study abroad in Tokyo, while Rosa did hers in Osaka. Let’s chat about the differences in city, the application process, visas, making friends, and all that good stuff.Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at conbinicultpod@gmail.comFrankie - @franklinthewomanCheyenne - @lostwithlowWords mentioned/useful words:雰囲気 fun'iki - atmosphere, vibe飲み放題 nomihodai - all-you-can-drink懐かしい natsukashii - nostalgic頑張ってください - ganbatte kudasai - pls do your best, good luckTime stamps00:00 how y’all doin05:01 choosing a school/city15:31 visa and admissions19:26 the actual studies25:15 making friends37:01 expectation vs reality43:13 regrets or do-overs50:37 listener stories55:17 encouraging words

    56分
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Living in another country sure can be interesting. Is being foreigners in Japan our whole personality? I guess so. Stick around for silly stories (from us and you, the listeners) about work, dating, language learning, embarrassing moments, current events, and deep dives on Japan-related topics we’re curious to learn more about.

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