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Got some heavy topics this episode! Divorce without consent, joint custody, last samurai syndrome and more.



UPDATE: Joint custody passed in the lower house and will be brought to the upper house in June where it is expected to be passed!!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/japan-divorced-parents-custody-children-rule-law-change

From neighbors with a vendetta to wholesome hot spring experiences, we've got some interesting reddit stories on today's episode.



Email us your stories and questions at conbinicultpod@gmail.com



Notes:

Word of the day: kafunsho - hay fever, seasonal allergies



Cherry blossom place mentioned: Sewaritei in southern Kyoto (correction on the train station - it is Iwashimizu Hachimangu station, not Yodo)



Links to the reddit stories:

white day https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/Y204b7dlKs

Someone putting trash in the mailbox https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/fiT6HxmJLW Sent home early for refusing overtime https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/msYdeBFI1y

Pleasant experience at an onsen https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/2k4XdupNyy

Was told “no foreigners” by a clinic

https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/yTLAFg7gSEAsk me about my cafe 

https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/yhNvgdKi61

Some things in Japan are just not worth the hype...and some ARE.

Moving to or traveling to a new country can really surprise you, maybe even shock you.