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Recently, I happened to see an advertisement for ‘Spy Family’ Season 3. Even from just the trailer, I could feel the cheerful and warm atmosphere where family members grow together. At that moment, I wondered why Japanese content consistently emphasizes the importance of family to such an extent. And naturally, I began comparing it with […]

🧩 Dishwashing Theory and Slaughter Theory: The Backlash of Unbalanced Systems The recently circulated concepts of ‘Dishwashing Theory’ and ‘Slaughter Theory’ in Korean society sharply reveal the structural imbalances in Korean marriage culture. ‘Dishwashing Theory’ criticizes situations where women who enjoyed free dating or sexual promiscuity in their youth later marry men with little dating

When comparing housing prices in Japan with those in Korea, Japanese tower mansion prices are often mentioned. Especially when looking at the sale prices of high-end tower mansions located in central Tokyo or Osaka, they often appear cheaper than apartments in Gangnam, Korea, which has spread the perception that “housing in Japan is cheap.” On

Japan’s ‘Lost 30 Years’ is often regarded in Korea as a symbol of economic failure. Words like population decline, economic stagnation, and real estate collapse come to mind. However, the actual situation in Japan differs from the image we commonly know. Some even argue that Korea’s current structural risks are greater. As global economic uncertainty

A junior colleague whom I knew in Korea asked me what it’s like to live in Japan. I frequently get this question while living in Japan, and I think it would be good to write down some thoughts about it.한국에서 알고 지내던 후배가 일본에 살아보니 어떻냐고 물었다. 일본 살다보면 이런 질문을 왕왕 받는데, 여기에 생각나는대로

I saw a post on a community claiming that Japanese men have all become “herbivore men” because feminism gained power in Japan in the past. Thinking “Really?”, I searched through Japanese websites, but such claims seem to have little foundation. Most explanations for the increase of herbivore men in Japan point to a complex combination

It was when I went to a local bathhouse in Japan for the first time. After making an appointment to get a body scrub for the first time in a while, I found that the scrubber was a woman who appeared to be around thirty years old. A woman in the men’s bath? I was

Source: ChatGPT While living in Japan, I sometimes feel that it’s hard to find people who worry about Japan as much as Koreans do. To put it bluntly, seeing how keywords like “Japan is doomed” have consistently remained top clickbait since Korea’s liberation, it seems like Koreans definitely have a lot of interest in Japan.

I think I took flights almost twice a week from May to August two years ago. Since I was constantly going back and forth between Korea and Japan for interviews, eventually even the customs officers at the airport recognized my face. I don’t know how common it is to change jobs to Japan, but I

Housing Rental Contract Renewal Notice. In some cases, a renewal fee must be paid. Come to think of it, I’ll soon have lived in Japan for 2 years. Life in Japan still always feels new and constantly gives me things to think about, So I decided to write down my thoughts instead of letting them