Listener questions
Ask the hosts
Curious about some corner of everyday life in Japan? Send it in. The hosts put listener questions to their Japanese guests, and the best ones become a whole conversation.
No question is too small, and you are very welcome to write in English or Japanese.
What to ask
What makes a good question
The best questions are the ones a Japanese guest can answer from their own life. Here is what tends to work, and what tends not to.
A good question usually
- It is about everyday life in Japan: homes, food, work, travel, seasons, habits
- It asks what something is actually like, rather than whether it is true
- It is one question, not a list, so there is time to answer it properly
- It comes with a line on why you are curious, which gives the hosts a way in
- A Japanese guest could answer it from their own experience
We will probably skip
- Politics, religion and anything contentious: the show stays light on purpose
- Questions about a specific person or company
- Grammar and study questions, which belong in a lesson rather than on air
- Anything that needs a yes or no and nothing more
- Personal, rude, gross or lame questions (obviously)
For example
What does a normal weekday evening look like at home?
Is it true that people never eat while walking, and does anyone mind?
What do you miss most about Japan when you are away?
What do visitors always get wrong about trains?
Your question
Send it to the hosts
It takes a minute. Only your name and the question are needed; everything else is up to you.
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If you are Japanese and would enjoy an hour's chat about everyday life, we would love to have you on as a guest.