Japan is a very safe country. It is also very clean. There isn’t much garbage on the streets as you might see in other countries. However, there aren’t many public garbage cans. Listen as Yumi explains the connection between the lack of garbage cans and public safety. KEY VOCABULARY: 先日(せんじつ) the other day 我(わ)が家(いえ) our house; our family 長年(ながねん)の友達(ともだち) long-time friend 息子(むすこ)さん (his) son; someone else’s son 遊(あそ)びに来(き)ました came over; came to visit 一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい) with utmost effort 文化(ぶんか)や歴史(れきし) culture or history 禅(ぜん) Zen Buddhism 話題(わだい)になった became a topic of conversation テロを防(ふせ)ぐため in order to prevent terrorism 即答(そくとう) immediate reply 地下鉄(ちかてつ)サリン事件(じけん) Tokyo subway sarin gas attck オウム真理教(しんりきょう) Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult that mixed elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and end time Christian beliefs 宗教団体(しゅうきょうだんたい) religious group 毒(どく)ガス poisonous gas 一切(いっさい)なくなりました completely disappeared; all gone 不思議(ふしぎ)な国(くに) strange country 殺人事件(さつじんじけん) murder incidents 凶悪犯罪(きょうあくはんざい) atrocious crimes 例(れい)がない unprecedented 安倍元総理大臣(あべもとそうりだいじん) Former Prime Minister Abe 手作(てづく)りの銃(じゅう) handmade gun 記憶(きおく)に新(あたら)しいところです fresh on one’s mind; fresh in one’s memory 違法(いほう) illegal 猟師(りょうし)さん hunter 手先(てさき)が器用(きよう)な skillful; dexterous with one’s hands For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/ Take a quiz on this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102 If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing: https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-102-m -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF. www.MakotoPlus.com

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