181: A problematic otaku dictionary and the Japanese approach to sitting

<div>An “Otaku Dictionary” has Japan’s subcultures upset at an attempt to define them. <strong>Thu-Huong Ha</strong> and <strong>Yukana Inoue</strong> join us to explain the linguistic scandal before discussing whether or not Japan has mastered “sitting.” <br> <br> <strong>On this episode:</strong><br> Shaun McKenna: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jt_sloosh">X</a> <br> Thu-Huong Ha: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4754/thu-huong-ha/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/thu">X</a> <br> Yukana Inoue: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4619/yukana-inoue/">Articles</a><br> <br> <strong>Read more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/11/27/language/creating-otaku-dictionary-japanese-lexicon/">How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku</a> (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/11/20/language/otaku-vocabulary-dictionary/">Test your otaku vocabulary, from 'oshi' to bacon lettuce’</a> (Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/09/20/digital/otaku-guide-tokyo-gamers/">Let the gaming begin: A guide to Tokyo’s video game landmarks</a> (W. Tanner Kirk, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/11/20/lifestyle/sitting-history-japan-chairs-posture/">Has Japan mastered sitting?</a> (Thu-Huong Ha, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/japan/society/japan-bed-bugs/">Bedbugs are spreading in South Korea and China. Is Japan next?</a> (Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/japan/science-health/morning-after-pill-otc-trial/">Japan to start trial of over-the-counter sales of morning after pill</a> (Kathleen Benoza, The Japan Times)</li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>Get in touch:</strong> Send us feedback at deepdive@japan