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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a day in the life of a Japanese housewife.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.99,0:00:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Tomomi, a 38-year-old housewife living in Tokyo with her husband and daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.54,0:00:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is how she starts her day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.92,0:00:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, and this is Tomomi's daughter, Karin. She's about to turn three years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.20,0:00:38.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have noticed earlier that they were all sleeping in the same bed. In Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.25,0:00:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's common for children before elementary school to sleep with their parents in the same bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.59,0:00:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's Tomomi's husband. He works as a freelancer and has a meeting this morning, so he's in a bit of a hurry.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.39,0:01:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a Japanese housewife, it's Tomomi's first task to prepare breakfast. In Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.51,0:01:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's typical to prepare miso soup as it's a traditional Japanese breakfast dish.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.20,0:01:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they live in a 2LDK apartment, meaning two bedrooms, living, dining, and kitchen. In their second room
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.44,0:01:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they even have a kamidana which is a mini shrine.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.86,0:01:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every morning Tomomi's husband follows a traditional Japanese custom of changing the water
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.64,0:01:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,providing an offering and then praying.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.58,0:01:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It looks like Karin's already watching Japanese children's shows on YouTube.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.54,0:01:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently it's pretty common these days in Japan to allow kids to stream their favorite content on their mobile devices.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.35,0:01:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in fact, this is Karin's own phone, which is one of her parents older devices.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.02,0:01:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they're eating gomoku umami, which is an assorted stir-fried dish leftover from last night and natto miso soup and rice.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.01,0:01:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also typical to eat natto,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.07,0:01:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a fermented soy bean for breakfast in Japan. And since kids start eating it from when they're babies, they learn to love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.23,0:02:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's customary in Japan to say itadakimasu
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.93,0:02:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before every meal which loosely means "thank you for the meal".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.30,0:02:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parents will ingrain this custom in their children as soon as they start eating normal food.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.20,0:02:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uh oh
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.74,0:02:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's not supposed to watch YouTube during meals, but she couldn't help but tap that play button. Tomomi, does she often watch YouTube?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.04,0:02:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's important for Tomomi and her husband to teach Karin proper eating manners but it looks like Karin's picking up quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.61,0:02:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When did she start using chopsticks?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.54,0:02:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To help kids learn how to use chopsticks these days, some are given practice ones like this and help hold the chopsticks in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.44,0:03:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How long does it take you to wear makeup?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.90,0:03:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How old are you?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.68,0:03:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you really one?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.86,0:03:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess she's still a little shy so in a couple months Karin starts Youchien which means
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.21,0:03:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kindergarten. This is usually between the ages of three and five just before elementary school. In Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.36,0:03:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's also less formal nursery schools called Hoikuen intended for working parents, which accept children from zero to five years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.47,0:03:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but since Tomomi is a full-time housewife, it would be difficult for her daughter to enroll. In fact, in Tokyo,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.02,0:03:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's been a massive problem where children are placed on enrollment waiting lists because simply there aren't enough
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.52,0:03:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nursery schools for the demand and if you're a healthy housewife like Tomomi, it's almost impossible to enroll your child.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.14,0:03:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Karin, which one is your favorite toy?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.00,0:04:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,KARIN: Banana...Apple
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.38,0:04:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed that Karin knows many English words.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.28,0:04:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you make her study?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.34,0:04:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Karin is practicing getting dressed all by herself these days.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.10,0:04:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like dressing a kid is the same all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.26,0:04:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After dressing up Karin and getting ready herself, she finally has time for the house chores.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.66,0:04:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She vacuums the apartment and washes dishes from breakfast.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.50,0:04:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this age, Karin is old enough to play on her own, so Tomomi can focus on the chores.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.92,0:05:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after finishing her morning chores, Tomomi has a little bit more time to hang out with Karin.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.13,0:05:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's see what they do for the rest of the day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.45,0:05:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what do you do when you want to have a date night?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.26,0:05:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using babysitters in Japan is uncommon so
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.41,0:05:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tomomi asks her mom once a month to help with Karin so she can go out with her husband.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.44,0:05:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it looks like they're having a coloring session right now. While they're doing that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.40,0:05:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's explore the house a little bit and let me show you around.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.92,0:05:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Japanese homes, it's common to have mini fish grills below the stove.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.40,0:05:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait, what's this? You don't use the fish grill?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.68,0:05:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because Karin is likely to play with it,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.42,0:05:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she's turned off the gas completely and uses IR stoves instead.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.54,0:06:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is their bath unit, with an automatic bath to fill the water to a desired level
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.68,0:06:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and temperature.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.18,0:06:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while Karin is playing on her own, Tomomi takes advantage of this free time to work on her blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.44,0:06:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what's your blog about?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.42,0:06:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once in a while, she even teaches seminars
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.06,0:06:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how to manage and be mindful of one's emotions in order to live a more positive life
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.56,0:06:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for that person and for the people around them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.58,0:06:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh! It looks like Karin wants to play with her now. As part of being a mother, Tomomi consciously
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.76,0:06:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prioritizes Karin's needs so she often must quickly shift her focus in order to take care of her daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.26,0:06:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uh-oh, she doesn't want to clean up her toys.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.16,0:06:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now they're ready to go to the park.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.04,0:06:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Karin's at the age where she wants to do everything on her own
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.99,0:07:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so Tomomi must exercise some patience to allow her daughter to grow into these experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.05,0:07:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could take some time though.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.64,0:07:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally! Out the door.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.12,0:07:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a "mamachari" meaning mom's bicycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.26,0:07:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's marked by a lowered center frame allowing for easy mount and dismount.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.92,0:07:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, people don't drive much in Tokyo so it's common to have a bike
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.10,0:07:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in recent years a lot of the newer mamachari's have been outfitted with electric pedal assist
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.76,0:07:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,motors making it even easier to transport kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.37,0:07:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, you'll often see mothers with a baby in a child seat on the front handlebars and older children in the back.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.12,0:07:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As part of raising a child, Tomomi believes it's important to let her child play outside.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.46,0:07:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she takes her daughter to the park regularly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.22,0:07:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how long does she play in the park?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.92,0:07:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, that's a lot of playtime. So moms do sometimes talk to other moms in the park
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.32,0:08:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, in Tokyo, people don't regularly talk to strangers. So it is harder to make friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.63,0:08:05.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, Karin often makes friends on the playground, but I guess she's not feeling it today.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.54,0:08:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Karin wanted to bring her white shoes to the park
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.48,0:08:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her mom did want her to bring it because
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.48,0:08:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would get dirty.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.10,0:08:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And look what happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.98,0:08:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now they're stopping by a local butcher shop
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.98,0:08:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pick up meat for dinner.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.86,0:08:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Awww. Karin's wiped from all that playing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.20,0:09:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have a policy on how to raise Karin?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.98,0:09:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now she gets a little bit more time to work on her own stuff
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.12,0:09:27.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she uses it to build her new website for her business.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.52,0:09:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh! Her husband's back home. Tomomi says she really appreciates him being around to raise Karin together.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.76,0:09:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, it's common in Japan for most housewives to do it alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.45,0:09:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So common that there's a term for it: "wanope ikuji". Short for:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.86,0:09:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"one operation child rearing" which also includes all of the house chores.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.52,0:09:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In point, recent surveys show that men in Japan on average do
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.72,0:09:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,18.3% of the house chores and child-rearing while women 81.7%
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.28,0:10:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the highest percentage out of 33 major countries in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.94,0:10:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh! It looks like they're making cake now.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.01,0:10:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tomomi also believes it is important for her daughter to learn how to cook
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.21,0:10:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she involves her in the process; giving her mini-tasks that she can complete on her own.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.71,0:10:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you making a cake using a pan?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.77,0:10:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's rare in Japan for kitchens to have built-in ovens due to the lack of space
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.93,0:10:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you'll find many innovative products like this as well as other creative ways to cook.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.72,0:10:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh no! Karin is a little fussy because she doesn't want to eat it without milk.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.60,0:10:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe she's still a little tired from playing outside. Tomomi seems to be handling it really well though.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.26,0:10:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's time to make dinner.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.66,0:11:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Karin volunteered to help so Tomomi is more than happy to accommodate and let her rinse the rice.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.40,0:11:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before getting married, Tomomi almost never cooked,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.08,0:11:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she says she later learned from her experienced mom friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.66,0:11:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how do you decide what you're cooking every day?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.06,0:11:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Tomomi's husband has to go out for work again, but someone's not happy about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.34,0:11:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(KARIN CRIES)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.20,0:11:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's okay - Tomomi's around to comfort and play with her daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.14,0:11:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, Karin's asking her to be a camera person.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.84,0:11:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing's moms will do.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.04,0:12:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TOMOMI & KARIN: Itadakimasu
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.26,0:12:06.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For dinner, Tomomi uses the pork from the butcher shop to prepare a dish called pork napa cabbage mille-feuille
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.58,0:12:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a cute little onigiri for Karin.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.70,0:12:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in Japan it's typical for families to share the same bathwater
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.34,0:12:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even when there's several children with varying ages.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.12,0:12:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past, it was customary for the father to use the bath first and the wife last
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.66,0:12:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but these days, the rule is less followed.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.28,0:12:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now she puts away Karin's laundry for tomorrow and gets ready to put Karin to bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.91,0:12:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh no! Tomomi's having a hard time brushing Karin's teeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.14,0:13:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently Tomomi must often find different ways to convince Karin to brush her teeth
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.50,0:13:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It usually takes her about 15 to 20 minutes to put Karin to bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.04,0:13:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once asleep,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.21,0:13:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tomomi finally has a chance to complete the rest of her house chores
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.14,0:13:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and any time after this, she can use it for herself. Such as planning for her next seminar, Gokigen Life.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.68,0:13:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she also has time to work on her Instagram.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.00,0:13:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She tries to post every day to raise awareness about what she does.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.04,0:13:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's pretty much a day in the life of a Japanese housewife.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.60,0:13:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, she has her own free time right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.76,0:13:52.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her daughter's already asleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.17,0:13:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she has about two hours before she goes to bed at 12 o'clock.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.04,0:13:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you guys want to see what she's doing, then I'll definitely leave links in the description.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.40,0:14:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also if you guys wanted to see kind of my regular life,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.76,0:14:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently created a channel called Tokyo Zebra
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.02,0:14:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that channel also has my wife Maiko
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.62,0:14:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you guys don't already know from the previous videos,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.66,0:14:10.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have a baby on the way
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.04,0:14:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that channel have all of that stuff that's coming up
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.50,0:14:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you want to see more, I have so many more Day in the Life videos to come
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.80,0:14:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so definitely hit that Subscribe button and the
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