In part 2 of this series, YUYU asks me a question that stuck with me: is AI becoming our new god? We talk about relying on ChatGPT for advice, why that can be a little dangerous, and how much of our own thinking we're quietly outsourcing to AI these days.
Do Japanese people actually believe in anything? In part 1 of this series, YUYU and I talk about shrine visits, why morals and religion don't always go together in Japan, and how modern "oshikatsu" (idol worship) might be filling a spiritual gap most of us don't talk about.
When I was in India, European travelers kept asking me "So what do you think of the new Takaichi administration?" And honestly? I had no idea what to say. Not a language problem. I just never thought about it. Do Japanese people actually talk about politics?