{"podcast":{"title":"Ohazassu Podcast","slug":"ohazassu-podcast-6464575","podcast_index_feed_id":6464575,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5905520/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://ohazassu.com/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b7cf215594fe01b17d60ae97631fa24c.jpg","author":"John","episode_count":141,"summary":"A Japan-based podcast hosted by an Aussie living in Japan for 10+ years, sharing insights on life, work, travel, language, and culture. New episodes every couple of days. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T02:18:53.112709+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast-6464575"},"episode":{"title":"It's So Different to Australia - Elementary School Graduation in Japan","slug":"it-s-so-different-to-australia-elementary-school-graduation-in-japan","published_at":"2026-03-24T12:56:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast-6464575/it-s-so-different-to-australia-elementary-school-graduation-in-japan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast-6464575","url":"https://ohazassu.com/1531/its-so-different-to-australia-elementary-school-graduation-in-japan/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70850589/20260321_elementary_graduation.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I talk about my child’s elementary school graduation in Japan and how different it was compared to my own upbringing in Australia. From the structure and seriousness of the ceremony to reflecting on how school life began during the pandemic, this was a surprisingly emotional experience for me as a parent. And as always, I also share today’s Japanese Word of the Day at the end. 0:00 Intro 0:25 Attending a Japanese Elementary School Graduation 0:52 A Stark Contrast with an Australian Upbringing 1:15 Reflections on the Seriousness of Japanese Schooling 2:04 This Class Growing Up During COVID 3:06 Life with Restrictions (Masks, No Sports or Swimming) 3:50 Relief Watching the Kids Thrive Again 4:19 Word of the Day Thanks for listening and supporting the Ohazassu channel! ============== Ohazassu Links ============== Website: https://www.ohazassu.com X: https://x.com/ohazassu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohazassu/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520/support .","meta_description":"In this episode, I talk about my child’s elementary school graduation in Japan and how different it was compared to my own upbringing in Australia. From t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":325,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ohazassu-podcast-6464575/episodes/it-s-so-different-to-australia-elementary-school-graduation-in-japan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast-6464575/it-s-so-different-to-australia-elementary-school-graduation-in-japan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}