Anna (Japanese-Australian) and Davide are joined by dear JT colleague Maria (Japanese-German) to talk about what it means being half Japanese in Japan. They talk about their experiences growing up, their transition to-from their home countries, funny social interactions, and more, while feasting on food from their home countries! About Davide...he's got some touchy questions and experiences to share.   🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES: https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends     FOLLOW MARIA:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariyamaria_/  📱FOLLOW Japan Travel:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom    Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/   📱FOLLOW the hosts:   Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/ Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/   Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/   🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/   🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/ 🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net 🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ    Here are the timestamps below!   0:00 Teaser  0:36 Intro  1:03 Start  1:38 Topic and Guest Intro - Being Half-Japanese  2:35 Food Feast from Germany, Australia, Japan, and Italy  7:19 Does Personality change depending on where you are?  11:58 Do you identify more with being Japanese or the other “identity”?  16:36: Mixing languages  18:15 Do you get treated differently?  20:44 Misunderstandings with people in Japan   22:42 Japanese vs Foreign Way of Dressing  25:18 Resistance from Grandparents about mixed relationships  28:17 Benefits of Being “Half”  29:30 Meaning of “Half” in Japan  30:20 Beauty of being from different places  31:34 Deep Japan Saying and Ending 32:35 Outro   Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!