Pumpkin’s Monologue

I’ll talk about my weaknesses and how I deal with them every day.

I’m scared of bear attacks. Especially when a bear was seen near my house…

I love k dramas. Crash Landing on You is one of the most popular drama, and I also was drawn into it. I just have to talk about it!

The other day, the Upper House Election was held, and Sanseito made a great progress. But there is another battle waiting going on…

The two major bus companies are reducing the number of buses and routes, causing serious problems for people in the area, including my daughter.

There was a horrible incident where I live—in the countryside where such incident is very rare.

I don’t sleep a lot. I want to change my lifestyle for my health.

It happened about 40 years ago, and things have completely changed since then, but nevertheless, I’d like to share my experience nostalgically.

I am a big fan of The Joe Rogan Experience, a huge Podcast. One of the episodes featured Riley Gaines, and I learned about this issue for the first time.

I don’t usually wear makeup. I hope it will be more acceptable in the future.

Dopamine menu is a recent trend on TikTok. I thought it’s about food, but it was not. So why don’t I make my own Dopamine menu, focused on food?

I like learning foreign languages.Not seriously, but just for fun. They are Chinese, Russian, and Korean.

I read an article about a woman who ended her life in Switzerland. Do you think Japan should legalize euthanasia? This is my opinion.

Some platforms are not for me, but I like some platforms.

My summer vacation didn’t go as planned…

Like many other Podcasters, I try to list up my favorite things to do.

My recent obsession is this anime and I really look forward to Friday!

The New Year holiday started with horrible earthquake…

I’ve never imagined that I got obsessed with K pop idol group. Stray kids is my obsession, and Hwang Hyunjin is my bias.

We fell victim to this scam recently. Be careful!

Fireworks are enjoyable, but for some people, they are something stressful.

Some companies started 4-day work week.

The continuation of Episode #023, as a mother of daughter with Down Syndrome.

Mor than 80% Japanese people support death penalty. I stand against it, and I’ll give you some reasons.

Hi. I’m a Japanese. I’m trying to improve my English. There is a reason. Today, I’ll explain the reason why I study English and why I started this Podcast.

Generally, we have negative feelings about pessimistic people. However, they have advantages that optimistic people don’t have.

In Japan, the shortage of teachers is a big problem.Why is that and how should we deal with the problem?

In Japan, NIPT started several years ago.

This is the corrected version of the last episode, corrected by Chat Gpt. For my personal learning.

Why are many young people not getting married?

The previous episode corrected by ChatGpt.

Is giving students homework efficient?

I started to use Chat GPT for my English study.

I majored in English education at the university. I learned the latest theory. At least at that time. But…

What’s your new year’s resolution? Mine is not a big one.

The government is trying to prolong the premium payment duration from current 40years to 45years.

The Japanese government told us that we should stop wearing masks anywhere.

A TV show taught us the new way of losing weight. It’s to change the order of what you eat. It’s easy and maybe you will last long.

Today I renewed my driver’s license. When shall I return my license?

The news sparked big response. I have a child with disability. Are the UN’s concerns right?

I read this article on the web news. I think it’s amazing. VpAmerican society is a flexible society. I hope Japan is that way…

There are pros and cons between stay at home mom and working mom. Are you a working mom? I’m talking about my case.

The other day I had a minor car accident. People were so kind to me…

When I read posts on Twitter or Facebook, my heart sinks.

I watched a popular drama “This is us”. I felt something odd about the drama. That comes from the difference between Japan and the U.S.

Today I went to a once-a-year medical checkup. And there was a problem.

Japan has a unique religious culture. Many Japanese people have negative feelings toward religion, because of many criminal cases by cult groups in the past. So this news triggered controversy as to the existence of God.