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b'For the 23rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra, welcome cultural translator Chris Wells for the 2nd episode from our Tokyo, Japan series.\\nChris (@chriswellstokyo) has lived in Japan for over 25 years. He\'s a founding member of the Tokyo Comedy Store, he co-owns Japan\'s first improv studio dedicated to long-form improv & method acting along with his husband Jun & he\'s the voice of the JR train (!!!).\\nWe dig into the evolution of gay acceptance in Japan, what it\'s like to be gay in Japan as a foreigner vs. as Japanese person, "gay marriage light" (aka relationship registration with no legal rights), the kind of 50s-style workplace sexism that results in "famous working mothers" & how their shame-based culture works differently than our guilt-based one.\\nPrivate Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by:\\n\\nUberlube is a luxurious, high-grade silicone lubricant made from clean, body-friendly ingredients. Our listeners get 10% off and free shipping when you use my code PRIVATE at UberLube.com.\\xa0\\n\\nYou can join mygirlfund.com for free, and for a limited time you can become a lifetime premium member for less than $5 with discounted credits and bonus interaction features for life when you go to mygirlfund.com/private.\\n\\nWe want to connect with you on social media! Follow the show on Instagram @privatepartsunknown & Twitter @privatepartsun.\\nIf you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'