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For the 24th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra, welcome reporter Hiroko Imai & video producer Marina Yajima Taylor for the 3rd episode from our Tokyo, Japan series.\nHiroko (@hirokotv) is a 32-year-old freelance producer & reporter for Asian Boss who grew up in Japan & lives in the Tokyo area. Marina (@marina__taylor) is a twentysomething video producer & recent transplant from Seattle to Tokyo. Marina\u2019s mom is Japanese, so she was raised having a strong familiarity with the culture.\nWe chop it up about gender equality in Japan, the endearing term of "loser dog" for unmarried women over 30, the 5 levels of Japanese sex & intimacy work, inadvertently discovering that friends are sex workers, \u201cI\u2019m sorry for hurting you\u201d divorce pay-outs, deeply entrenched discrimination against people perceived to foreign in such a homogenous society, the M-curve, how understanding of the kanji for girl power changes as girls get older & so much more.\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