About this episode

This episode explores the use of a funny Japanese phrase and features comedian Katagiri Jin.

謎です。 This is all you need to get a laugh in Japanese, given the right situation. Listen to learn more about how to use this funny phrase, and to dig into the career of comedian Katagiri Jin who acted in a comedy short that went viral on the internet outside of Japan in the late 2000s. See more on the newsletter and blog . Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com . You can also follow How to Japanese on the newsletter , Bluesky , Instagram , TikTok , and Facebook .

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Morales

Guest: Katagiri Jin

Topics covered

• Japanese humor
• comedy
• language learning
• Katagiri Jin
• viral content

Keywords

• Japanese humor
• comedy
• language learning
• Katagiri Jin
• viral video
• funny phrases
• Japanese culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: How to Japanese

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