Episode Synopsis "Honne to Tatamae The Truth Within the Lie in Society"

Certain aspects of Japanese culture can seem very foreign to some people. Tatemae is a certain aspect that plays into that. Tatemae is basically what you say to another that would not start a conflict. In the colloqueal, a timed, articulated, untriggerable response.

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