In the first half of this episode Michael and Jordan talk about drug stores and pharmacies in Japan, including how common, convenient, and cheap they are. Then in the second half they talk about the different things that we can buy at drug stores in Japan and how some people use them almost like a grocery store. Finally, in this week's English Tips segment, Michael (the Fox) and Jordan (the Tanuki) talk about the English vocabulary used to describe different kinds of illnesses and the related medicine.

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On Japan Time was created by California natives Michael Larsen and Jordan Johnson at Aichi Toho University in Nagoya city. In our weekly podcast, we discuss life in Japan in a way that provides cultural insights from the perspective of long-time foreign residents. We also feature some English tips for non-native English speakers.

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