Jarring Japan- Ep. 4: Japanese Death Culture

That's So Fcked Up - A podcast by Ashley Love Richards

Holy smokes, we've reached the end of our Jarring Japan season!And our final stop is fittingly... death.This week, Ash is joined by Wayne from Florida Men on Florida Man! The pair talk about some of the most interesting aspect's surrounding Japan's death culture. Ash tells Wayne about Karoshi, death by overwork, common in many parts of Asia. And they also talk about the infamous "Suicide Forest" and the myths, legends and truths about it, and more!Find more of Wayne at:Website: https://www.fmofm.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmofmpodcast/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/fmofmpodcast-Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patreon!-We'd love to see you in our Discord, come hang out!-We have awesome new merch, go take a look!-Follow us on Instagram and Twitter!-Audio editing by Nicole Peek.-Research assistance by Celi Riojas and Chelsea Harper.-Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoshihttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/as-japan-suicides-drop-survivor-shares-story-to-save-others/https://extranet.who.int/mindbank/item/6766https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDSdg09df8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigaharahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roj09VojHxhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73288/15-eerie-things-about-japans-suicide-forest

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