• Editor's Note: 1 (5:11) - "Point and call" is a safety standard that started with Japanese train operators but now is widely used in industry.

Video showing how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LmdUz3rOQU

• EN: 2 (13:26) - Kazuhisa Uekusa, known by the stage names of Wes-P or Mr Uekusa, is a Japanese entertainer that has gone viral on Twitter and TikTok. I'm pretty sure that quite a number of you have seen his videos before.

His YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@uespiiiiii/featured

• EN: 3 (13:29) - 5Gap is a Japanese comedy duo with comedians Kuboken and Tomo.

Their Yoshimoto profile with a picture - https://profile.yoshimoto.co.jp/talent/detail?id=421

• EN: 4 (14:59) - A Jinku is a form of folk singing performed at Sumo matches.

Video of a Sumo Jinku - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50w0WsW6qfc

• EN: 5 (18:39) - Lion Presents Gokigenyou is a talk show where guest roll a dice and talk about the topics on each side of the dice

IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645008/

• EN: 6 (19:51) - The traditional Japanese-style (和式, washiki) toilet is the squat toilet. They are quite prevalent in Asia.

Here's an article about them with pictures: https://www.kcpinternational.com/2013/05/washiki/

• EN: 7 (24:07) - Toshio Kurosawa is an actor and singer. Here's a picture of him wearing the outfit that Matsumoto Hitoshi was seen in:

Picture - https://asianwiki.com/Toshio_Kurosawa

• EN: 8 (25:07) - Shuchishin (羞恥心, Shūchishin) is a Japanese idol vocal group formed as part of the variety show Quiz! Hexagon II, it was originally meant to be a joke group.

Wiki with pictures - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuchishin

• EN: 9 (27:58) - The Chonmage is a traditional hairstyle in Japan, associated with the feudal period and the samurai class.

Wiki article with pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chonmage

• EN: 10 (29:17) - Satoshi Ohno is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, artist, dancer, and choreographer. He is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi.

Wiki of their group - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arashi

Wiki of Satoshi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Ohno

• EN: 11 (29:19) - "Maou" or "Devil" is a Japanese remake of the Korean suspense drama series titled "The Devil".

Wiki - https://asianwiki.com/Devil_%282008-Japan-TBS%29

• EN: 12 (35:07) - Etsushi Toyokawa is a Japanese actor.

Here's a picture where you might see some similarities - https://asianwiki.com/Etsushi_Toyokawa

• EN: 13 (40:11) - This line is from the 1988 Hayao Miyazaki film "My Neighbor Totoro" (Studio Ghibli).

Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92a7Hj0ijLs