CONVERSATION QUESTIONS
Intermediate
Japan: The Bubble

Questions

 

Have a conversation with your tutor using the questions below as starting points. It's okay not to do all 10 questions. Go where the conversation takes you!

  • Did you live through the Bubble?

  • What kind of crazy things did people buy during the Bubble?

  • What did people like to do for fun during the Bubble?

  • What kind of music was big during the Bubble?

  • What kind of fashion was popular during the Bubble?

  • What Japanese companies were really big during the Bubble?

  • What TV shows were really popular during the Bubble?

  • What kind of terms were popular during the Bubble (ex. itameshi, obatarian)?

  • What caused the Bubble to end?

  • How have Japanese people changed since the Bubble?