The interview with the beautiful foreigner was interesting, Japanese customs are sometimes difficult to understand and visitors always know or don't take it seriously, but at the same time it is a wonderful culture that has charming places.
You girls are still quite young IMHO. The reason Japanese or at least myself ask things that are "obvious " is to "break ice" get conversation started. We don't use Moshi Moshi anymore but kind of like so. Confirming obvious things tells you I mean no harm and safe person. Having that "connection " established I can now get into more "real" issue or questions etc. It's a Japanese thing (especially older people)
The issue of things that happen exclusively in Japan is controversial, many foreigners must know the Japanese influence, not romanticize as in the manga and if there are times I feared the Japanese when I heard that they were people without affection. But currently Japan is changing accustoming to the ideas of foreigners, I hope that one day it will not be a hermetic country but a welcoming country.🥰💖✌