The Inside Japan Podcast

On this episode I'm speaking with Daniel about his travel plans being cancelled at the last minute despite jumping through immigration's rules hoops. Please consider supporting foreigners affected by Japan's travel ban by signing a petition and sending a message here to let the government know what you think.

Border Rules: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html

Petition: https://bit.ly/3mqp0l2

Tell Them Your Situation: https://www.isa.go.jp/opinion/en/?fbclid=IwAR0I--tmkcBVJAigPVzNPL2it0cZsjKNlbOzVmv4-z4ukCBm1jBqpCbiORY 

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode161

On this episode I'm talking with Cameron Brett, managing director of Randstad professionals and technologies. If you are interested in becoming a recruiter or have recently started, this episode will have a ton of actionable info to help you understand how recruiters can make so much money, and help their clients at the same time. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro

01:06 How much can recruiters make?

02:42 Types of Recruiters

06:10 How has Covid affected recruitment?

09:02 What kind of person does well as a recruiter?

11:10 How do you find good talent?

12:32 LinkedIn in Japan?

14:25 Recruiter skills are entrepreneurial skills

16:01 SPONSORED: JobsinJapan.com

16:30 What is the day to day job like?

21:16 What advice for new recruiters?

26:10 How do recruiters get paid?

34:07 Outro

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode159

On this episode I'm talking with Paul Flint, the owner of Honyaku Plus, a translation company. We go into how people can get their start in translating, whether or not machine translation software is a threat to future translation jobs, and the different skills you need to be an interpreter vs a translator amongst other things. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Video Podcast:

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:01 Paul's Start in Japan

03:25 Weird translations in Japan

04:21 What is translating really like

05:56 Tough to translate

08:02 Google Translate

14:46 Tools of the Translator

18:52 Specialist language in translating

20:19 How to get your first translation job

22:56 How much do translators get paid?

25:10 Why start a translation company over freelancing?

28:39 Difference between translating and interpreting

31:23 Paul's wife's English School

37:34 Wrap Up

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode159

In this episode I spoke with my friend Quint, a professor at Waseda university. He teaches teachers of English in Japan, and we talk about why Japanese students often dislike and abandon learning English. What do many teachers, even trained ones, get wrong when trying to motivate young learners. This is one for the passionate teachers out there, and the people who want to know that there are talented and smart people working on the problem of demotivated English language learners in this country, and that progress is being made little by little. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Find out more about Quint's research at: quint.space

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/RmwDk5XGi7M

Timestamps (check your podcast player or the YouTube show for links):

00:00 Intro

01:13 Quint's Background

02:41 Charlie and Quint both lived in the same tiny countryside town

04:15 What motivated you to go and get your masters?

06:24 Teaching elementary school teacher's programs in Japan

07:12 Making English learning meaningful

11:44 Institutional memory and forgetting learned lessons

12:46 Sponsored Segment for https://JobsinJapan.com

13:17 Digital learning and the effect on students and teachers

15:17 BIG wins: positive changes you can make in your classroom today

18:39 Some things you should know as an untrained English teacher

23:16 Being a father in Japan

28:13 Outro

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

We have all heard of people who stayed in Japan for 10 years teaching as an ALT, but then when they go back to their home country they struggle to find well paying work because they didn't improve their skills while they were here. Kasia tells us all about how people can succeed after Japan, build up valuable skills and find great employment outside of Japan. She's a brilliant guest and incredibly passionate about doing good work and providing value to people.

Find out more about Kasia at https://www.ikigaiconnections.com/ 

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/fNrTNQZSaSw

0:00 Intro 

0:29 Kasia's business Ikigai Connections 

1:07 Opportunities for Bilinguals in the US 

2:09 What kinds of jobs do people get when they leave Japan? 

5:48 Japanese is MORE USEFUL than many other languages in the US

7:58 What if you can't speak Japanese at all? 

11:53 Kasia's experience in Japan 

14:18 Sponsored Segment for https://jobsinjapan.com 

14:56 About the MEXT Scholarship 

16:08 What is Ikigai? 

24:36 How can you prepare for leaving Japan (someday)? 

28:22 Connecting with people (Mindset)

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode157

Todays episode is a really interesting podcast with Peter Galante, who cofounded innovative language learning which is the parent company of JapanesePod101. I've used Jpod101 for learning Japanese and it's fascinating to hear from the man himself what motivations and philosophies go into building a course for Japanese that works well.

To find out more about JapanesePod101 check out our link here: https://bit.ly/3j3GgLa

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/zcZdmWtXr8A

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode156

I'm flying home to visit my family this Christmas and got some amazing advice from Alex from Hitotoki about restrictions, how to avoid getting turned back at the border and what to do in quarantine once I'm back in Japan. So much useful info for anyone travelling to or from Japan during the pandemic.

Check out Hitotoki's service over HERE and use the code REFJIJ when you book to get a ¥4000 amazon gift card!

Since we recorded this podcast the rules changed a bit, and you can now do an 11 day quarantine instead of 15 days if you have had an approved vaccine. Still too long, I know. Here is the information from the government website: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/000836955.pdf

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/Ytmv92xSn7U

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

I could have talked with Ruthie for an hour more. What a brilliant woman who has so much insider knowledge on real estate and business in Japan. She is the first western woman to get the Takken Real Estate licence in Japan and this podcast is just pure useful information from start to finish.

Check out more from Ruth at Jarman-International.com

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/Ytmv92xSn7U

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode153

Jared always wanted to build this business, where he is able to travel around Japan and help others do the same without needing to find expensive ryokan or deal with public transport. In this podcast I talk with him about kitting out vehicles with foldaway beds, cooking facilities, desks and solar panels to make a great all-in-one travel experience in Japan.

Check out DreamDrive.life

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/Ytmv92xSn7U

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

#InsideJapan #Episode153

Peter is an absolutely great guest because he knows the jobs industry inside and out. In this podcast he'll teach you everything you need to know to get paid more, get interviews with a rock solid cover letter and resume, and recognise red flags in job descriptions so you can really enjoy your life here in Japan.

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/RWrNlFyBSYk

This show is proudly sponsored by JobsinJapan.com!

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.