The Inside Japan Podcast

Bruno is an inspiring guest because he came to Japan with almost no Japanese ability, but saw an opportunity in Hokkaido to start a cafe that would become a focal point for the local community. We talk about building a business in Japan (relevant for all businesses, not just coffee), booming during the pandemic and connecting with local culture.

Check out Bruno's Cafe at https://www.hoccino.com/

Video Podcast:

https://youtu.be/jPl-as0c33I

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#InsideJapan #JapanPodcast Episode 151

Matthew Barnes is an Olympics journalist from the NBC station in Columbus Ohio, and he's here in Tokyo reporting on the Olympics. If you wanted to know what is going on behind the scenes, Covid rules for the Olympics and how the games are being run, then this podcast is going to be fascinating for you!

Video Podcast:

https://youtu.be/HfhS_ZcObH8

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Episode #150 #InsideJapan

Daniel is a university professor in Tokyo and in this episode shares with us his teaching philosophies and how he helps his Japanese students to believe in themselves and get over their fear of speaking English.

Check out the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d1DsXpeiYfs

Garr Reynolds is a fascinating guest, who tells us all about his principles for dynamic and engaging presentations, whether you're talking on the TED stage or teaching a Zoom class.

Find out more about Garr on his website: https://www.garrreynolds.com/

Video Version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/rFUNrFNIE9U

Episode #148 #InsideJapan

A fantastic episode with Harry Bossert all about how he came to Japan to work in the anime industry. In it he shares his amazing story and advice on what skills you need to learn to get a job in animation (and you don't have to become an artist as there are tons of different jobs and skills involved).

Harry's Modern Warfare YouTube video: Modern Warfare

Harry's YouTube: Bonyari Boy

Twitter: @Bonyari_Boy

Instagram: @harrybonyari

This week I talked with Rachel Ferguson about her amazing business Ryozan Park. She has the mission to empower working families in Japan with a school, a co-working space and share apartments that are truly focused on community and care. Rachel has a very interesting background in Japan, from starting out at Nova, to working in television, and now to being an entrepreneur. I hope you enjoy the podcast!

Check out Ryozan Park job posts HERE.

Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/lwueyXbYD2k

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This is a fantastic conversation with John, a freelance journalist living and working in Tokyo. He's written for Wired Japan, Global Finance and he co-wrote Startup Guide Tokyo. What's crazy is that he started out in Japan on the JET programme like so many others, but has managed to find a way to pursue his passion of writing here.

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️

00:00 Intro 

00:51 What kind of journalism do you do? 

03:07 How did you change from the JET program to writing? 

06:55 How did you move from writing for the UN to freelance writing? 

10:38 How is writing different in Japan from the West? 

12:03 Different types of writing work you can find in Japan (or anywhere) 

13:36 Learning about how to write properly (for specific audiences) 

17:30 The Economist Style Guide 

19:00 Writing in Japan 

25:27 LinkedIn is alive again, and how to use it to get opportunities 

29:29 Write about what you care about

Economist Style Guide: https://amzn.to/2RMbFqK 

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What an awesome and useful interview. Tyson really knows his stuff, because he has started not only multiple English schools in Japan, but he is the first westerner to start a Japanese school in Japan too!

Video Podcast:

https://youtu.be/eG3wFjd7jIA

Check out what Tyson is doing:

Japan Switch Podcast: japanswitch.com/podcast

Japanese Lessons Online/In Person: japanswitch.com

Job Hunting Advice: jobs.bfftokyo.com

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Timestamps:

5:30 - You started both an English and a Japanese school here in Japan. Which one was harder to start and why?

7:45 - Questions to ask yourself before starting your own English school if you are a teacher

11:30 - Why did you start Japan Switch?

14:15 - How much Japanese do you need for working in Japan?

18:00 - Why Japan Switch didn't struggle as much because of the pandemic

21:00 - How about community centers for learning Japanese?

23:30 - Japanese study apps

25:00 - What does Japan Switch do differently?

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This is an awesome interview about how to learn Japanese so that you can speak with Japanese people, and if they close their eyes they would think you are a native Japanese speaker!

Martin is so passionate about languages and can speak many to fluency, including Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese and Thai. Learn how to speak Japanese fluently from this polyglot on the Inside Japan Podcast!

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Video Podcast:

https://youtu.be/54wxS-b_yc0

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This episode of the podcast is all about learning Japanese while in an English only working environment.

This is why SO MANY people don't learn Japanese while they are here; it's super hard to study when your work is 100% in English. You can only say "I don't need a plastic bag" at the convenience store so many times before you've mastered it... Also take a look at this book, the 5 year diary, that Dallas mentioned in the discussion: https://amzn.to/2QSReYJ

We talk about:

- Starting with Chinese and switching to Japanese (and how much more in-demand Japanese really is outside Japan)

- Strategies for learning Japanese while working in English-only environments

- The best study habits that make getting to N1 easier and more fun!

Video Podcast:

https://youtu.be/Q-zQ3JOJjls

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