This entry is part 33 of 99 in the series The ALTInsider Podcast. The post ALTI031: 10 Mistakes Beginner ALTs Make appeared first on ALTInsider.com.

In Episode 87 of the Just Japan Podcast, host Kevin O’Shea chats with returning guest Grace Mineta. Also known as a Texan in Tokyo on YouTube, Grace is an accomplished cartoonist, blogger and jvlogger (Japan YouTuber). Grace talks about her origins as a cartoonist, the cartoons she draws here in Japan and how she has...

This entry is part 32 of 99 in the series The ALTInsider Podcast. The post ALTI030: My Marriage in Japan appeared first on ALTInsider.com.

Too many things that are labeled as “cultural differences” have much simpler explanations. There are perfectly rational (and even mathematical) reasons why we have not seen a lot of entrepreneurship in Japan over the last 50 years, why we are starting to see a lot more of if now, and why we are likely to...

Episode 86 of the Just Japan Podcast is all about Halloween. Kevin talks a little bit about the evolution of the Halloween celebration in Japan and we get to hear some spooky tales by “Brother Grimm” Eric Drummond. Eric is a mentalist, performer and parapsycologist based out of Japan. Happy Halloween to all of the...

This entry is part 31 of 99 in the series The ALTInsider Podcast The post ALTI029: 10 ALTs you just don’t want to be appeared first on ALTInsider.com.

In Episode 85 of the Just Japan Podcast, host Kevin O’Shea talks with Japan-based writer Baye McNeil. A returning guest, Baye is a Japan Times columnist and author of ” Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist” and “Loco in Yokohama.” Baye talks about making the transition from blogger to novelist as...

This entry is part 30 of 99 in the series The ALTInsider PodcastOn the third interview edition of the podcast I interview Sterling, a chair. The post ALTI028: Interview with Sterling from AJET appeared first on ALTInsider.com.

In Episode 84 of the Just Japan Podcast, host Kevin O’Shea chats with two long-term expats living in Japan. Pee Jay and Scott join the podcast to talk about Fall in Japan. They chat about the seasonal changes, fashion, seasonal food and beverages, momiji as well as Halloween. They also answer listener questions in the...

Corporate accounting is not usually the first thing the comes to mind when you think of disruptive technology, and for the most part, that’s a good thing. Daisuke Sasaki of Freee, however, is changing the way accounting is done in Japan from the bottom up. Bringing change to a conservative industry, however, is not easy....