Unpacking Japan

By Produced by ZenStudioSociety & Culture

Unpacking Japan episodes

January 03, 2025 What life is like as a farmer in the Japanese countryside
Meet Byron, founder of Kasamatsu Farms, who shares with us his journey from salaryman in Tokyo to farmer in the Japanese countryside, embracing permaculture and sustainable agriculture.
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1 hr 15 min
December 28, 2024 Is Japan a good place to retire?
Meet Nick, founder of Japan Remotely, who sits down to talk with us about his work helping clients find the perfect living situation in Japan, and his insights on the challenges of turning Japan into a long-term home.
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1 hr 7 min
December 20, 2024 Germans in Japan: the value of immigrant stories ft. MrNippon
Meet Mr. Nippon, a half Japanese and half German YouTuber in Japan, who sits down to talk with us about his experiences interviewing Germans on their immigrant journey, and what life in Japan is like for them.
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1 hr 2 min
December 16, 2024 How has Japan been recovering since Fukushima?
Meet Rob, an engineer for open source environmental data project Safecast, who sits down to talk to us about his work on the Fukushima disaster cleanup, as well as his own sustainable living in the mountains of Nara.
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49 min
December 06, 2024 Why Nynyhon switched from modeling in Japan to streaming full-time
Meet Fanny, A.K.A Nynyhon, a model who has lived in Japan for 10 years and who has found success as a streamer and content creator. Fanny sits down with us to discuss her path to Twitch streamer and the intricacies of a career as a model in Japan, from easy part-time gig for foreigners to sustainability as a full-time job.
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57 min
November 29, 2024 Expo 2025: How the Netherlands is Shaping the Future
Meet Marc, Consul General of the Netherlands in Osaka, who sits down to talk with us about what we can expect to see at the Dutch pavilion during next year's highly anticipated Expo 2025 Osaka, and all of the work and themes being put into its development.
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1 hr 9 min
November 22, 2024 Japanese sake is WAY more complex than you think – interview with "Sake Evangelist" John Gauntner
Meet John Gauntner, the world's leading non-Japanese sake expert, who sits down to talk with us about understanding good sake, the growing market around the world, and his own journey to Japan and how he became THE sake guy.

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1 hr 4 min
November 15, 2024 What life is like as a videographer in Japan's creator economy
Meet Julian Domanski, videographer and creative director of Future Collective, who sits down with us to talk about working in Japanese film production, as well as working with Netflix and some of Japan's biggest YouTubers.

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1 hr 3 min
November 08, 2024 Japanese labor unions are weirdly powerful. Why don't more people know about them?
Meet Dennis, the General Secretary of the General Union in Osaka, Japan, who sits down to talk with us about Japanese labor laws, unions, and how they can help protect workers from many of the challenges of the Japanese workplace.

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1 hr 17 min
November 01, 2024 What life is like as a foreigner in a Japanese idol group
Meet Heidi, American member of Japanese underground idol group Merkmal Mermal, who sits down to talk with us about the origins of Japan's idol culture, as well as her own unique challenges as a foreigner in the idol scene.

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1 hr 2 min

About Unpacking Japan

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Unpacking Japan explores Japanese arts, culture, and business through the lives of foreigners who have made this amazing country their home. While we’ve all seen vlogs and movies showing Japan from a pop culture perspective, Unpacking Japan tells the stories that get left by the wayside—the immigrants, the entrepreneurs, and the artists.