Unpacking Japan

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Unpacking Japan episodes

March 29, 2024 Being a lawyer is complicated. What about in Japan?
Meet Catherine, a New Zealand lawyer in Japan, who sits down with us to share her experiences with law firms and large international corporations, opening her own practice, and advising companies as a board member.

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1 hr 7 min
March 22, 2024 What life is like as a foreign journalist in Japan
Meet Phoebe, an experienced journalist and a food blogger, who sits down to talk to us about her challenges working as a reporter in Japan.

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1 hr 17 min
March 15, 2024 The struggles of making reaction content in Japan ft. Akasan
Meet Akasan, an American streamer and reaction YouTuber who's lived and worked in Japan for more than 12 years. He sits down with us to talk about his life, his content, and how Japanese view western media.

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1 hr 12 min
March 08, 2024 What it's like being a musician for Japan's biggest theme park
Meet Oleg, a Ukrainian violinist who sits down to share his experiences as a performer at Universal Studios Japan, and his transition to freelance musician here.

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55 min
March 01, 2024 Tokyo Portfolio explains why Japanese housing is so cheap
Meet Alex, the man behind luxury real estate brand Tokyo Portfolio, who sits down to talk to us about renting apartments, buying abandoned properties, and everything you need to know about the housing market in Japan.

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For more on Japanese akiya, check out our interview with Anton in Japan!
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1 hr 11 min
February 23, 2024 The best ways to save money in Japan ft. Greg from tokyocheapo
Meet Greg, co-founder and writer for Tokyo Cheapo, a site sharing the best-value deals in Japan, sits down to teach us about how to live and travel frugally. Greg shares the history of Tokyo Cheapo, as well as his new passion, cheap, abandoned houses that people buy and renovate, called Akiya.

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1 hr 3 min
February 16, 2024 What life is like as a priest in the Japanese mountains
Tim is a Yamabushi, or a mountain ascetic as he describes it in English. He was born in New Zealand and shortly after moving to Japan he was introduced to Yamabushi practices, after some time he became a Yamabushi himself. Join in our conversation with Tim and listen to his amazing story from teaching English to becoming a mountain ascetic in Yamagata.
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1 hr 12 min
February 09, 2024 How urban farming could transform how we think about food in Japan
Meet Jon, a sustainability consultant living in Tokyo, who teaches us about using urban farming techniques to support greener, healthier and more efficient food production techniques.
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1 hr 9 min
February 02, 2024 How this Australian woman became one of Japan's most prolific consultants
Meet Melanie, an international consultant for some of the biggest brands in Japan, who sits down to share her unique life and career with us.

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1 hr 6 min
January 26, 2024 What people don't understand about the Fukushima nuclear accident
Meet Jayne, a podcaster and long-term Fukushima resident from New Zealand, who sits down to talk about her podcast for foreign women in Japan, as well as share her first-hand experiences with the earthquake and nuclear disaster that happened 10 years ago.
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1 hr 9 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.