Today’s guest:  Ryan Wood is an engineer excelling in the fundamentals of design and system building, evangelizing a Lean approach to software development. He lives in Japan with his wife and 2 children in a suburb of Tokyo.

The conversation covers Ryan’s background, studying Japanese, moving to Japan, working in Japan, looking for a job in Japan, making friends in Japan, how AI affects the daily

MSP: Managed Service Provider

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CS is a British-Norwegian filmmaker based in Oslo, Norway. He holds a BA in Film & TV Production from the University of Westminster, and has worked as director, story producer and editor for 15 years, mainly in TV. "The Discoverer of the Discoverers" is his directorial debut in cinematic documentary and won Best Short Documentary at the Japan Indies Film Festival (JIFF).

Peder Bratterud from Bærum, Norway has worked as a cinematographer, editor, DoP, visual producer and technical manager since 2007. He shot and edited documentaries such as Kampen om Sørpolen (2009), Alene på Everest (2009) and «Let’s Go Get Small» (2013). Since then, he has worked on a wide range of well-known TV formats and genres around the world.

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CS Nicholson: https://www.instagram.com/c_s_nicholson/

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Linktree: https://2ur.jp/9ybJ

Japan Indies Film Festival (JIFF): https://www.instagram.com/japanindiesfilmfest/

All Light, Everywhere: https://memory.is/all-light-everywhere

Vivian Maier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Maier

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Martin (Gaijin Otosan): https://www.youtube.com/@TheMartinShowJapan

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Podcast Ep 14 Stephen Shaw, Birthgap - Childless World: https://youtu.be/WgILWArNxq4

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John is an Australian podcaster living in Nagoya, Japan. He hosts the “Ohazassu” morning podcast, covering life in Japan, news, travel, food, and shares a Japanese “word of the day” in each episode.

The Gaijin Podcast Collective is a diverse group of Japan-based and japan-focused podcasters who share their love for Japan, share our experiences, and work to improve their craft.

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Kurt Bell: https://x.com/softypapa

Paprika Girl: https://x.com/PaprikaGirl_JP

Deep in Japan (Jeff): https://x.com/DeepinJapanPod

Charlie: https://x.com/naturalfukui

Joseph: https://x.com/ISummittosea

Aussie In Japan: https://x.com/Bakksisback

Beanpod: https://x.com/TBeanpod

Tony R. Vega: https://x.com/TheVegaTony

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Shiko Funjatta (Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105388/

Sean Cannell: https://x.com/seancannell

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Kurt Bell is an author and family man who has spent years moving between America and Japan. Now, with both he and his wife retiring, and their daughter grown after graduating from college in the United States, the whole family—including their two dogs—is resettling in Japan. Kurt shares his experiences of navigating this

Starwood Pet Travel: https://www.starwoodpet.com/

As of the time of publishing, I’m still checking whether people over 60 years old need to contribute to the pension plan in Japan and will post a note here shortly.

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Jeff is the host of the Deep in Japan podcast, which features “incessant chatter about Japan, much of it amusing, trivial, meaningless”. He is a long-term resident of Japan with a family in Nagano. He is always a lot of fun to talk to. Check out his podcast here:

Deep in Japan Podcast: https://deepinjapan.buzzsprout.com/

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Kaname Naito: https://www.youtube.com/@kanamenaito

How to Use で When Ordering Things: https://youtu.be/yPyp1cFFhAY?si=91gq9LMtdVnG-rX-

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In this episode, we talk about the film Rufus. A man in the hood, Rufus, tells five disturbing dark stories about body horror to his family and friends against his wife's will.

Starring: 'Freeway' Ricky Ross, David J, and Debra Haden

Mars Roberge is a Canadian-American dual-citizen filmmaker, born in Scarborough (borough of Toronto) and living in Los Angeles. A film production graduate of York

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I got the chance to catch up with my cousin after almost 20 years. We discuss his impressions of his first time in Japan, my "skills" as a tour guide, the beauty of Kyoto, and the very moving experience of visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (広島平和記念資料館).

Byron Kennerly is a touring comedian from Los Angeles on a quest to perform an improv comedy show in every country in the world. He plans to perform improv in 197 countries around the world, which he started in Japan

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