Weekly Fascination

James is an American living in Tokyo. He loves to study Japanese and work out. His YouTube channel had just over 23K subscribers at the time we did the podcast.

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YungJamez: https://www.youtube.com/@yungjamez312

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Inquiries – [email protected]

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Books:

The Lucky Laundry: https://amzn.to/3QDCZCR

Bottled Lightning: https://amzn.to/4gST8Pq

Remembering the Kanji: https://amzn.to/3JsJ8hH

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The man in the glass: http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/poetry.cgi?record=155

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Nick Norton is a friend, comedian, musician, and martial artist who speaks excellent Japanese. He is co-founder of CHADS, a company that teaches English as it’s really spoken. We talk about Jiu Jitsu and health.

Disclaimer: This is not health or exercise advice. We’re just two guys trying to figure it out.

Learn more about Nick: https://linktr.ee/nikkuniisan

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Bryan is a Japanese go-to-market strategist, specializing in:

• Business Development
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Process Improvement
• Recruiting, Training, and Mentoring
• Team Building
• Cross-cultural Communication

He enjoys leading high-growth startups to surpass performance goals internationally. Specializes in strategic thinking for new market product launches, with a passion for international strategy development, marketing, and product introductions.

More details at accelerate.biz

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Nicholas Pettas moved from Denmark to Japan at the age of 18 to become the last student of Mas Oyama, the founder of full-contact Kyokushin karate, aka "God Hand". Starting over as a white belt in a dojo in Ikebukuro, he endured 1000 days of grueling training, broken bones, and isolation. He emerged, fluent in Japanese, confident, and ready to fight. In the dojo, he formed rivalries and friendships. In the ring, he became a legend, still known to Japanese fans as the “Blue Eyed Samurai”. He has worked in Japanese television, including the long-running NHK program, Imagine Nation.

Today, he runs a CrossFit gym (box) in Tokyo, is a presenter for Senshi fight promotion, and makes entertaining videos for his YouTube channel, Junk Food Japan.

Follow Nic on social media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkFoodJapan

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junkfoodjapan/

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Study Japanese:

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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

ZA Production: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtjyyT1zvwfJMFigmwN_gn5wC6AMcFwNA&si=Vl1TI9Rj16XEokUo

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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.

Links:

APSELUTELY FⱯKT Films: https://www.instagram.com/apselutelyfakt/

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

Peder Bratterud: https://www.instagram.com/pedbra/

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

Swans: https://www.facebook.com/@SwansOfficial/

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Follow Paprika Girl on X: https://x.com/PaprikaGirl_JP

Raku film: https://www.youtube.com/@%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E6%A5%BD%E6%98%A0%E8%88%8E/videos

People to follow:

Joe: https://www.youtube.com/@ishikawasummittosea

https://x.com/ISummittosea

Jon: https://www.youtube.com/@Ohazassu

https://x.com/OhazassuPodcast

Kevin: https://linktr.ee/kevinoshea

https://x.com/MadForMaple

Kurt: https://www.youtube.com/@softypapa

https://x.com/softypapa

Jeff: https://deepinjapan.buzzsprout.com/

https://x.com/DeepinJapanPod

Charlie: https://www.youtube.com/@naturalfukui

https://x.com/naturalfukui

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

Tony: https://x.com/TheVegaTony

Dave: https://x.com/uncleweed

Nate Black: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatNateBlack

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

Dogen: https://www.youtube.com/@Dogen

TELL: https://telljp.com/

Japanese Samue: https://amzn.to/40l4dE9

Japanese snacks: https://amzn.to/40lrOou

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Follow Joe:

YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGgRvZHSCqzZDqZnaolOx5lcHuL4HvahK&si=u1MyXpknM5fMIvMn

X: https://x.com/ISummittosea

Casey on X: https://x.com/TBeanpod

#gaijinpodcastcollective (as of Oct 2024)

https://x.com/OhazassuPodcast

https://x.com/MadForMaple

https://x.com/softypapa

https://x.com/PaprikaGirl_JP

https://x.com/DeepinJapanPod

https://x.com/naturalfukui

https://x.com/ISummittosea

https://x.com/Bakksisback

https://x.com/TBeanpod

https://x.com/TheVegaTony

https://x.com/uncleweed

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.

Podcasters to follow:

Ohazassu podcast (John): https://x.com/OhazassuPodcast

Just Japan (Kevin O’Shea): https://x.com/MadForMaple

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

Weekly Fascination: ⁠https://twitter.com/WFascination⁠

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

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

#expatlife #Japaneseculture #Japaneseworkculture #Japanpodcast #podcastonJapan

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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