Weekly Fascination

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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Nurture shock: https://amzn.to/3yTQDMM

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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

Website: https://www.worlddomination.pictures/

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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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@improvambassador

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Xanthos is a game creator at Studio Vale with 16 years of software and game development experience. Vale Studio is one of the select few studios bridging the gap between Japan and the world. They specialize in project management, software development, and movie quality assets for games and promotional material.

Studio Vale: https://stvale.com/

Anamatrix Beyond: https://youtu.be/tBJe53IA9DE?si=-LQJNPHZRsCcvxFC

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Scott A. Warren is a Partner at the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs, a global law firm with over 1,500 lawyers at 45 offices in 21 countries. It has one of the largest networks of law offices in Asia, with a presence in Japan for over 30 years. Scott heads the Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Digital Data Disclosures practices for Asia and supports Squire's Intellectual Property, Litigation/Disputes and Regulatory and Internal Investigations practices throughout the region.

Rex Ash is creator and producer of the Japanese Amazon Prime Video TV Channel Yogaesse. Skilled in all aspects of production, filming, sound recording, editing, color grading, mastering, marketing and content distribution. As well as YouTube, App Store, and Amazon marketing. Created the Japanese TV show Kirei Yoga, sponsored by Reebok, as seen on Fox Sports Asia in 11 countries and 20 million homes.

Find Rex on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rexash/⁠

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CEO Japan Travel KK, CEO MetroWorks KK, Japan Inc Holdings KK

Terrie Lloyd is a dual-national of Australia and New Zealand, who has lived in Japan for 40 years. He formed his first company on a working holiday visa at the age of 25, in Japan, and has established more than 17 companies in Japan (10 others

Of the above companies, DaiJob.com was particularly notable, as it was Japan’s first mid-career recruiting portal, and within 24 months of starting had 160,000 registered users interacting in both English and Japanese.

Currently Lloyd is Founder and CEO (or co-CEO) of the following companies:

1. Japan Travel KK– Japan’s largest (by content volume) and second largest (by traffic) inbound travel site.The company has three teams: Media, which does publishing and marketing,

2. MetroWorks KK – an innovative software development company, which built the Japan Travel

3. Japan Inc. Holdings – an M&A/Fundraising consultancy. www.japaninc.com.

4. Toursoft International Pte Ltd – a travel tech company aiming to change the travel agency and travel consulting market globally. www.toursoft.systems. 

Other positions Lloyd holds include:

1. Director and shareholder of Core KK, a cybersecurity company with specialization in forensics and corporate data protection tools, located in Tokyo, Japan. www.coresecurity.co.jp.

2. Co-founding shareholder and external director of Precept Health SA, a Swiss-based medical devices connectivity company in the ICU and Acute Care sectors.

3. Director of Instinct Entertainment, a start-up mobile games and cloud software company, based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Lloyd is married to a Japanese national, Kumiko, and has 4 daughters and 1 son, ranging from 35 years to 20. His hobbies are starting businesses, cycling and swimming, and hanging out with the kids. 

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/terrielloyd

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Daniel grew up surrounded by plants and gardens in his native Canada. Now, after he moved to Japan in 2006 and discovered ikebana 10 years later, his lifelong connection to flowers has bloomed into a life's purpose. While Daniel had always admired ikebana, he never thought he could make something that

Daniel is not known for doing things halfway, and ikebana has been no exception. Once he had dipped a toe in the water, he immediately threw himself into learning everything he could about the art form. He attended class as often as his teacher would allow and practiced at home with whatever flowers he could find. Under his instructor's strict guidance, Daniel has flourished as a

Working with flowers brings Daniel joy, and he wants to convey the joy of creation through each of his arrangements. He loves it even more when other people interpret his art through the lens of their own experience and can see something different than he expected. Ikebana has given Daniel a fresh perspective on how flowers communicate with us - emotionally, physically, and

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Also, checkout the following:

Mori Mori (wild boar and venison): https://izu-morimori.square.site/

Azabu Clinic (English-speaking doctor in Tokyo): https://www.azabu-iin.com/

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Jeff has a hilarious and deeply engaging personality with a passion to share the benefits of real estate, investing, and how to live the best life, ever! Through overwhelming challenges and a life-threatening health crisis, Jeff shares how he crafted a life that he wanted through a complete change in his mindset and building his real estate business. Since that time, he has been traveling all over the world, sight-seeing and speaking about how to live the best version of your last life ever.

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