Unpacking Japan

Produced by ZenStudio

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. Tune in every week for an authentic, inspiring conversation with someone who’s carved out their own, unique place in this beautiful country. Host: Tobias Bieker Production: A. Magdych Editing: L. Nicholas, J. Sketchley Social: J. Sketchley Design: M. Koga

  1. 2日前

    Why are so many Tokyo apartments not foreigner friendly?

    Meet Sandul, a real estate agent in Tokyo. He sits down to talk to us about the reality of renting, the difficulties of renting as a foreigner or student, and how to settle in as a new resident in Japan. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Sandul 1:27 Scholarship in Japan 10:00 Sri Lankan student association 14:27 First job in Japan 21:47 Start in content creation 25:27 Japanese house tour videos 31:29 Why do people let you film their house? 34:30 Start in real estate industry 38:20 Foreigner friendly apartments? 42:54 Biggest surprises in real estate 47:07 What makes a good property? 49:24 How long it takes to rent 54:06 Where Sandul lives 57:05 Sandul's favorite stories 1:04:50 What people should know about his interviewees -- Follow Sandul: https://www.instagram.com/sandulvinsuka/ https://www.instagram.com/vinsuka.fromtokyo/ https://www.instagram.com/japanhometours/ Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  2. 5日前

    The reality of being an actor in Japan

    Meet Christiane, an actress based in Tokyo. She sits down to talk to us about her work in theatre in improv, performing for Japanese vs. English audiences, and her roles in projects like Death Stranding and Godzilla. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Christiane 5:42 Coming to Japan 12:52 Start in acting 16:09 Start in improv 25:29 Performing improv in Tokyo 37:19 Role in Shin Godzilla 46:10 Being scouted for Death Stranding 49:45 Performing motion capture 56:40 Looking back 1:01:04 Support group for female actors in Tokyo 1:09:28 The magic of theatre -- Follow Christiane: https://www.christianebrew.com/ https://www.instagram.com/christianebrew/ Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  3. 8月7日

    The ACTUAL challenges of renovating akiya in Japan

    Today we sit down again with Anton Wormann, an akiya renovation specialist and content creator based in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about his renovation projects, the legal regulations about renovations in Japan, the failure and abandonment of his Chiba farm project, and the lessons he's learned along the way. -- 0:00 Intro 0:49 Meet Anton 1:38 First commercial project 7:41 Documenting the work 9:43 The Chiba farmhouse 13:26 The dream waterfall house 16:05 Chiba farmhouse failure 21:38 Lessons learned 25:22 What you should know about akiya 30:45 How to buy akiya responsibly 33:52 How the tax system creates akiya 36:38 Tokyo's anti-renovation legislation 40:18 Anton's Japandi company 43:16 Getting a real estate license 48:56 Renovating the waterfall house 1:01:34 How much did it cost? 1:06:00 Next steps 1:09:39 The power of social media 1:13:04 Looking back -- Follow Anton: @ANTONINJAPAN https://www.instagram.com/anton.injapan https://www.tiktok.com/@antoninjapan https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091063962376 - https://www.antoninjapan.com https://www.japandihouses.com https://www.japandirealestate.com - Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  4. 7月31日

    What Japanese comedy school is REALLY like

    Meet Dan Wilson, a Tokyo-based comedian performing manzai and stand up between America and Japan. He sits down to talk to us about going to comedy school and finding a manzai partner, signing to and leaving an agency, and the ins and outs of the Japanese comedy world. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Dan 2:09 Growing up half Japanese in America 8:05 Discovering Japanese comedy 16:02 Going to comedy school 25:09 Getting signed 27:48 Manzai is a marriage 33:48 Being funny as a non-native 40:55 The reality of comedy agencies 45:56 Social media & Japanese comedy 53:54 Going independent 1:01:48 Performing in English vs. Japanese 1:12:01 Looking back 1:15:35 How to do dirty comedy well -- Follow Dan: https://www.instagram.com/danielywilson https://www.tiktok.com/@danielywilson @Badonkadonk_official @SUPERGREATTIMETOKYO Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  5. 7月28日

    How Hori Benny became Japan's best anime tattoo artist

    Meet Hori Benny, a tattoo artist and owner of Invasion Club tattoo studio in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about the history and changing culture of Japanese tattoos, his own grueling apprenticeship, the challenges of running a tattoo business in Japan, and his own anime-inspired "otattoo" style.--0:00 Intro0:50 Meet Hori Benny7:14 JET Programme in Kagoshima14:21 Introduction to tattoo culture20:31 Tattoo apprenticeship in Osaka32:12 First time tattooing someone35:26 What makes a good tattoo44:22 Opening Invasion Club studio46:24 History of Japanese tattoos50:27 Japanese police vs. tattooers56:25 Otattoo style1:03:33 Benny's tattoo philosophy1:10:55 Taking on an apprentice1:14:32 Expanding to Tokyo1:22:23 Looking back1:26:40 What's next--Follow Hori Benny:https://horibenny.com/https://invasion.club/https://www.instagram.com/horibenny/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  6. 7月24日

    Does Japan still need nuclear?

    Meet Akira Tokuhiro, a Japanese Canadian nuclear engineering professor based in Ontario, Canada. He sits down to talk to us about the current and future role of nuclear as a clean energy source, Japan's response to incidents like Fukushima, and how we can move towards carbon net zero. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Akira 9:06 Interest in nuclear 19:25 Types of reactors 24:04 Working in Japan 28:36 Japan Atomic Energy Agency 30:58 Japan's reactors 33:51 Nuclear safety and earthquakes 37:12 What happened at Fukushima 39:38 Government response 44:05 How reactors are shut down 54:06 Restarting reactors 56:08 Life cycle of a nuclear plant 58:28 Problems with prolonged shutdown 1:00:50 Current public opinion 1:05:54 Nuclear's role in carbon net zero 1:14:22 Regaining confidence in nuclear 1:19:42 Developing nuclear technology 1:21:49 Expanding global nuclear energy 1:28:00 How to educate about nuclear -- Follow Akira: https://x.com/TokuhiroAkira Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  7. 7月21日

    I was a confused kid—growing up half Japanese in Thailand, with Aki Yamaguchi

    Meet Aki Yamaguchi, a Thai-Japanese content creator and MC living and working between both countries. She sits down to talk to us about growing up in an international school abroad, finding her own identity and starting a visual kei band, and how her unique background led her to where she is today. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Aki 1:16 International school in Thailand 7:19 Embracing Japanese side 11:27 Finding her own style 13:20 Starting a band 20:38 Bringing the band to Japan 25:50 Start of MC career 31:33 Covid and growing on TikTok 44:32 Addressing stereotypes online 47:40 Aki's unique opportunities 50:40 Branching out to English content 59:22 Content between languages 1:03:01 Aki's message to the dreamers Follow Aki: @akinoyuutsu https://www.instagram.com/akinoyuutsu https://www.tiktok.com/@aki_yamaguchi https://www.facebook.com/akinoyuutsupage/ Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

  8. 7月17日

    What it takes to be a Japanese rickshaw driver

    Meet Kenny, a rickshaw driver in Asakusa, Tokyo, who sits down to talk to us about what its like to work as one of these traditional tour guides. He tells us about his professional rugby career, his plans to open a mochi shop, and what it takes to be a rickshaw driver. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Kenny 2:08 Starting as a rugby player 6:25 Going pro 10:37 Playing in Australia 18:52 Looking back on rugby career 21:53 Mochi shop 26:30 Becoming a rickshaw driver 33:04 Work as rickshaw driver 36:52 Tour guide in & out of Tokyo 43:37 Working with rickshaw company 45:10 Secret to good service 49:37 Plans for mochi shop 51:43 Most difficult skill for rickshaw drivers -- Follow Kenny: https://www.instagram.com/asakusa_rickshaw https://www.tiktok.com/@kenny_rickshaw Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

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番組について

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. Tune in every week for an authentic, inspiring conversation with someone who’s carved out their own, unique place in this beautiful country. Host: Tobias Bieker Production: A. Magdych Editing: L. Nicholas, J. Sketchley Social: J. Sketchley Design: M. Koga

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  • クリエイター
    Produced by ZenStudio
  • 配信期間
    23年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    240
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    不適切な内容を含む
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