The Inside Japan Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

On this episode I'm speaking with Max, who is the author of the international bestseller Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress. He lives in Japan and works as an AI researcher particularly in the fields of music and design, and is excited about how AI will shape the future of work and enhancing human empathy and creativity. 

Find out more about him and his book at maxfrenzel.com

Check out the video podcast on Spotify or our YouTube.

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

On this episode I'm speaking with Sam about learning Japanese. He is the Marketing Director for Coto Academy, and we talk about his language learning journey and his advice on becoming fluent faster! 

Check out Coto Academy.

Check out the video podcast on Spotify or our YouTube.

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

On this episode I'm speaking with Adam Kardos, Owner of English Access who created a fun interactive game that helps children to learn English. We talk about the failures of the grammar translation method, how kids actually learn languages and Adam’s audacious goal of taking rote learning out of the classroom, to free up teachers to meaningfully connect the dots with their students. 

Check out Gamerize Dictionary: https://gamerize-dictionary.com/en/

For the best place on the internet to find your next job in Japan, go to JobsinJapan.com.

This week I explain the thinking behind my decision to leave Japan in 2020. No ranting and raving, just a chill chat with you my friends. (The podcast will continue though after I move back, at least as long as it's still fun.)

 
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There week I am joined by Jason, current game engineer and parent raising his kids in Japanese... in America. He also has a history of studying in Japan, so its a really well rounded episode this week. Enjoooy.

 
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There week I am joined by two different parts on the music industry: Dave, an artist that recently toured Japan, and Daniel, former magazine editor and now current Japan artist tour organizer. Enjoy this look into a very interesting world this week.

 
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There is plenty of Pachinko content out there, but most of it left me with a question: How do you win? This week I cover the subject in depth by first going over the history and then how you win at this mysterious part of Japanese culture.

 
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Check out more about Pachinko-> 


Pachi Pros: Bringing Down the House
* AMA with Pachinko Machine Maker
The History of Pachinko
Winning Pachinko: The Game of Japanese Pinball

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This week maydaysan drops in again to provide the follow-up to his previous visit to the show about starting a new job in digital marketing. How was his first foray into the world of non-teaching jobs in Japan? Find out this week.....

 
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This week David drops in fresh from his move to Vietnam to explain why he chose to move there after a 5-year stint in Japan that he describes as being a great time. He also is a big part of ALT Training Online and lots of other projects that are very interesting as well. Enjooooy.

 
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This week Shochu connoisseur Stephen dropped in to talk all about he put the work into to take his passion for shochu about as far as it can possibly go. Check out the links to his stuff below.

 
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[Check out Stephen's Stuff: Insta | Twitter | Bar | Book | Facebook Group]
 
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