Unpacking Japan
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 BiekerP...
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Episodes (247)
Is it actually possible to start a business in Japan as a foreigner now?
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Should non-residents be allowed to buy Japanese homes?
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The problem with Japanese mainstream media
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Why Japan's jazz cafes are more important than ever
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What it's like to live with invisible illnesses in Japan
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How did anime get so popular overseas, when Japanese companies did not care?
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Japanese teacher's secret to communication, with @NihongoDekita
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Sitting down with the U.S.'s first manga professor
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Why are so many Tokyo apartments not foreigner friendly?
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The reality of being an actor in Japan
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The ACTUAL challenges of renovating akiya in Japan
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What Japanese comedy school is REALLY like
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Tattoo artist explains traditional Japanese apprenticeships
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Does Japan still need nuclear?
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I was a confused kid—growing up half Japanese in Thailand, with Aki Yamaguchi
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What it takes to be a Japanese rickshaw driver
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Is Japan's attitude towards tattoos changing?
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How to ACTUALLY make a career of teaching in Japan
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The reality of growing up half Indian in Japan
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Demystifying Japanese home cooking
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What it's like building multiple businesses in Tokyo
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Born and raised as an Indian in Tokyo (as a film director)
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The Noh professor: what even Japanese people don't understand about Noh
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Matcha Samurai on on the state of Japan content
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What it's like playing in a Japanese orchestra
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From salaryman to drag bar: a conversation with Japan's biggest diva
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The reality of being gay in Japan ft. Will from Japan Gay Guide
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The British comedian who became an honorary Kansai Japanese
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Genoa's very unique journey to Japan – from cult to Okinawa to going viral
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What it's like growing up in a "foreign bubble" in Japan
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Sitting down with Japan's most unconventional influencer
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How Tokyo breeds third spaces
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How kfel became a real life magical girl
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Journalism in Japan in the age of rising nationalism
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What it takes to be a translator for Square Enix
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The reality of being a black woman in Japan
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Why Japanese universities are becoming more international
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The challenges of being a single mother in Japan
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Japanese fashion from a sociological perspective
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Understanding jirai-kei and Japan's fashion subcultures
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The reality of being a mixed artist in Japan
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What happened to PiNKII's idol career
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Sitting down with a renaissance samurai
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Sofubi: The rabbit hole of Japan's designer toy industry
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Berry's idol life could be an anime
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What life in a 1970s Japanese farmhouse was like
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How Micaela became one of the first full-time j-vloggers
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Meet Japan's Mr. Rogers of math
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If you think you know Japanese music, you don't
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Sitting down with Shibuya Kaho about her life as a writer & cosplayer
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