January 11, 2021 • 27m
On this episode, we meet Bhutanese Robin Sharma who works for an agricultural company in Uwa, Ehime Prefecture. Robin has overcome...Read more
January 18, 2021 • 27m
This episode takes us to Akita Prefecture, where Polish-born Michal Taberski runs a sausage and ham manufacturing business. To giv...Read more
February 1, 2021 • 27m
On this episode, we visit Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture to meet Russian-native Yulia Lev, a pianist who's been active in Japan for ...Read more
February 8, 2021 • 27m
People from around the world who have made Japan their home must adapt to a new community, but the unprecedented issue of COVID-19...Read more
February 15, 2021 • 27m
This time, we meet American-born Pamela Ann Matsunaga who's traveled the world with her 5 children, spending several years in Gree...Read more
March 8, 2021 • 27m
On January 7, 2021, a state of emergency was once again declared for 11 prefectures in Japan in response to a dramatic increase in...Read more
March 22, 2021 • 27m
As the pandemic shows little to no signs of abating, we continue to touch base remotely with some of the people we've met over the...Read more
April 19, 2021 • 27m
This episode takes us to Kyoto to meet Togo-native Kabressa Deabalo. A master tailor in his home country, he specializes in bespok...Read more
April 26, 2021 • 27m
On this episode, we travel to Urakawa Town in Hokkaido Prefecture where Nguyen Van Bao and Nguyen Van Hieu, 2 veterinarians from V...Read more
May 10, 2021 • 27m
In recent years, the Nepalese population has been growing in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. Acting as a bridge between his fellow Nepal...Read more
May 17, 2021 • 27m
We follow Chinese-born Aya Wu, owner of Szechuan restaurants in the Tokyo area. To help her business survive the pandemic, she hir...Read more
May 31, 2021 • 27m
In this episode, we head to the forested Northern Alps of Nagano Prefecture with Lama Gyalu, a Sherpa and former mountain guide fr...Read more
July 12, 2021 • 27m
Step right up, ladies and gents! Come witness the thrilling spectacle that is our latest episode! With thorough preventive measure...Read more
July 19, 2021 • 27m
When living abroad, the language barrier can be a major obstacle. This is particularly true in healthcare, notably with the curren...Read more
July 26, 2021 • 27m
With the pandemic, the number of foreigners in Japan who find themselves without work is on the rise. On this episode, we follow 2...Read more
August 23, 2021 • 27m
On this episode, we visit Hiroshima to meet Mary Popeo from the US. She works there as a "Peace Guide," teaching visitors from abr...Read more
August 30, 2021 • 27m
Like in many other small villages in Japan, the population of Sasama in Shizuoka Prefecture is declining due to aging. But US-nati...Read more
September 6, 2021 • 27m
United by their love and passion for craft beer and their adoptive Kyoto Prefecture, Chris Hainge from the US, Canadian Paul Speed...Read more
September 13, 2021 • 27m
Lack of social contact due to the pandemic can cause feelings of isolation and anxiety, which can be made even worse by language a...Read more
September 20, 2021 • 27m
On this episode, we meet UK-born potter Adam Smith who lives in Nagano Prefecture. After learning Japanese-style pottery in his na...Read more
September 27, 2021 • 27m
We follow Nitin Hingarh who runs a Tokyo company selling ingredients from his native India to restaurants around Japan. With the i...Read more
October 25, 2021 • 27m
In recent years more and more foreign workers are being hired in Japan in response to the shortage of care laborers for the elderl...Read more
November 22, 2021 • 27m
This time, we head to Kikugawa in Shizuoka Prefecture where many non-Japanese workers live. For the children of foreign parents, d...Read more
November 29, 2021 • 27m
We meet Maurice Torralba, a former member of the national volleyball team in his native Cuba, whose competitive career was cut sho...Read more
December 20, 2021 • 27m
On this episode, we head to Gifu Prefecture to meet German-native Bernd Kestler, a knitting artisan whose work is inspired by the ...Read more
December 27, 2021 • 27m
In Japan, castella cake has been popular for generations. It's the descendant of "pao-de-lo," a dessert brought to 16th-century Ja...Read more