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)
What life is like as a farmer in the Japanese countryside
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Is Japan a good place to retire?
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Germans in Japan: the value of immigrant stories ft. MrNippon
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How has Japan been recovering since Fukushima?
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Why Nynyhon switched from modeling in Japan to streaming full-time
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Expo 2025: How the Netherlands is Shaping the Future
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Japanese sake is WAY more complex than you think – interview with "Sake Evangeli...
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What life is like as a videographer in Japan's creator economy
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Japanese labor unions are weirdly powerful. Why don't more people know about the...
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What life is like as a foreigner in a Japanese idol group
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How Billy Matsunaga became one of Japan's leading kimono experts @BillyMatsunaga
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How Mr. Yabatan became Japan's favorite foreigner
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What it's like being a reporter on Japanese TV as a foreigner ft. Cathy Cat
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The story of Ladybeard: Japan's loudest pop idol
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The biggest challenges for westerners in Japan
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How this entrepreneur is creating a brand for Mongolia in Japan
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Manzai comedian explains the problem with Japanese comedy
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Understanding Japan's complicated relationship with North Korea
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The challenges of running a halal restaurant in Japan
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What makes Japanese knives so special?
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What life is like running a film production company in Japan
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Why this man is walking 2500km across Japan in the middle of summer
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What life is like in Japan's traditional sake brewing industry
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Why 80% of Swiss startups survive their first 5 years in Japan
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What it's like to live in a traditional Japanese temple
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How storm chasers survive Japan's most dangerous typhoons ft. EarthUncutTV
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Tokyo street interviewer explains his secret to viral videos
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What life is like for immigrant factory workers in Japan
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Anton in Japan breaks down everything you need to know about buying an abandoned...
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Zen master explains why you will never reach enlightenment
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GaijinPot marketer breaks down the Japanese job market
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The challenges of bringing anti-Asian-flush medication to Japan
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Startup consultant breaks down everything you need to succeed in Japan
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Extended Reality in Japan, and what to do when Japanese banks don't understand y...
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What modern companies can learn from 1800s Japanese philosophy
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What are Japanese forest gardens and why you should want one
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Why this Facebook engineer left his job and opened a game studio in Japan
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How to keep a business alive for 100 years | Running a textile company in Japan
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FFXV animator explains what it's like to work with Japanese game studios
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Kaiseki explained: the traditional Japanese multi-course meal
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Being a lawyer is complicated. What about in Japan?
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What life is like as a foreign journalist in Japan
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The struggles of making reaction content in Japan ft. Akasan
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What it's like being a musician for Japan's biggest theme park
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Tokyo Portfolio explains why Japanese housing is so cheap
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The best ways to save money in Japan ft. Greg from tokyocheapo
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What life is like as a priest in the Japanese mountains
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How urban farming could transform how we think about food in Japan
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How this Australian woman became one of Japan's most prolific consultants
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What people don't understand about the Fukushima nuclear accident
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