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Tokyo Wave

#113 - Andrew Klim

Sep 23, 2022

Video game translator, localization expert, and video game music DJ Andrew Klim tells us about his journey from being an English teacher in a rough and tumble junior high school in Yamanashi to working on localizations for massive titles including Final Fantasy, Shenmue, One Piece, Attack on Titan, and... erotic...

#112 - Tanner Blackman

Sep 16, 2022

California-based real estate development consultant, government relations professional, and cannabis dispensary co-owner Tanner Blackman shares his journey from teaching English in rural Japan to guiding major urban development projects through the approval process in LA. Aaron and Parker discuss Japan easing...

#111 - Japan Opening

Sep 9, 2022

What do Japan’s complicated new border rules mean for individual tourists looking to visit Japan? Aaron and Parker discuss the plummeting Yen, record pretax profits at Japanese firms, and a city looking for 1,400 owners of 31-yr-old time capsules.

#110 - Kyoto Overtourism

Sep 2, 2022

Is Kyoto ready for the inevitable deluge of foreign tourists who will come back in massive numbers once Japan's borders reopen? Will the resurge in inbound tourism be good or bad? Aaron and Parker discuss the budget for PM Abe's state funeral, Japan's economic outlook for August amid rising prices, and 4 Indonesian...