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Thank you for tuning in to The Prosperous Woman Podcast! Today, we're discussing: How Prairie Stuart Wolfe's mother-in-law influenced her future business in Japan Learning to go inward first as a “seeker” And so much more! Ready for more? Follow me on Instagram For the woman ready to start a business: Join my 4 month business birthing program The Dream Accelerator For the woman scaling to multiple 6 figures: Join The Opulence Mastermind Connect with today's guest: Discover Mirukashi Salon Follow Prairie Stuart at Mirukashi Salon on Instagram Explore Monohanako Modern Japanese Pottery
Kate Adie introduces stories from Japan, the USA, the Thailand-Myanmar border, Barbuda and Guinea-Bissau.The earthquake which shook Japan on New Year's Day brought considerable damage to the mostly-rural Noto peninsula. One noticeable pattern amidst the destruction was how much more robust modern buildings had proved to be over older, wooden homes. Jean Mackenzie reflects on Japan's evolving ability to cope with earthquakes.Every four years, the citizens of Iowa welcome a political circus to town - as national and international media, political grandees and pollsters flood in to cover the Iowa caucuses. Justin Webb explains how and why Iowa has such a special role in the electoral process.Although the world's attention may have shifted away from Myanmar's internal conflict, there are still several serious regional insurgencies raging against its ruling military regime. This fighting causes casualties - many of whom now have to seek health care outside Myanmar. after hospitals were targeted. Rebecca Root reports from a clinic on the Thailand-Myanmar border trying to treat Myanmar's sick and wounded.The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda is beautiful and relatively undeveloped - but for how long? Caroline Bayley visited this idyllic spot to delve into a local dispute over a new airstrip and resort complex which could change its ecosystem and culture for ever.Despite their scruffy appearance and lack of cuteness, vultures have value - particularly in West Africa. They can help fight disease - and some people in Guinea Bissau believe their body parts work as cures. Sam Bradpiece explains why Guinea Bissau's government has moved to protect them.Producer: Polly Hope Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Production Co-Ordinator: Gemma Ashman
"Samthing to Say" is back with its exciting third episode! This time, with a special guest, Dragos, that joins us in a fascinating chat about the Japanese language, his trip to Japan, how to learn from video content and much more. - Dragoș@vegasthenics - Polyglosam Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polyglosamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyglosam/channel/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0TwtufgjkUzdccvRKjsVVQ- PolyglosamTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polyglosam - LingoCast - SocialInstagram: @LingocastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071060924652https://linktr.ee/lingocastLanguageBoost - Use the coupon LINGOCAST for 5% OFF on the entire website: https://languageboost.biz/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lingocast@eliseurjr
Jonathan Cant, Executive Consultant at FocusCore Japan is back for round two on the podcast. This time, David and Jonathan chat about the steps needed to transition from an accountant inputting data to telling a story with those numbers and becoming a valued and trusted business partner at a Fortune 500 company.In this episode you will hear:What is finance business partnering? What are the important benefits of business partnering for finance professionals?What are the essential skills a finance professional needs to improve and grow beyond the numbers on a spreadsheetWhy Business Partnering is in demand in Japan Learning valuable lessons and skills from mentors and the impact mentors have on your careerJonathan Cant Bio:A leading member of the FocusCore team, Jonathan is a UK native who has been in Japan for just under 19 years. With around 15 years of leadership experience, he brings maturity and just the right amount of grey hair to the team. A father of two young boys, he spends most of his free time in the park or playing with Lego. He is also a fan of Newcastle United FC and enjoys photography and cooking.Connect with Jonathan:Website: https://www.japan.focuscoregroup.com/consultants/jonathan-cant?source=google.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathancant/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathancant?lang=en-GB Links of things mentioned in this episode:Episode 12 - The challenges of managing local and regional stakeholders in Japan with Jonathan CantLinkedIn poll survey The Journey from Accountant to Business Partner in Japan article Connect with David Sweet:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavidsweet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/focuscorejp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/focuscoreasiaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/focuscorejp/ Website: https://www.japan.focuscoregroup.com/ Doin' the Uptown Lowdown,” used by permission of Christopher Davis-Shannon. To find out more, check out www.thetinman.co and check out his new album, FIFTY/50. https://music.cdavisshannon.com/album/fifty-50-2 Support independent musicians and artists.Mentioned in this
Matt Vs Japan is a YouTuber and Cofounder of the Refold website, a language learning roadmap that teaches people how to make language fluency straightforward, fast and fun. His YouTube channel consists of interviews and tutorials on how to master learning any language, but specifically as his name might suggest, the japanese language. He has now achieved near native level fluency in Japanese using his teaching methods, one of which includes simply just watching anime. In this podcast, we talk about: Matt's rough experience living in Japan for the first time (and how it changed him) How language shapes your perception of the world The “refold” strategy to learning any language effectively How he stays disciplined and what keeps him motivated to learn more Follow Matt: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MATTvsJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattvsjapan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattvsjapan_/?hl=e --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hastings-harvest/support
Alec Sorensen is a career coach who helps people take action on life-changing business ideas they've been putting off. Alec is also a follower of the Mormon church, a Japan-living American at one point, a California-to-Texas transplant, among other things. We discussed how he got into career coaching, his faith, cultural shocks in Japan, why he moved to Austin from the Bay Area, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Alec as a Coach: His thoughts about the coaching industry, and how he uses habit building techniques to help people achieve their goals 12:18 Growing up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and thoughts on the Broadway show The Book of Mormon 20:26 Joseph Smith's controversy: His spiritual experience and his motives of starting the Mormon church 27:21 The question of polygamy: Does the current church endorse it, and the logic behind the practice 31:59 The Mormon church hierarchical order and how apostles are selected 35:39 Religion vs Crypto: They are both a commitment to fulfilling an unrealized vision 40:48 Alec's experience as a missionary in Romania 45:53 Missionary KPIs and follow-up of new converts 49:44 Alec's experience in Japan: Learning a new language, and living in a remote village 53:35 Chinese vs American parenting: Expectations of parents of their children, and why economic factors allow for more flexibility 58:44 Replaceability of the working class, China vs US 1:03:34 Japanese stereotypes that proved true during Alec's stay in Japan 1:11:38 Alec's experience as a crisis counselor for male rape survivors 1:18:46 Alec's opinion on microdosing and other mushrooming techniques used in counseling 1:19:28 Illegal drugs, coffee, tea and sodas: Why the church frowns on their use 1:21:57 Coaching: Why coaching, Insecurities, Working with clients to get them results 1:31:47 Decision to move to Austin: All the pros 1:38:08 How he gets clients from conducting pilots 1:48:30 Conversations in Austin vs conversations in the Bay Area 1:51:37 Cognitive dissonance: How some champions for change in the Bay Area are somehow ill-prepared to pivot when confronted by people of different opinions 1:54:43 Argument for the legitimacy of Russia's invasion 1:58:54 Outro
Episode Description: Rie confuses her British boyfriend when he wished her a Merry Christmas. Christmas in Japan is a great reason to have a party. Bobby describes Christmas in New York. Covid-free Christmas party. Japanese Illumination displays. Skiing and snowboarding in Hokkaido. Teaching Rie and Mako English swear words. タイトル ”メリークリスマス”ってどういう意味? 英語で悪口を言うと、どんな言葉になるかな? 説明 このエピソードでは次のような会話をします。 ”メリークリスマス”の本当の意味を知らなかったりえは、昔、イギリス人の彼氏を困惑させた事がありました。 日本でのクリスマスは豪華なパーティーの口実? ボビーは家族と一緒に、コロナを心配せずにNYでパーティーを開けます。その理由とは? 北海道でのスキーとスノーボードの経験 ボビーがりえとまこに悪い英語を教えます。 Vocabulary Power (日本語) Old - Furui - ふるい Handsome - Ikemen - いけめん Style - Poi - ぽい Old guy - Ojisan - おじさん Gross - Kimoi - きもい Links: Email: JapanglishChat@gmail.com Visit us: https://www.JapanglishChat.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/japanglishchat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japanglishchat Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-F-gqEREeXwkwmt7uFwB0Q
Helle friends~ Today I am sitting down with my good friend Joseph. Joseph is a price winning upcoming author. He was born in the States and is currently living in Japan near Tokyo. After studying abroad in Japan for a year he decided to come back with the JET program and stay a little bit longer. During that time I was there for my working holiday and we met through a group of mutual friends. Naturally we quickly became friends through both of our passions of reading philosophy related books. So be prepared because today is a hot one. We have a bunch of different topics that we get into and I cannot really list everything but will throw a bunch of keywords at you. -Living in Japan -Learning languages -Benefits of studying history for mankind -The windows of our lives and how we spend time projecting an image of ourselves to the world -Life today and life with the internet -Taking pictures after enjoying the experience and only on the second pass -Stillness -The human condition and our internal battles TL;DR Philosophical deepdive on several topics such as culture, languages, the internet and our internal battles! In other words: Cool shit must listen! I hope you enjoy the episode. ~ Carsten ___ Make sure to check out Joseph's Website for juicy blog posts, close up photos of his face, pictures from Japan, news about his upcoming novel and all that good stuff 【Website】- https://www.josephsimurdiak.com/ YeaH! ~~~(°3°)/~~~ ___ Also feel free to say hi to meee~ My email is right here beingwithmyself@posteo.org And Instagram too https://www.instagram.com/nezuminotabi/ I'm always interested in getting to know new people. Tell me your story and how you found my podcast, or just let me know if you enjoyed it or not. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beingwithmyself/message
I've recently been to Japan and WOW what an experience. No overweight people, calm but busy, weird food, slow food, everyone is grateful, such a mad country, simply amazing. I thought I'd take to the microphone for 10 minutes to chat about what I loved and how we can learn from the Japanese way of live
Happy Holiday if you choose to celebrate holidays! OK, I admit that I consider myself an extrovert. So, when an introvert asked me to be a guest, I was afraid that she wouldn't talk! Of course, turns out that FEAR was completely unfounded in reality and Cat was amazing! Please enjoy a Best of VVV!! Cat Rose helps creative introverts reach their goals through coaching, online programs, step-by-step guides and my online membership community the League of Creative Introverts. Cat Rose Vroom Veer Stories Feeling thoroughly drained at an office job, didn't know why Quit job to start freelance work; but first took a trip to Japan Learning that introverts use energy when interacting with large groups people Helping introverts sell their art in ways that feel good to an introvert Why Japanese people put non-sense English words on products Why heated toilet seats in Japan are essential Accidentally walking into someone's home looking for an Osen (hot bath) oops! Cat Rose Links The Creative Introvert The League of Creative Introverts
This week I polled people on social media and the discord about the apps they actually use to make their life in Japan/learning Japanese more awesome. I received a lot of results, and this podcast goes through the most popular answers along with what I use myself. Enjoooy. Right click here to download the MP3 [Follow: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | Discord | Patreon] Links to Click: The Japan Podcast Network - Twitter - Facebook Sleepless in Ibaraki The ES Lesson Plans NAVITIME Anki (web version) Why Anki is awesome jisho.org Sanseido Dictionary LINE Former Guest Brian who had the idea for this eppie imiha? (def not imawa which is what I was said :( Google Translate (with picture reader) Google Maps Dictionary MoneyTree (former guest Rika's recco) Transferwise Tangorista Japanesepod 101 (for beginners) WankiKanji (from Tofugu) Ending Song Thing to Do: Discuss this episode on the ALTInsider discord:
Are we filling humans up like a pail or lighting a fire in them? “The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning.” - John Dewey Digging into what it means to learn and grow in the grassroots movement of education. Featuring perspectives from Stef, a mom in Ann Arbor, Michigan who’s studying for her MA in progressive education at Prescott College, along with Omar, a Syrian doctor now seeking refuge in Germany because of the Syrian Civil War. Definition of “community” from episode guest Stef: “Being in a group of people that hold themselves accountable, and also you accountable, for the harmony of the whole.” Additional quotes from inventor Nikola Tesla (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nikola-Tesla), Jeff Salaway (contributing founder of Hayground School-http://www.hayground.org/), and marketing guru Seth Godin (http://www.sethgodin.typepad.com) are featured in the episode. Learning tool mentioned by Stef: a "Kanban Board" (originally invented in Japan) Learning source (The Alliance for Self-Directed Education) mentioned by Stef: https://www.self-directed.org/ Music in this episode from AJ Bihn, Honey Monsoon (https://www.facebook.com/honeymonsoon/) and The Harmony Collective. Produced by Corey Coates of Podfly Productions (http://www.podfly.net/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unifiedthreads/message
Cat Rose helps creative introverts reach their goals through coaching, online programs, step-by-step guides and my online membership community the League of Creative Introverts. Cat Rose Vroom Veer Stories Feeling thoroughly drained at an office job, didn't know why Quit job to start freelance work; but first took a trip to Japan Learning that introverts use energy when interacting with large groups people Helping introverts sell their art in ways that feel good to an introvert Why Japanese people put non-sense English words on products Why heated toilet seats in Japan are essential Accidentally walking into someone's home looking for an Osen (hot bath) oops! Cat Rose Links The Creative Introvert The League of Creative Introverts
DISCLAIMER: Harsh Language, Unfiltered Knowledge This is the first of a three part interview with Osaka, Japan based entrepreneur/promoter/journalist/urban musician DAMU PENDA a.k.a. DOPE DADDY on Beasts From the East. Damu in his own words is a "self-educated" man, his learning taking him from the volatile streets of his native Los Angeles to Japan----and the rest of the world with his project International Party Rockers (Founded October 2010). It's hard to argue the benefits of his self-education. International Party Rockers is a global entertainment network consisting of promoters, DJs, artists, producers, event organizers and marketing experts creating events and media projects Here are some topics you'll hear about in Part 1: -Damu's journey to Japan -Learning the Japanese language -Promoting U.S. hip-hop artists in Japan -Translating lyrics -The Golden Age of foreigners doing music in Japan -The Golden Age of the club scene in Japan -The transition from a solo rap artist to an executive with International Party Rockers -The real business langauge -How he keeps with his people in prison -Life as a minority in a foreign country -The real vs. fake street element in the hip-hop culture -His old rap crew FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLAYAZ -The importance of building a brand for your business -The importance of Motown as a record label and brand -Why he wants his people to have passports His music was what drew us here to him, but the gems he offers goes to life as a whole go beyond his music. Please enjoy this interview, and check out the International Party Rockers team on Facebook/vimeo IPR Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/internationalpartyrockers Damu Penda Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/damupenda?fref=ts IPR Vimeo Page: http://vimeo.com/partyrockers IPR YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/IPRockers