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¿Alguna vez has soñado con viajar en el tren más rápido del mundo? ¡Esta es tu oportunidad! Este video te llevará a un viaje increíble: verás cómo funciona este tren, cómo se ve desde adentro y cuál es el secreto que lo hace tan rápido. Un camino a casa a 603 km / h pronto se convertirá en un hábito, lo prometo. El superconductor Maglev de Japón ha establecido un nuevo récord mundial de velocidad. Este tren conectará las ciudades más grandes de Japón: Tokio, Nagoya y Osaka. Imagínate: en un tren así podrías llegar de Nueva York a Washington DC en solo 1 hora. Pronto, la distancia dejará de ser un obstáculo para cualquier negocio... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leadership success is usually measured through revenue, market share, promotions, productivity and team performance. Those indicators matter, but they do not tell us whether a leader is succeeding in life. A leader can deliver excellent corporate results while gradually damaging their marriage, weakening their relationship with their children, neglecting their health, mishandling their finances and losing touch with their friends. That is not genuine success. It is professional achievement purchased at an unnecessarily high personal price. This risk is especially relevant in Japan, where long working hours, loyalty to the organisation and the demands placed on player-managers can make work the dominant force in a leader's life. The Wheel of Life provides a useful way to examine whether leaders are achieving balanced and sustainable success. Why do Japanese leaders struggle with work-life balance? Many Japanese leaders still operate within a deeply established culture that rewards commitment, endurance and long working hours. Even when official working practices change, the expectation of total dedication can remain. Japan's post-war economic recovery was driven partly by extraordinary levels of personal sacrifice. During the rapid-growth era, many fathers spent most of their waking hours working, commuting or socialising with colleagues. Mothers frequently carried most of the responsibility for raising children and managing the household. Conditions have changed. Most schools and companies no longer operate every Saturday, dual-income households are increasingly common and younger employees often expect more control over their personal lives. However, the old attitudes have not completely disappeared. Middle-management positions have been reduced in many organisations, technology has transferred administrative work back to managers and leaders are often expected to manage teams while delivering their own individual results. These player-managers may supervise people, handle clients, prepare reports and complete routine administration themselves. Do now: Examine whether your working hours reflect genuine strategic necessity or simply an inherited organisational habit. What is the Wheel of Life for leaders? The Wheel of Life is a self-assessment tool that helps leaders evaluate several important areas of life rather than judging success through career achievement alone. The tool is normally presented as a circle divided into categories. The centre represents a score of zero and the outer edge represents ten. Leaders score their level of satisfaction in areas such as career, finances, family, health, friendships, community, personal interests and spirituality or personal meaning. When the points are connected, the resulting shape shows whether life is relatively balanced or heavily distorted. A leader may score nine in career but only three in health, two in family relationships and one in social life. That person may look successful in the office while experiencing a personal life that is increasingly difficult to sustain. The objective is not to achieve a perfect ten in every category. That is unrealistic. The purpose is to identify serious imbalances before they become crises. Do now: Score each area honestly from zero to ten and identify the two categories that require your immediate attention. Can career success damage a leader's family life? Yes. When work consistently receives the leader's best time, energy and attention, the family may be left with whatever is remaining. Over time, this can create distance, resentment and damaged relationships. Many leaders say they are working hard for their families. The intention may be genuine, but the outcome does not always match the explanation. A leader may provide financial security while rarely being emotionally or physically available. For male leaders in Japan, the traditional model of the absent salaryman father can still influence behaviour. He leaves early, returns late and assumes that providing income is his main family responsibility. However, spouses and children may need time, conversation, support and shared experiences more than another late-night meeting or client dinner. As more women develop independent careers and incomes, they may also be less willing to tolerate relationships in which responsibility and emotional connection are consistently one-sided. Working for the family while gradually losing the family does not make sense. Do now: Schedule protected family time with the same seriousness you apply to an executive meeting or major client appointment. Why should leaders take more responsibility for their finances? High income does not automatically create long-term financial security. Leaders still need to manage savings, investment, retirement planning, insurance and household risk. Many people in Japan have traditionally held a large proportion of their wealth in bank deposits. During long periods of deflation and low inflation, holding cash appeared relatively safe. In a more inflationary environment, however, cash can gradually lose purchasing power. Busy leaders often delay financial planning because it does not feel urgent. Retirement seems distant, investment appears complicated and the company pension may seem sufficient. The problem is that financial preparation benefits enormously from time. Delaying ten or twenty years can make the eventual task considerably harder. Japan's ageing population also places continuing pressure on public pension and social security systems. Leaders should not assume that future government benefits alone will provide the lifestyle they expect. This does not mean making reckless investments. It means becoming financially literate, seeking qualified advice where appropriate and preparing rather than hoping. Do now: Review your savings, investments, retirement plan, insurance and household obligations at least once each year. Why do busy leaders lose their friends? Friendships weaken when leaders repeatedly sacrifice social relationships to work. Connection requires time, effort and genuine interest, not occasional promises to catch up later. Social life is often one of the first casualties of overtime. Leaders postpone dinners, cancel weekend plans and stop calling people because the next deadline always seems more important. Remote and hybrid work have also blurred the boundary between professional and personal life. Without a physical commute to mark the end of the day, some leaders continue responding to emails, checking reports and attending online meetings well into the evening. Corporate entertaining should not be confused with friendship. Taking reluctant junior staff out for drinks or attending obligatory client functions may fill the calendar, but it does not necessarily create meaningful social support. Strong relationships are a form of wealth. Friends provide perspective, humour, honesty and support that cannot be replaced by job titles or business contacts. Do now: Contact one person you value but have neglected and arrange a specific time to meet rather than saying, "We should catch up sometime." Why do leaders need interests outside work? Hobbies and personal interests protect leaders from allowing their job to become their entire identity. They provide creativity, renewal and a sense of progress that is independent of corporate performance. Some leaders view personal interests as indulgent or unproductive. They believe every available hour should be used to advance the business. That approach may produce short-term output, but it can also make life increasingly narrow. Personal pursuits can include music, writing, painting, gardening, travel, sport, reading, cooking or learning a language. The activity does not need to generate income, improve a résumé or create a new business opportunity. For me, writing and recording articles on Saturdays can look like another form of work. In practice, writing also serves as a creative outlet. I cannot play a musical instrument, paint or draw particularly well, so writing gives me a way to create something and explore ideas beyond operational business tasks. Leaders need something they enjoy simply because it makes life richer. Do now: Protect regular time for one activity that has no connection to your targets, clients or corporate status. Why is health a leadership responsibility? Health is not separate from leadership performance. Energy, concentration, emotional control and decision-making all become harder when leaders neglect exercise, sleep, nutrition and medical care. Leaders often say they are too busy to exercise, but many of the same people can find time for long client dinners, alcohol and late-night work. The issue is usually not a complete absence of time. It is the priority assigned to health. Weight gain can happen gradually through business meals, entertaining and inactivity. I experienced this myself while working in Nagoya. After attending a work-related geisha party, someone gave me a commemorative photograph. The side-profile image revealed how much weight I had gained. It was an uncomfortable but useful moment of recognition. Losing weight and improving fitness require sustained lifestyle changes, not a few weeks of enthusiasm with a personal trainer. Leaders need systems they can maintain, including realistic exercise routines, better food choices and limits around alcohol. Do now: Choose one measurable health behaviour to improve for the next ninety days and track it consistently. Why should leaders contribute to their communities? Community involvement helps leaders develop perspective, strengthen relationships and contribute beyond the boundaries of their company. It also prevents professional status from becoming their only source of identity. Japan has a strong tradition of community responsibility shaped by cooperation, shared spaces and collective expectations. This could be seen during the pandemic, when many people voluntarily changed their behaviour to reduce risk to others. However, senior leaders can become disconnected from the communities around them. Work absorbs their attention and they spend most of their time with colleagues, clients and people from similar professional backgrounds. Communities need people who can organise, mentor, listen and solve problems. Leaders have useful experience that can support schools, local groups, professional associations, charities and younger generations. Community activity also benefits the leader. It exposes them to different experiences and reminds them that the world is larger than the company's latest spreadsheet, quarterly target or restructuring plan. Do now: Select one community, educational or professional group where your experience could make a practical contribution. What role does reflection or spirituality play in leadership? Leaders need time to consider who they are, what they value and what they intend to do with their lives. Without reflection, they may become highly efficient at pursuing goals they have never consciously chosen. Spirituality is deeply personal and does not need to refer to a particular religion. It can involve faith, philosophy, meditation, service, nature or simply quiet reflection. The underlying questions are universal. Why am I here? What kind of person am I becoming? What will matter when my career is over? What impact am I having on other people? Busy leaders often avoid these questions because financial reports, customer issues and operational problems feel more immediate. Yet a life filled only with targets, meetings and performance reviews can eventually feel empty, regardless of professional success. Reflection helps leaders reconnect daily actions with personal values. It can also expose uncomfortable contradictions between what they say matters and where they actually spend their time. Do now: Create a regular period without screens, meetings or work and use it to reflect on how you are investing your life. Conclusion Leaders have many roles. They are executives, managers, parents, spouses, friends, community members and individuals with physical, emotional and financial needs. Work is one important part of life, but it is not the whole of life. The Wheel of Life is useful because it reveals where professional ambition has created unhealthy imbalance. A leader who produces revenue while losing their family, health, friendships and financial security should not automatically be considered successful. Sustainable leadership means producing strong organisational outcomes without destroying the other areas that give life meaning. As a friend of mine says, "Time is life." The real question for every leader is simple: what are you doing with yours? Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" in 2018 and 2021 and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2012. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver leadership, communication, sales and presentation programmes globally, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three bestsellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō（ザ営業）, Purezen no Tatsujin（プレゼンの達人）, Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō（トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう）and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā（現代版「人を動かす」リーダー）. Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook and X and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking practical strategies for succeeding in Japan.

Kris and David return to discuss the (almost-)week that was March 7-12, 2003. Topics of discussion include:Kurt Angle delaying his neck surgery and dropping the WWE Heavyweight Title to Brock Lesnar at a SmackDown taping in Pittsburgh weeks before WrestleMania so they can have their title match at Mania proper.We also go into the rash of neck injuries that ravaged WWE in the early 2000s.The Triple H-Booker T feud with its constant racial overtones.Just why did The Rock wrestle Hurricane on Raw instead of Booker T?Triple H vs. Maven totally tanking the ratings on Raw and why that happened.Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi going the full 60 minutes on a big New Japan show in Nagoya.Dave Meltzer giving his thoughts on the epic Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa match at Budokan on 3/1, which aired on Nippon TV during our week.The 1970s NJPW feel of Zero-One in this era.XPW running a big show at the Golden Dome in Monaca, PA promoted by Shane Douglas in what would turn out to be the last show in the original incarnation of the promotion.Brad Siegel being forced to resign from Turner Broadcasting.The supposedly retired Vince Russo is still helping TNA with creative the shock of all shocks.Lollipop “accidentally” gets exposed, showing off her new implants on the week's NWA-TNA PPV.All of this and so much more on a really stout episode of Between the Sheets.Timestamps:0:00:00 WWE1:34:00 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, WJ, Zero-One, Capture, IWA Kokusai, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, WEW, WMF, GAEA, EWP, All-Star (UK), Stampede, CMLL, Super Calo/Tepic, IWRG, Monterrey, Reynosa, Tijuana, & IWAPR2:35:24 Classic Commercial Break2:39:52 Halftime2:18:44 Other USA: USA Pro, CZW, Chikara, XPW, MarylandCW, NWA Wildside, MXPW, IWAMS, USACW, Rev Pro, Portland, & Brad Siegel4:05:41 NWA-TNATo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to My AEW and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David return to discuss the (almost-)week that was March 7-12, 2003. Topics of discussion include:Kurt Angle delaying his neck surgery and dropping the WWE Heavyweight Title to Brock Lesnar at a SmackDown taping in Pittsburgh weeks before WrestleMania so they can have their title match at Mania proper.We also go into the rash of neck injuries that ravaged WWE in the early 2000s.The Triple H-Booker T feud with its constant racial overtones.Just why did The Rock wrestle Hurricane on Raw instead of Booker T?Triple H vs. Maven totally tanking the ratings on Raw and why that happened.Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi going the full 60 minutes on a big New Japan show in Nagoya.Dave Meltzer giving his thoughts on the epic Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa match at Budokan on 3/1, which aired on Nippon TV during our week.The 1970s NJPW feel of Zero-One in this era.XPW running a big show at the Golden Dome in Monaca, PA promoted by Shane Douglas in what would turn out to be the last show in the original incarnation of the promotion.Brad Siegel being forced to resign from Turner Broadcasting.The supposedly retired Vince Russo is still helping TNA with creative the shock of all shocks.Lollipop “accidentally” gets exposed, showing off her new implants on the week's NWA-TNA PPV.All of this and so much more on a really stout episode of Between the Sheets.Timestamps:0:00:00 WWE1:34:00 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, NOAH, WJ, Zero-One, Capture, IWA Kokusai, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon, WEW, WMF, GAEA, EWP, All-Star (UK), Stampede, CMLL, Super Calo/Tepic, IWRG, Monterrey, Reynosa, Tijuana, & IWAPR2:35:24 Classic Commercial Break2:39:52 Halftime2:18:44 Other USA: USA Pro, CZW, Chikara, XPW, MarylandCW, NWA Wildside, MXPW, IWAMS, USACW, Rev Pro, Portland, & Brad Siegel4:05:41 NWA-TNATo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to My AEW and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Als Namiko an einem gewöhnlichen Mittag in ihrer Wohnung stirbt, beginnt für ihren Ehemann ein jahrzehntelanger Kampf um Antworten. Während die Zeit vergeht, bleibt der Tatort unverändert - in der Hoffnung, dass eines Tages doch noch die Wahrheit ans Licht kommt. Doch was geschah damals wirklich? Und warum musste ausgerechnet Namiko sterben? In dieser Folge sprechen wir über einen der außergewöhnlichsten Kriminalfälle Japans. --- Links --- Hier geht's zur Edelcrime Folge mit Anne https://youtu.be/cAtDFSDhIgY?is=tQIzlgV-5Y1SYkw2 *** Familienfotos von Namiko, Satoru und Kohei https://t1p.de/8dkxr https://t1p.de/1khjw https://t1p.de/v6zg7 *** Foto aus Namikos Notizbuch https://t1p.de/37ly7 *** Fahndungsbild der japanischen Polizei aus dem Jahr 2020 https://t1p.de/9czzy *** Satoru in der Wohnung vor den blutigen Fußspuren https://t1p.de/4jkcp *** Foto von Satoru und Kumiko aus einem Highschool-Jahrbuch https://t1p.de/kabth *** Foto vom Apartmenthaus, in dem der Mord passiert https://t1p.de/uuiub *** Foto aus dem Inneren der Wohnung https://t1p.de/j6jpr *** Satoru und sein Sohn heute https://t1p.de/9xvrh --- Werbepartner [Werbung] --- Rabattcodes und Links von unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr unter https://linktr.ee/schwarzeakte --- Social Media & Kontakt --- Instagram: @schwarzeakte YouTube: @SchwarzeAkte TikTok: @schwarzeakte Mail: schwarzeakte@julep.de Website: www.schwarzeakte.de Pätrick auf Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thepaetrick --- Credits --- Hosts: Anne Luckmann & Patrick Strobusch Redaktion: Stefanie Eisenlauer Schnitt: Anne Luckmann Intro und Trenner gesprochen von: Pia-Rhona Saxe Produktion: Nadine Lentfer-Unterweger und Lea Backes Eine Produktion der Julep Studios Du möchtest Werbung in der Schwarzen Akte schalten? Unsere Kolleg:innen von Julep helfen dir gerne weiter: www.julep.de/advertiser Impressum: www.julep.de/legal/imprint [Wir übernehmen keine Haftung für die Inhalte externer Links.] --- SPOILER --- Dieser Fall ist gelöst.

L'émission 28 minutes du 06/07/2026 La peur, une émotion vitale devenue démesurée L'être humain, qui se targue d'être l'espèce la plus intelligente du règne animal, est aussi devenue la plus craintive. La faute aux nouvelles peurs contemporaines que l'homme a lui-même créées : dérèglement climatique, guerres, développement de l'intelligence artificielle… Dans son nouveau livre “Pourquoi avons-nous peur ?”, le neuroscientifique Sébastien Bohler remonte aux origines de cette émotion, dont les mécanismes nous poussent à craindre l'avenir. Pour lui, comprendre la peur est aussi une manière de mieux la dompter. Funérailles d'Ali Khamenei en Iran : une nation vraiment “à l'unisson devant son martyr” ? Tué le 28 février par des frappes américano-israéliennes, l'hommage national à Ali Khamenei se poursuit en Iran. Les cérémonies ont débuté samedi 4 juillet à Téhéran et doivent durer six jours dans plusieurs villes  d'Iran et d'Irak, avant l'inhumation à Machhad, en Iran. Plusieurs milliers de fidèles ont afflué dès l'ouverture des funérailles à la Grande Mosalla, un site religieux et politique de la capitale iranienne, où se trouve le cercueil du guide suprême. Son remplaçant, Mojtaba Khamenei, fils d'Ali Khamenei, ne s'est pas présenté à l'événement. Il n'est d'ailleurs toujours pas apparu publiquement depuis son accession au pouvoir. On en débat avec Aïda Tavakoli, présidente de l'association “We are Iranian students”, Azadeh Kian, professeure émérite en sociologie politique à l'Université Paris Cité et Armin Arefi, grand reporter au “Point”, spécialiste du Proche et du Moyen-Orient. Cinq personnes ont été hospitalisées après le déclenchement accidentel d'un spray anti-ours dans un bureau de poste à Nagoya. Marjorie Adelson revient sur cet incident survenu au Japon. Théophile Cossa fait le point sur la troisième édition de la Coupe du monde d'esport, qui débute aujourd'hui à Paris, avec près de 2 000 joueurs et 200 clubs en compétition.28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 6 juin 2026 Présentation Jean-Mathieu Pernin Production KM, ARTE Radio

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Sales in Japan becomes much simpler when salespeople understand one core job: bridge the gap between value and cost. Too many salespeople meet a lead, get the appointment, explain the service, submit the quote and then collapse the moment the buyer says, "too expensive". That is not selling. That is price delivery with a business card. In Japan's B2B market, where trust, rapport, needs analysis and careful follow-up matter enormously, salespeople need a repeatable process. They must prepare for the meeting, build trust, ask strong questions, explain value clearly, handle objections professionally and aim for the reorder, not just the first order. Why do salespeople in Japan need a clear sales process? Salespeople in Japan need a clear sales process because trust, value and timing must be built before the buyer sees the price as reasonable. Without a process, salespeople become quote-submitters rather than trusted advisors. A weak salesperson contacts a lead, secures a meeting, explains the service and submits a price. A stronger salesperson prepares with the reorder in mind. In Japanese B2B sales, especially in professional services, training, manufacturing, technology and consulting, the first sale is only the beginning. The real objective is a long-term relationship. That requires rapport, diagnosis, tailored solutions and follow-up. If salespeople skip those steps, the buyer compares price without understanding value. Do now: Map your sales process from lead contact to reorder, not just from appointment to quotation. How should salespeople prepare before meeting a client? Salespeople should prepare by clarifying the buyer's likely needs, decision process, risks and long-term potential before the meeting starts. Preparation gives the salesperson control and purpose. The goal is not merely to show up and talk. The goal is to understand enough to ask intelligent questions. In Japan, where buyers may be cautious, consensus-oriented and reluctant to reveal concerns too early, preparation matters even more. Salespeople should research the company, industry pressures, possible budget timing, competing priorities and decision influencers. Whether selling in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya or Fukuoka, preparation helps the salesperson avoid generic explanations and create relevance. Do now: Before every meeting, write the client's likely business problem, buying process and possible objections. Why is rapport important in Japanese sales? Rapport is important because Japanese buyers rarely buy from people they do not trust. A salesperson who rushes into the pitch before building credibility makes the sale harder. Trust does not mean small talk for the sake of small talk. It means showing respect, listening carefully, understanding the client's world and demonstrating that the salesperson is not there merely to push a product. In Japan, relationship quality can influence whether the buyer shares real concerns or hides them behind polite language. Rapport opens the door to better discovery. Without it, the salesperson receives surface-level answers and then wonders why the deal stalls. Do now: Build trust before presenting. Ask thoughtful questions and show genuine interest in the client's situation. What questions should salespeople ask before presenting a solution? Salespeople should ask well-designed questions that reveal needs, priorities, constraints and the real buying motive. The presentation should come after discovery, not before it. Too many salespeople explain their service before they understand the buyer. That is backwards. Strong questions uncover the client's pain, desired result, urgency, stakeholders, budget timing and success criteria. In B2B sales, the most important issue may not be price. It may be internal competition for budget, timing, risk, volume of cash, lack of clarity or insufficient perceived value. The salesperson must find the highest-priority concern before recommending anything. Do now: Ask enough questions to know whether you can help, how you can help and what the buyer must believe to proceed. How should salespeople respond when buyers say "too expensive"? Salespeople should not immediately discount when buyers say "too expensive"; they should ask, "Why do you say that?" The price objection may be real, tactical, temporary or a sign that value is unclear. Dropping the price by 20% as a first response is an expensive habit. If five salespeople in a team all do that, the company is bleeding margin. The buyer may be negotiating for sport, testing flexibility, dealing with budget timing or comparing against an internal project. They may also simply not understand the value yet. In Japan, where buyers may avoid direct confrontation, "too expensive" can mean several things. The salesperson must diagnose before reacting. Do now: Protect margin. Ask the follow-up question before offering any discount. How can sales managers know what their team is really doing? Sales managers must inspect the actual sales behaviour of their team, not assume years of experience equal skill.Seven years in sales may be one year of weak habits repeated seven times. Managers should listen to how salespeople explain value, ask questions, handle objections and protect pricing. Role plays, call reviews, joint visits and training sessions reveal the truth. In Japan, many salespeople have never mastered a professional objection-handling process. They may be polite, diligent and active, but still commercially weak. If managers do not check, discounting becomes invisible and expensive. The team may be winning orders while quietly destroying profitability. Do now: Audit your sales team's process, especially how they respond to price pushback. Final Summary Sales in Japan is not complicated, but it does require discipline. The salesperson must prepare, build rapport, ask excellent questions, confirm whether they can help, explain the value, handle concerns and then ask for the order. Most importantly, the goal should be the reorder, not just the first sale. The dangerous moment comes when the buyer says, "too expensive". Salespeople who instantly drop the price train buyers to negotiate and train the company to lose margin. Sales managers need to know what is really happening in the field. Do not assume your team has a process. Check it, coach it and make value stronger than price. Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.

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Many companies complain that their salespeople cannot sell, but the real problem is often poor sales management, weak onboarding, unrealistic targets, and almost no proper coaching. In Japan, where hiring English-speaking, globally minded salespeople has become harder, wasting sales talent is not just inefficient. It is expensive, avoidable, and strategically dangerous. Salespeople do not magically become productive. They need realistic targets, consistent sales training, active coaching, and managers who know how to build capability rather than just demand numbers. Why do companies waste salespeople? Companies waste salespeople when they hire them, pressure them, under-train them, and then blame them when they fail. The salesperson may look useless, but the system around them may be the real culprit. In industries such as recruitment, real estate, insurance, technology, and professional services, the "up or out" mentality is common. Throw enough people into the machine, set high targets, and keep the few who survive. That approach may have worked when there were plenty of candidates available, but Japan's labour market is tighter, younger talent is scarcer, and bilingual salespeople are harder to find. As of the post-pandemic period, companies cannot afford to treat salespeople like disposable parts. They need a development model, not a meat grinder. Do now: Audit your sales exits. Before calling people failures, check whether onboarding, coaching, target-setting, and manager support failed first. Why is hiring salespeople in Japan becoming harder? Hiring salespeople in Japan is harder because the supply of internationally exposed, English-speaking young talent has shrunk and domestic Japanese firms now compete for the same people. Multinationals no longer have the bilingual talent field to themselves. Japanese students studying overseas, especially in the United States, declined significantly from earlier peaks, and COVID-19 disrupted international mobility even further. The pattern also changed: fewer students completed long, four-year immersion experiences, while more chose shorter overseas programmes. That matters because multinational firms in Japan often seek candidates who can speak English, understand Western business culture, and operate confidently across borders. Meanwhile, Japanese domestic companies have become more attractive and more aggressive in hiring these same people. So, if you want a bilingual salesperson in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, or Fukuoka, brace for impact. Do now: Stop assuming talent is plentiful. Build a sales development engine that turns promising people into productive producers. What is broken about sales training in Japanese companies? Sales training in many Japanese companies is broken because On-the-Job Training exists in name, but not in real coaching practice. The company may believe development is happening, while the salesperson receives little meaningful guidance. The old OJT model relied on bosses having time to observe, coach, correct, and demonstrate. Today, many sales managers are drowning in email, meetings, CRM updates, forecasting, internal reporting, and their own player-manager targets. Coaching gets squeezed out. Nobody wants to admit that reality, so the organisation maintains a tatemae — the polite surface story — that young salespeople are being trained. Meanwhile, the honne — the actual truth — is that they are often left to struggle alone. In sales, that gap becomes missed revenue, low morale, and higher turnover. Do now: Measure actual coaching hours, not training slogans. If managers are not coaching weekly, the OJT system is probably fiction. How should sales targets be set fairly? Sales targets should be set using evidence, tenure, sales cycle length, market conditions, and comparable performance data — not numbers pulled out of the ether. Unrealistic targets crush confidence and accelerate resignations. A first-year salesperson, a veteran account manager, and a newly hired bilingual sales rep cannot be judged by the same blunt target logic. Leaders need a "Day One" view: when did the person start, what pipeline stage are they at, what territory did they inherit, and how are they performing compared with colleagues at the same stage? This approach is far more scientific than the wet-finger-in-the-air method. In Japan, where trust-building and decision cycles can be slower, target-setting must reflect reality. Pressure matters, but fantasy numbers create despair, not performance. Do now: Build a Ground Zero-style performance tracker. Compare people by stage, role, market, and ramp-up time before setting targets. Why does regular sales training improve revenue quickly? Regular sales training improves revenue quickly because sales is one of the few training areas where better behaviour can directly affect pipeline, conversion, deal size, and repeat business. When salespeople ask better questions, handle objections better, and follow a better process, results can move fast. Even experienced salespeople collect bad habits like barnacles on an oil tanker. They cut corners, talk too much, skip discovery, rush proposals, forget follow-up discipline, or assume they know what the customer wants. New salespeople need core skills; veterans need recalibration. In Japan, where buyers value trust, detail, patience, and relationship continuity, weak sales habits are especially costly. Training should not be a one-off event. It should be repeated, observed, coached, and reinforced in the field. Do now: Train regularly, then coach application. Knowledge in a classroom is not enough; changed behaviour in front of clients is the point. Why don't more companies train their salespeople properly? Many companies avoid proper sales training because sales managers fear exposure, Learning and Development teams protect their turf, and leaders underestimate the cost of mediocre training. The result is false economy. Sales managers may resist external training because they are supposed to be developing their people already. Admitting the need for help can feel like admitting failure. Some Learning and Development teams prefer to run training internally to justify their role or save budget. The problem is that bad training, generic training, or mediocre training is expensive because it fails to change behaviour. The bigger cost sits elsewhere: lost deals, wasted salaries, low productivity, recruitment fees, management time, and damaged morale. Training looks expensive only when leaders ignore the cost of not training. Do now: Calculate the real cost of sales turnover and underperformance. Then compare that number with the cost of serious training. Conclusion: how do leaders stop wasting salespeople? The answer is not rocket science: train them. Japan's shrinking bilingual talent pool, tougher hiring market, and weakening OJT habits mean companies cannot afford to burn through salespeople and pretend the problem is individual weakness. Some people may not be suited to sales, certainly. But many so-called "rejects" have simply been failed by poor systems, absent coaching, and fantasy targets. Leaders who rescue these salespeople, give them proper tools, set realistic expectations, and coach them consistently can build a serious competitive advantage. While rivals keep firing, replacing, and complaining, disciplined companies can train, retain, and win. FAQs Are bad salespeople always the real problem? No, poor sales performance often reflects weak management, poor onboarding, unrealistic targets, or lack of training. Leaders should examine the system before blaming the individual salesperson. Why is recruiting bilingual salespeople in Japan difficult? Recruiting bilingual salespeople in Japan is difficult because internationally exposed talent is scarcer and domestic firms now compete strongly for those candidates. Multinationals need to invest more seriously in development and retention. Does OJT still work for sales training? OJT only works when managers actually coach, observe, correct, and reinforce skills. If managers are too busy to coach, OJT becomes a slogan rather than a development method. How often should salespeople receive training? Salespeople should receive regular training and ongoing coaching, not a one-off workshop. New salespeople need fundamentals, while veterans need refreshers to remove bad habits. What is the fastest way to stop wasting sales talent? The fastest way is to combine realistic targets, structured training, weekly coaching, and better manager accountability. This gives salespeople a fair chance to become productive. Author bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programmes, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō（ザ営業）, Purezen no Tatsujin（プレゼンの達人）, Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō（トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう）, and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā（現代版「人を動かす」リーダー）. Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.

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"I think what I know now is to be a little more slow." "My style was to steal the best from Japan and the U.S." "What I would do is pick your fights." "Someone who can make a decision without all the information." "A leader can function gracefully with an abundance of ambiguity." Robert Roche is the President and CEO of Oak Lawn Marketing, the company behind the Shop Japan brand. His career in Japan began as an exchange student at Nanzan University in Nagoya, followed by law school in Denver and further study in Nanzan's law department. He returned to Japan without a conventional corporate career path and built his business through persistence, experimentation and a willingness to learn from failure. Early ventures in importing were unsuccessful, but they led to the creation of H&R Consultants and eventually Oak Lawn Marketing. Roche helped pioneer the infomercial and direct-response television shopping model in Japan, building a major business from Nagoya before it became widely known in Tokyo's foreign business community. He later established Acorn International in China, adapting a related television-shopping model to a very different market. His career reflects deep adaptability across Japan, China, media, retail, entrepreneurship and large-company partnerships, including working with NTT Docomo as a major shareholder in the business. Robert Roche's business story is a powerful lesson in entrepreneurial leadership, cultural adaptability and decision-making under uncertainty. His path did not begin with a polished strategy, venture capital or a prestigious corporate appointment. It began with an exchange programme at Nanzan University in Nagoya, an interest in Japan, a willingness to learn Japanese and an instinct that he could build something of value despite having no obvious roadmap. His first ventures were failures. Imported clamshells for cultured pearls did not work. Neon clocks did not work. The experience gave Roche an early and memorable lesson: buying products is easy; selling them is difficult. Rather than treating these setbacks as reasons to retreat, he used them as practical education. That resilience later became central to the development of Oak Lawn Marketing and Shop Japan. The company's breakthrough came through television shopping. Roche initially sold parallel-imported products such as Tiffany goods and Lands' End bags, before being introduced to Japanese television retailing. He had to learn every part of the operation: presenting products on television, answering calls, packing goods, applying shipping labels and even cleaning the office. The experience gave him an unusually grounded understanding of direct-response retail. It also demonstrated that leadership credibility is built when leaders understand the real work of the organisation. As the business grew, Roche and his colleagues recognised an opportunity in imported infomercials. They secured products that were already successful overseas, localised them for Japan and bought television time to reach Japanese consumers directly. Oak Lawn Marketing became a Japan market-entry specialist, acquiring exclusive rights to successful products and adapting media, language, labels, customer service and fulfilment for the Japanese market. Growth created new leadership challenges. Roche describes a company that scaled quickly, often without elegant systems or conventional management infrastructure. Recruiting was difficult in Nagoya, and hires from elite corporations often struggled with the radically different pace, ambiguity and hands-on demands of an entrepreneurial company. He learned that individuals needed the right cultural bridge before moving from highly structured institutions into a fast-moving, experimental business. Roche's leadership evolved over time. Earlier in his career, speed, impatience and relentless momentum helped propel the company forward. Later, he realised that patience, long-term planning, automation and more thoughtful communication were equally important. His experience in China reinforced this lesson. Japan required encouragement for people to take initiative; China often required leaders to channel intense entrepreneurial energy. He came to see the two markets as yin and yang: both dynamic, but requiring very different leadership responses. His ultimate leadership definition is especially relevant for executives in Japan: leadership is the ability to make decisions without complete information and to function gracefully amid ambiguity. It is a lesson that combines entrepreneurship, cultural intelligence, decision intelligence and the humility to understand that there are multiple valid paths to the same goal. Q&A Summary What makes leadership in Japan unique? Leadership in Japan requires an appreciation of process, relationships and organisational harmony. Formal authority alone is rarely enough. Effective leaders need to understand how nemawashi, informal consensus-building, supports later decisions; how ringi-sho processes formalise approval; and how trust is often built through consistent behaviour rather than forceful declarations. Roche's experience shows that Japanese workplaces can contain deeply valuable traditions of respect, service and collective responsibility. The aim is not to discard these practices as outdated, but to distinguish useful traditions from unproductive ones. Why do global executives struggle? Global executives often struggle because they mistake unfamiliarity for inefficiency. A leader arriving from headquarters may see different communication patterns, slower consensus-building or less visible individual initiative and conclude that the organisation lacks capability. Roche argues that this reaction misses the point. Japan has a high-quality workforce, strong attitudes towards responsibility and significant organisational knowledge. The challenge is to separate material differences from immaterial differences and to avoid imposing headquarters habits where they do not improve results. Is Japan truly risk-averse? Japan is often described as risk-averse, but Roche's experience suggests a more nuanced view. The issue is not necessarily fear of risk; it is uncertainty avoidance and the preference to reduce exposure before acting. In a direct-response television business, decisions had to be made rapidly, media had to be purchased and products had to be tested before perfect information was available. This required a more entrepreneurial rhythm. Japanese organisations can act decisively when leaders provide enough context, credibility and confidence that the downside is understood and managed. What leadership style actually works? Roche's preferred style blends the best aspects of Japan and the United States. It values work ethic, respect, disciplined execution and attentiveness to detail, while also encouraging speed, experimentation and direct accountability. It avoids a simplistic choice between command-and-control leadership and consensus-only leadership. The most effective approach is situational: clear about outcomes, flexible about pathways and patient enough to allow people to contribute. It also requires the discipline not to react emotionally when employees lack historical knowledge or make uninformed comments. How can technology help? Technology can help organisations become more deliberate rather than merely faster. Roche sees a need for greater understanding of data science, sales technology, algorithms, automation and decision intelligence. Digital twins, predictive modelling and customer data can help organisations test offers, improve fulfilment, forecast demand and reduce wasted effort. However, technology is not a replacement for judgement. It should support better decisions, not create false certainty. Leaders still need to assess ambiguity, understand customers and make choices before all information is available. Does language proficiency matter? Language proficiency matters because it signals effort, respect and a willingness to understand the local environment. Roche's Japanese enabled him to build relationships, negotiate with regional media figures and understand the realities of Japanese business beyond the expatriate bubble. Full fluency is not the only requirement, but even a practical level of Japanese can deepen trust and reduce distance. It also helps global executives recognise the important difference between what is said formally and what is communicated through context, timing and relationships. What's the ultimate leadership lesson? Roche's core lesson is to pick the right fights. Leaders should identify non-negotiable business outcomes while remaining open about how those outcomes are achieved. They should avoid dismissing local practices simply because they differ from headquarters norms. Strong leadership combines clarity, patience, humility, cultural intelligence and the courage to act amid incomplete information. The best leaders understand that several paths may lead to the same mountaintop. Author Credentials Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have also been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). In addition to his books, Greg publishes daily blogs on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, offering practical insights on leadership, communication, and Japanese business culture. He is also the host of six weekly podcasts, including The Leadership Japan Series, The Sales Japan Series, The Presentations Japan Series, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews. On YouTube, he produces three weekly shows — The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews — which have become leading resources for executives seeking strategies for success in Japan.

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Keeping staff in Japan is becoming a serious leadership challenge. For decades, Japanese companies relied on lifetime employment, loyalty, internal training and slow career progression to hold people in place. That world is changing. The problem begins long before employees enter the company. Japan's education system has traditionally rewarded rote learning, exam technique and memorisation. That may help students climb the school ladder, but it does not automatically produce the innovation, creativity, persuasion, leadership and problem-solving skills companies now need in the internet and AI age. Add demographic decline and greater job mobility, and the coming war for talent in Japan becomes very real indeed. Why is keeping staff becoming harder in Japan? Keeping staff is becoming harder in Japan because the old lifetime employment model is weakening while young talent is becoming scarcer and more mobile. Employees who once stayed for security may now move for growth, pay, flexibility and better leadership. For many Japanese companies, the traditional bargain was simple: join the firm, work hard, receive training, stay loyal and build a career over decades. That made corporate training a sensible investment. If the employee stayed, the company reaped the long-term return. But younger workers in post-pandemic Japan are facing different choices. Recruiters, competitors and global firms can offer new pathways. Talented staff may start behaving like baseball free agents, switching teams when the offer improves. Do now: Stop assuming loyalty is automatic. Build a workplace people actively choose to stay in. How does Japan's education system affect future talent? Japan's education system still produces many disciplined learners, but rote learning alone is not enough for the future of work. Companies need creativity, initiative and innovation, not just exam technique. Parents pay cram schools to help children master tests and ride the education escalator. That approach can produce persistence and technical accuracy, but it may not develop the skills required in AI-enabled workplaces. As of 2025, companies in Japan, Singapore, Australia, Europe and the US are all asking similar questions: who can think critically, solve messy problems, communicate persuasively and adapt quickly? Memorisation is no longer the scarce skill. Applied thinking is. Do now: Hire for learning ability and curiosity, then train people to think, question, create and communicate. Why is rote learning less useful in the AI age? Rote learning is less useful in the AI age because information is instantly searchable, while judgement, creativity and execution remain human differentiators. Knowing facts matters, but knowing what to do with them matters more. Search engines, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and enterprise AI tools have changed the value of memorised information. The employee of the future must ask better questions, evaluate answers, collaborate across functions and apply knowledge to client problems. Japanese firms in manufacturing, finance, healthcare, technology and B2B services cannot rely only on obedient execution. They need employees who can innovate inside constraints. Do now: Train staff in problem-solving, critical thinking, presentation skills and leadership judgement, not just technical procedures. What happens when companies stop training people? When companies reduce training, they weaken the very loyalty and capability they need to keep staff.Underinvestment creates a dangerous cycle: weaker skills, lower engagement and easier poaching. In the lifetime employment era, companies could justify comprehensive internal development because employees were expected to stay. If job mobility increases, some leaders may hesitate: "Why train them if they might leave?" That sounds logical, but it is short-sighted. If people are not developed, ambitious employees leave faster. If managers lack coaching skills, staff feel ignored. If career pathways are vague, recruiters become more attractive. Training is no longer just development; it is retention strategy. Do now: Treat training as a retention weapon. Develop people so staying feels better than leaving. Why will young workers have more power in Japan? Young workers will have more power because demographic decline will make capable talent harder to find and harder to replace. Scarcity shifts bargaining power toward employees. Japan's shrinking youth population means companies will compete fiercely for the same smaller pool of workers. Large corporations, SMEs, startups and foreign multinationals in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka will all feel the pressure. Talented younger staff will compare pay, culture, flexibility, manager quality, learning opportunities and career speed. The company that says, "Be grateful you have a job," will lose to the company that says, "Here is how you will grow." Do now: Build clear career development, manager coaching and meaningful work before competitors use them against you. How should Japanese companies prepare for the war for talent? Japanese companies should prepare by rethinking assumptions, training managers and creating workplaces where talented people can grow. Waiting until staff resign is too late. Leaders need to revisit strategies, targets and workforce plans. What skills will the organisation need in five, ten and twenty years? Which roles will AI change? Which managers can actually coach? Which employees are flight risks? Companies like Toyota, Rakuten, Sony and global firms operating in Japan all face the same strategic question: can they create enough value for people to stay? Retention is no longer an HR side issue. It is a leadership priority. Do now: Audit your talent risks now. Strengthen training, coaching, career paths and culture before the market forces your hand. Final Summary Keeping staff in Japan is becoming a nightmare because the old employment assumptions are cracking. Lifetime employment is weaker, young talent is scarcer, recruiters are more active and the skills required for the AI age are changing fast. Companies that rely on past loyalty will be surprised. Companies that invest in training, leadership, coaching, creativity and career development will be better prepared. The education system may not produce all the skills business needs, so employers must build them. Those preparing now will win the coming war for talent. Game on. Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.

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In Japanese, "more/less than" can be tricky, well it sure was for me! Until I remembered 以 (i) as a symbol for "includes." Does it include or exclude the number mentioned? How about "just over/under" and other ways to express number ranges? Learn all about these while walking around the streets of Nagoya's Fushimi area.Wanna see the video? Check my YouTube channel and look for the same title there.Thanks for tuning in!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520/support.

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COVID changed something at work, and I don't know if it's coming back.On a recent Shinkansen ride from Nagoya to Odawara, I found myself reflecting on how much work life has changed over the last few years. Not just remote work or video calls, but the small things that used to happen naturally when people shared the same space.In this episode of Ohazassu, I share some thoughts from the train, talk about what feels different today, and wonder whether these changes are here to stay. Grab a coffee and come along for the ride.Wanna see the scenery from the bullet train ride? Check it out on my YouTube channel @ OhazassuBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520/support.

Many thanks our FGD Supporters for keeping the show on the road. For €5 per month, supporters receive higher quality downloads of each show, monthly mixtapes, advance downloads of all our Go Deep releases and a welcome pack of exclusive tracks and mixes. Find out more over here. You can also support the show by leaving a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. Trinidadian Deep - My Love For U Toronto Hustle, Sean Roman - Social Narcotics (Byron the Aquarius Dub) Fish Go Deep - Let The Moment Happen  Mr. G - That Special Place (G's Nagoya underground Dub) DJ Koze - Spiralen Kerrier Collective - Pray For Rain (Winter Sun Remix) Fouk - Head Spin Bjornson - Non Verbal Communication (Simon Hinter Remix) Joris Voorn - Sweep The Floor Riviera Traxx - Parfume 1 Kerri Chandler - Kerriousity L.D.F. & Tilman - Do What You Like Leo Janeiro, Jhayam - Time Goes (Tuccillo House Mix) Mano Le Tough, DJ Koze - Real, You Know Dario D'Attis & Haldo - Naku (Atjazz Galaxy Aart Remix) Simon Hinter - Collider Sio - Somewhere Trust SA - Lost Tape The 2nd (Charles Webster Remix) 9th Soul - Midnight Texture 4004 - Mother Piers Kirwan - Way Up feat Jeremy Glenn (Black Sonix Remix) Motor City Soul - Aura (Jimpster Remix)

Shotengai, cafe culture differences, old signs and more. Full video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/v5q61tWjRZMBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520/support.

Some days, YouTube analytics can feel… a bit toxic. In this video, I share why metrics like views, watch time, and subscriber counts started affecting my motivation more than I expected, and how it nearly took the fun out of creating. If you've ever felt discouraged by low views, stuck in the numbers, or questioning why you even started… you're not alone.Wanna see the night walk in Sakae? It's on YouTube here https://youtu.be/eAaQF7wppLIBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520/support.

China's sports authorities have named 23 players and four coaches to the national esports team. They will compete in four events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games that will open in Japan in September.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about Kafka in Japan and how he would be at home, skid row syndrome for comedians in Nagoya, how bureaucrats abuse their jobs, why you cannot sign in for your class on the day you teach it, Mark brings a fire marshall to talk to his students, what teaching inside a giant modern fishbowl is like, and why you cannot do office work for your school in the office. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey

VOV1 - Bão nhiệt đới số 6 có tên gọi Jangmi đang ở rất gần các tỉnh phía Tây của Nhật Bản, kèm theo gió giật mạnh và mưa lớn, làm gia tăng nguy cơ xảy ra thiên tai. Cơ quan Khí tượng Nhật Bản đang kêu gọi người dân nâng cao cảnh giác để đảm bảo an toàn và sẵn sàng ứng phó với cơ bão.  Theo Cơ quan Khí tượng Nhật Bản, tính đến 7 giờ sáng 2/6, bão Jangmi đang di chuyển theo hướng bắc - đông bắc với tốc độ 25 km/giờ trên vùng biển cách thành phố Amami, tỉnh Kagoshima khoảng 80 km về phía tây bắc. Áp suất trung tâm là 975 hectopascal, tốc độ gió tối đa là 30 mét/giây, và tốc độ gió tức thời tối đa là 40 mét/giây.Vào thời điểm này, khu vực quần đảo Amami đang nằm trong vùng bão, mây đen bao phủ khu vực Amami và Kyushu, với lượng mưa đạt mức 34 mm trong một giờ tại thị trấn Yakushima, tỉnh Kagoshima. Tốc độ gió tức thời tối đa được ghi nhận trong ba giờ tính đến 6 giờ sáng nay là 32 mét/giây tại Naze, thành phố Amami, tỉnh Kagoshima.Dự báo trong ngày hôm nay, tốc độ gió tối đa tại các khu vực ở miền nam Kyushu, Amami và Shikoku là 30 mét/giây, 25 mét/giây ở Okinawa, miền bắc Kyushu và Kinki, 20 mét/giây ở các vùng Chugoku và Tokai… Kèm theo đó, biển được dự báo sẽ động dữ dội với sóng cao 9 mét ở phía nam Kyushu và Amami, 8 mét ở Okinawa và Shikoku, 6 mét ở phía bắc Kyushu và Kinki… Lượng mưa dự kiến ​​trong 24 giờ tới tính đến sáng ngày mai (03/06) là 350 mm ở Kinki, 300 mm ở miền nam Kyushu, Shikoku và Tokai, 250 mm ở miền bắc Kyushu, 150 mm ở quần đảo Izu và Amami, và 100 mm ở Kanto, bao gồm cả Thủ đô Tokyo…Đặc biệt, các dải mưa tuyến tính có thể hình thành ở miền nam Kyushu và Amami, làm gia tăng nguy cơ xảy ra thiên tai. Cơ quan Khí tượng Nhật Bản đang kêu gọi người dân hết sức cảnh giác trước gió mạnh, sóng lớn, sạt lở đất, lũ lụt ở các khu vực trũng thấp và nước sông tràn bờ, đồng thời thực hiện ngay các biện pháp phòng ngừa, sẵn sàng sơ tán để đảm bảo an toàn.Theo Sở Cứu hỏa tỉnh Okinawa, cho đến nay, bão Jangmi đã làm ít nhất 11 người tại tỉnh này bị thương, chủ yếu bị ngã do gió giật mạnh, đồ vật bị rơi, đổ vào người… Trong khi đó, theo thông tin từ Công ty Điện lực Kyushu, tính đến 4 giờ sáng nay, ít nhất 27.000 hộ gia đình tại tỉnh Kagoshima đã bị mất điện do ảnh hưởng của bão. Công ty Điện lực Okinawa cũng cho biết, tính đến 6 giờ sáng nay, tỉnh này cũng ghi nhận có khoảng 20.500 hộ gia đình bị mất điện.Trước đó, các hãng hàng không Nhật Bản xác nhận, bão Jangmi đã khiến khoảng 400 chuyến bay bị hủy, chủ yếu là các chuyến bay có lộ trình đến và đi từ Okinawa, đồng thời gây gián đoạn hoạt động giao thông trên toàn tỉnh, bao gồm cả các tuyến đường sắt cao tốc nối giữa các địa phương. Các công ty đường sắt và hàng không Nhật Bản đang kêu gọi người dân cần thường xuyên kiểm tra và cập nhật các thông tin mới nhất liên quan.Giáo sư Kazuhisa Tsuboki thuộc Đại học Nagoya và Đại học Quốc gia Yokohama - một chuyên gia về cơ chế hình thành mưa bão cảnh báo: “Có nguy cơ một dải mưa kéo dài sẽ hình thành khi một đợt không khí ẩm thấp đổ bộ, trong khi bản thân cơn bão đã mang theo một lượng lớn hơi nước, điều này có thể dẫn đến mưa lớn liên tục. Vì vậy, mọi người dân cần phải hết sức cảnh giác. Đặc biệt, hãy kiểm tra bản đồ nguy hiểm, vị trí các nơi sơ tán an toàn và luôn tục cập nhật thông tin thời tiết phòng chống thiên tai mới nhất”.Ngọc Huân/VOV- TokyoTải vềPlayMuteRemaining Time -3:03Bão Jangmi đã khiến khoảng 400 chuyến bay bị hủy (ảnh: Reuters)

As we round out our coverage of the Musicology era, we can't leave out the release of the EP/album C-NOTE and a “homeless” track, GlassCutter. All in all, a fun way to put a bow on this time period. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/Twitter… X… Twix: @TMATSPodcastEmail: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

The league phase of the CEJLC concluded over the weekend, and in Part 1 of this episode Jonny begins with the battle for top spot between Kobe and Nagoya as he rounds up the five games in the west (to 11:50), then gives out grades for each west club on their overall half season (to 22:50). Next, in Part 2, Ben runs through the five east games (to 35:20), then, with feedback from Jonny, gives his grades for each east team (to 59:00). Finally, to finish off the episode, Jonny gives his Under 23 Best XI from the east and west combined, then we look ahead to the weekend's playoff 1st legs.

Jonathan Dickinson is the co-founder and CEO of Ambio Life Sciences, one of the world's leading ibogaine clinics. He's spent more than fifteen years on this — apprenticing in Tijuana clinics, running the Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance, and writing the field's first clinical safety guidelines. He's a Mexico-licensed psychologist. He holds the only active export license for iboga root and led the first Nagoya-compliant export out of Gabon, where he was initiated into two Bwiti traditions. His team co-authored the Stanford study in Nature Medicine on ibogaine and veteran traumatic brain injury. Ambio has now treated over 3,000 people. Most of what you think you know about ibogaine is probably wrong. It's not a high. It puts you flat on your back for twelve hours and asks for everything. It resets the body off opioids almost overnight. It seems to repair the brain in ways nobody fully understands yet — MS lesions shrinking, a guy walking in with a cane and leaving it behind.  We get into the cardiac risk, the deaths, the Trump executive order, and why the science and the ceremony might not survive being pulled apart. And we talk about the part nobody wants to hear: the medicine doesn't do the work for you. Pick up Jonathan's Book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ibogaine-and-the-Bicameral-Mind/Jonathan-Dickinson/9798888504680 Join the Cleared Hot Newsletter: https://www.clearedhotpodcast.com   Today's Sponsors: Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com LMNT: https://www.drinklmnt.com/clearedhot  

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SEAdLINNGReview Shinkiba 22.05 STARDOMReview Queen Dynasty DIANADiana in Nagoya 31.05Sommaire00:00 - Intro & Sommaire 05:42 - SEAdLINNNG 28:30 - STARDOM 1:21:27 - DianaRéseaux sociauxSite Internet : https://stardlinnng.com/Soutenez nous : https://www.patreon.com/stardlinnngRejoignez le Discord : https://discord.gg/z9U5vKE4ZQRetrouvez nous sur Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@stardlinnngSuivez nous sur X : https://twitter.com/stardlinnngSuivez nous sur Instagram : https://instagram.com/stardlinnng

En enero de 1945 los aliados intuían que la guerra entraba en su recta final, aunque nadie acertaba a fijar la fecha del desenlace. El teatro europeo de operaciones parecía más cerca del final que el del Pacífico. Alemania estaba cercada por el este, el oeste y el sur, mientras que el archipiélago japonés todavía resistía. Aún no se habían librado las batallas de Iwo Jima y Okinawa, por lo que el alto mando estadounidense calculaba que aquello no terminaría hasta mediado el año 1946 a un coste muy elevado en vidas. Lo que sí dominaban los aliados sin discusión era el aire, y de ese dominio surgiría la mayor campaña de bombardeo estratégico de la historia. En el Reino Unido Arthur Harris, al frente del Bomber Command, era partidario del bombardeo de área nocturno, concebido expresamente para incendiar ciudades enteras y romper así la moral de los civiles. Los estadounidense preferían el bombardeo de precisión diurno sobre objetivos industriales bien elegidos con anterioridad. Disponían de ciertos avances como la mira Norden y contaban con buenos cazas de escolta como los Mustang que protegían a los bombarderos. En la Conferencia de Yalta celebrada en febrero Roosevelt y Churchill decidieron desatar una campaña de bombardeos que aliviase presión a los soviéticos en el frente del este impidiendo que el ejército alemán pudiese desplazar tropas y pertrechos hasta allí. Ese mismo mes atacaron con furia Berlín el día 3 y Dresde entre los días 13 y 14 con tres oleadas combinadas que desataron una tormenta de fuego que en su centro superó los 1.500 grados. Unas 25.000 personas murieron en el bombardeo, pero no sería el único. Le siguieron otras ciudades como Pforzheim, Wurzburgo y Magdeburgo que fueron destruidas, incluso en mayor medida que Dresde. Pero lo que marcó la diferencia no fue tanto la destrucción de las ciudades como los ataques sobre la infraestructura ferroviaria, algo que terminó paralizando por completo el Reich. En el Pacífico el cambio vino de la mano de un joven general, Curtis LeMay, que en enero se puso al mando de los B-29 destacados en las islas Marianas. Los fuertes vientos en altura hacían muy difícil el bombardero de precisión sobre Japón. LeMay ordenó volar de noche, a baja altura, sin armamento defensivo a bordo de los aviones y con bodegas repletas de bombas incendiarias M-69. La noche del 9 al 10 de marzo la Operación Meetinghouse incendió 41 kilómetros cuadrados de la ciudad de Tokio y mató entre 80.000 y 125.000 personas en lo que fue el episodio bélico más mortífero no de la guerra, sino de toda la historia. Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama y Kawasaki sufrieron idéntico destino, y luego decenas de ciudades medianas. Pero, pese a la devastación, Japón no se rendía. En Washington se plantearon invadir las islas principales con una gran operación anfibia, pero estimaban que el coste sería altísimo, de hasta un millón de bajas. Fue entonces cuando recurrieron a la bomba atómica que habían desarrollado con el Proyecto Manhattan. El 6 de agosto cayó la primera en Hiroshima, tres días más tarde cayó otra sobre Nagasaki. Entre medias los soviéticos entraron en Manchuria. El día 15 el emperador Hirohito anunció la rendición incondicional. Esta tormenta de fuego plantea preguntas incómodas. Los bombardeos contribuyeron a la victoria si, pero las víctimas civiles superaron las 650.000 en ambos teatros. Harris y LeMay fueron condecorados, y los tribunales de Núremberg y Tokio prefirieron no abrir ese melón. Sucesivos acuerdos sobre el alcance de este tipo de bombardeo vinieron después, pero el debate sigue abierto. En El ContraSello: 0:00 Introducción 4:01 La tormenta de fuego 1:24:41 Joaquín Murat Bibliografía: “El incendio. Alemania bajo el bombardeo” de Jörg Friedrich - https://amzn.to/4tOywyi “Bomber command” de Max Hastings - https://amzn.to/3PV8aN9 “Downfall” de Richard B. Frank - https://amzn.to/4wNBx4M “Sangre y ruinas” de Richard Overy - https://amzn.to/4uVxtgS Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Non, la nostalgie n'explique pas tout. Des vieilles consoles qui ressortent dans le commerce, des tournois de Mario Kart sur Super Famicom (ne manquez pas notre interview du streamer français et champion de MK : Antistar, qui a fait le voyage jusqu'au Japon), le pixel art qui s'affiche partout sur la scène indie et dans les rues de Tokyo… Ce n'est plus une mode, mais un véritable phénomène qui phagocyte l'industrie du jeu vidéo de l'intérieur. Ce podcast est aussi l'occasion de parler de la sortie du long-métrage d'animation français Mars Express au Japon, avec un reportage signé Alex Pilot et une interview du réalisateur Jérémie Perin ; mais également de la série animée bien trashouille Dorohedoro, adaptée du manga de Q Hayashida ; du manga et de l'anime Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ; de la bande dessinée Silent Jenny ; ou encore du shoot'em up indie japonais : Raging Blasters ! Pause musicale : Crystals - Hotline Miami Soundtrack, par |M|O|O|N| Chapitres : 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:27 Vie au Japon - Omiyage de Nagoya, Derelict Star, Visite d'une portion d'autoroute fermée à Ginza 00:13:52 Retour sur Super Mario Galaxy The Movie 00:29:25 Reportage - La sortie de Mars Express au Japon par Alex Pilot 00:38:00 松 Matsu - Le retro gaming en 2026 00:54:37 Interview d'Antistar à propos de la scène compétitive Super Mario Kart 01:07:43 Pause Musicale - Hotline Miami, Crystals par M.O.O.N. 01:11:19 竹 Take - Tojima veut devenir Kamen Rider 01:26:05 竹 Take - Raging Blasters 01:43:31 竹 Take - Dorohedoro 01:58:10 Courrier des Auditeurs 02:05:02 梅 Ume - Rusty Ruins version Saturn, le Aquatic Ambience de Sonic 02:09:15 梅 Ume - Wave Race 64 02:13:57 梅 Ume - Le slogan des pubs Neo Geo Japonaises 02:16:40 和菓子 Wagashi - Silent Jenny de Mathieu Bablet 002:23:16 Conclusion Prolongez l'expérience avec la newsletter de Thierry. Véritable extension de l'émission, vous y trouverez des informations complémentaires ainsi que des illustrations visuelles.Le billet de l'épisode 65 est disponible ici. Retrouvez toutes les précédentes publications sur thierryfalcoz.fr Retrouvez-nous sur Twitter / X, mais aussi sur Bluesky Contactez-nous pixelbentopodcast@gmail.com

John is back on the air for a special split episode! They start things out with returning guest Chris from Social Suplex, making his first appearance since the MOTY episode a few months back. After much complaining about broken phones and Apple bullshit they reminisce a little about being in Vegas for the Marvelous & West Coast shows, which is an excellent transition into the review of Marvelous' huge 10th Anniversary Show from Yokohama Buntai! They discuss a divisive main event and a ton of other huge matches. Then it's over to Sendai Girls for a typically low key but enjoyable 5/10 Shin Kiba show, featuring another great performance from Chihiro Hashimoto (but what else is new this year). To wrap up the joshi talk, John then goes solo to discuss the back half of Ice Ribbon's 5/10 show featuring a great world title match.Then John is joined by John Bivins, making his second straight appearance, as they cover all the men's wrestling together for the week. It starts out with Pro Wrestling NOAH, who we haven't covered in a while on this show and as it turns out for good reason, as they bury a mostly quite bad major show from Ryogoku, discuss a better effort from Korakuen Hall a few days later, and just generally talk about the current state of the once-proud green ring. Then it's back to AJPW to wrap up the Champion Carnival's last two block nights, which continued the trend of a quite enjoyable tournament. Speaking of enjoyable tournaments, it's the second round of the King of DDT from Shinjuku FACE! And finally, John goes solo again for a review of Dragongate's 5/8 Korakuen, as they talk the directions (and lack thereof) coming out of the big Nagoya event and some really weird booking in general, even if the show was mostly pretty good in ring wise. An absolutely packed show!---Social Suplex newsletter: https://www.socialsuplex.com/newsletter/John Bivins' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/punkrock.darkroast/Follow Wrestling Omakase on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wrestleomakaseFollow John on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/justoneenby.bsky.socialAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Like a sweet lullaby, us cranky weirdos are here to soothe! This one's full of mid-Spring updates, including: piddly town festivals; the Last Happy Meal; when in Nagoya, visit Meikoya; an "e"-xciting new phone; a SHOCKING review of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie; will Alex play the new FFXIV expansion YES; gorging on retro Resident Evil; strategy guides; the Linux Desktop, and more! This podcast supports rumble.

On this mini pod, Jonny kicks us off with all the midweek goings-on in the west, after Nagoya went top on goals scored ahead of Kobe (to 12:07), before Ben runs through the results in the east, with the title all but in Kashima's hands now. Check us out next week on J-Talk Takeover Week, as Jonny and Ben moonlight on JTET, and Jon and James take the reins on Big Pod!

Meet Avril Haye-Matsui, a professor at Aichi Prefectural University in Nagoya. She sits down to talk to us about the reality of being black in Japan, raising mixed black children here, how people treat black people can vary depending on what country you're from, and --0:00 Intro0:45 Meet Avril3:36 Arriving on the JET Program9:16 Staying and moving to academia14:57 Research on identity in Japan18:54 PhD studies24:33 Study into being black in Japan28:33 Students' perception of identity37:47 Changing perception of blackness today39:55 Personal experience of blackness in Japan44:01 Avril's children's experiences51:03 Being black as children vs. teenagers53:53 Interactions with Japanese schools57:35 Women's empowerment circle1:06:56 Advice for black people coming to Japan--Follow Avril:https://womenempowermentcirclegroup.net/https://www.instagram.com/bwijgroup/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

By sunrise, Tokyo is an "apocalyptic wasteland" of rubble and ash, with an estimated 105,000 people dead—a toll four times higher than the bombing of Dresden. Rescuers like Dr. Kuboto describe nightmarish scenes of bodies melted together in piles and remains floating in the rivers. On Guam, LeMay feels a sense of relief as reports indicate his gamble was successful and casualties were far lower than the predicted 70%. Despite the destruction, Emperor Hirohito and his aides continue to seek "one more victory" to improve their bargaining position at the surrender table. LeMay, however, immediately continues his campaign, burning out Nagoya, Osaka, and Kobe throughout the spring and summer of 1945. By the time the atomic bomb is tested in July, LeMay's conventional incendiary campaign has already destroyed nearly all of Japan's major industrial centers and secondary cities, doing the "heavy lifting" of the air war. 7/81964 LEMAY

James Scott describes Curtis LeMay as a pragmatic, "hardscrabble" problem-solver who put himself through college by working nights in a steel mill. Replacing Hansel after only 44 days, LeMay realizes that high-altitude bombing is an "unsolvable equation" given the weather variables. He revamps maintenance, embraces radar, and demonstrates a ruthless focus on results, such as bypassing bureaucracy to pay native tribes in opium for the rescue of downed airmen. The sources also detail the American development of napalm, which was tested on a mock Japanese village in the Utah desert. This village, built with authentic tatami mats and sliding doors, was repeatedly burned to determine how best to exploit Japan's "Achilles heel": its dense wooden architecture. War planners identified specific "incendiary zones" in cities like Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka that were highly susceptible to fire, providing LeMay with the data needed to transition from pinpoint strategic targets to mass urban destruction. 3/81943 LEMAY

This episode explores how a return to Japan in 2026, three decades after a formative 1996 trip, reshaped a Milwaukee journalist's understanding of memory, place, and the slow arrival of perspective. As detailed in the article "A look at my journey across Japan 30 years ago and how it paved the way to Taiwan in 2026," this episode traces a linear crossing from Tokyo to Nagasaki, with stops in Nagoya, Okazaki, Himeji, Hiroshima, Shimonoseki, and a small town near Saga where a reunion with a long-lost host family became the emotional center of the trip.

Bes sits down with Alan Curr and Todd Luckhurst in the Sano International Cricket Ground Tea Room to team up and chat the upcoming summer of cricket in Japan, the new ground in Nagoya, developments and goals in the country.

John is back on the air with Paul from the Emerald Flowshow for an absolutely jam packed episode! First, it's a long and detailed review of STARDOM's biggest show of the year, All Star Grand Queendom, which for the second year in a row did their biggest attendance in company history at the Yokohama Arena! They break down each and every match, all the major title changes and where things might be going heading into May, and a whole lot more! Then it's over to NJPW for Redzone in Hiroshima featuring two title matches, as well as a look ahead at next week's Wrestling Dontaku shows from Fukuoka. And the big shows aren't done yet, as we talk Dragongate trying to bounce back from a rough start to their year with Golden Colosseum from Nagoya, including the big six-way cage match that featured a unit disbanding.After that it's over to the land of All Japan for continuing coverage of the Champion Carnival tournament, covering nights 4 through 6 (4/23, 4/25 & 4/26). John and Paul break down why this tournament has been quite a bit better than last year's and review every tournament match. Finally, they wrap things up with Marigold's 4/25 Korakuen which featured a truly shocking announcement at the end of the show, but was a pretty damn good little show before that too! A fun show packed to the brim with pre-Golden Week festivities!Check out the Emerald FlowShow: https://redcircle.com/shows/the-emerald-flowshowFollow Wrestling Omakase's Twitter account: http://www.twitter.com/wrestleomakaseFollow John on Bluesky: http://bsky.app/profile/justoneenby.bsky.social"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.It's Golden Week so it's time for Dragongate's annual big show in Nagoya, now under a new name as Golden Colosseum, and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. They discuss the result of the Steel Cage Warfare 6-Way Match and where they expect the participants to go from Psypatra vs Gajadokuro, as well as Dragongate's best match in a while, Jacky Kamei & Riiita vs Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA and everything else from 4/26's show. Then to close out the show, they follow up on Magnum TOKYO situation and DIA on the heels of the post-Golden Colosseum press releases!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Meet Shala, a singer, dancer, and musician who was born in Nagoya and grew up in London. She sits down to talk to us about her career across the 2 countries, and her identity as a biracial and bicultural artist.--0:00 Intro0:44 Meet Shala4:03 Interest in music6:54 Interest in dancing11:09 Growing up mixed in London13:16 Moving back to Japan15:48 Dance career in London25:53 How being Asian affected her career35:46 Finding her own path as an artist39:55 Shala's first viral hit45:03 Writing an album48:10 Whitewashing and cultural homogenization53:25 The importance of an album58:33 Writing a bilingual album1:01:41 Japanese music industry vs. multiculturalism1:04:45 Shala's new single--Follow Shala:https://www.wabisabishala.com/ @wabisabishala  https://www.tiktok.com/@wabisabishalahttps://www.instagram.com/wabisabishalahttps://x.com/wabisabishalahttps://soundcloud.com/wabisabishalaFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/

STRIGGA & Dylan celebrate Dylan's 10th Anniversary show the only way they know and could: With a jam-packed episode covering current and upcoming events, stories and matches from seven japanese promotions. They kick things off with the joshi block on the show with Sendai Girls in Korakuen from 4/12, Stardom's All Star Grand Queendom card for 4/26, and Marvelous heading to Yokohama Buntai on May 5. Turning to the men's side, Pro Wrestling NOAH enters the conversation with Apex Conquest 2026 in Nagoya, a card that brought its own share of intrigue with the return of Shane Haste, while Dragon Gate's Golden Colosseum lineup continues to build momentum leading to a big Six Way Cage Match. Finally, New Japan's big matches on the Road to Wrestling Dontaku and on Dontaku itself are part of the discussion as well as Callum Newman as IWGP Heavyweight Champion and the upcoming Best of the Super Junior.

After a very eventful J1 Matchday, Alan Gibson joined Jonny and Ben to chat about Kobe's win over Nagoya - that ended on a somber note after the sickening collision between Vissel players Matheus Thuler and Daiya Maekawa - then a rough week for Gamba Osaka, who lost 1-0 at home in both the ACL Two semi final first leg, and the Osaka derby (to 42:30). Then Alan reflects on his incredible trip to the UK to watch Japan's friendlies against Scotland and England (to 1:02:43). In Part 2 we round up the rest of the west (to 1:11:05), then all five games from the east, before finishing the episode with a look at the upcoming slate of top flight action.

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Jonathan Dickinson, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambio Life Sciences, about the evolving role of ibogaine in psychedelic medicine. Listen to the full episode: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-347/?ref=278 Jonathan shares his path from leading the Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance to helping build one of the field's most prominent ibogaine treatment organizations. Together they explore ibogaine's expanding therapeutic potential for traumatic brain injury, addiction, and neurological conditions, along with the clinical realities of delivering this powerful medicine safely. They also discuss the challenges of scaling ibogaine treatment, the importance of preparation and integration, and how traditional Bwiti knowledge from Gabon continues to shape ethical and culturally grounded approaches to this work. Jonathan Dickinson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ambio Life Sciences and a leading expert on ibogaine therapy. With more than 15 years of experience in psychedelic research, clinical care, and traditional practice, he has helped shape global safety standards for ibogaine treatment. A Mexico-licensed psychologist and former Executive Director of the Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance, Jonathan has published research on ibogaine's therapeutic potential for trauma, traumatic brain injury, and neurological conditions. He has also been initiated into the Bwiti traditions of Gabon and holds a Nagoya-compliant export license for Tabernanthe iboga root. Highlights: Jonathan Dickinson's path from the Global Ibogaine Therapy Alliance to Ambio Life Sciences How ibogaine treatment expanded beyond opioid detox The growing use of ibogaine for traumatic brain injury and veterans' recovery Why ibogaine treatment requires extensive medical screening and preparation The importance of integration and community support after treatment What Bwiti traditions in Gabon teach about working with iboga The challenges of scaling ibogaine treatment safely Why ibogaine may create a longer window for lasting change

This is a re-broadcast of an episode originally released on 8/21/21. On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Is Yamaguchi cursed to have "ugly" girls? We also discuss other places in Japan known for having many beautiful/ugly women. Topics Discussed The three most scenic views in Japan What the Sandaibijin (三大美人) is What places in Japan are most known for having beautiful women Fukuoka (Hakata), Akita, and Kyoto's status as places in Japan known for having many beautiful women How Kanazawa/Ishikawa/Kaga is known for having beautiful women Some theories about why Hakata, Akita and Kyoto (supposedly) have so many beautiful women The theory that short days and humid climate contributes to the white and moist skin of Akita's women How white/fair skin is considered beautiful by many in Japan The theory that the women of Kyoto are cultured and refined so that results in there being so many beautiful women in Kyoto The theory that collagen consumption via motsunabe and chicken helps produce the beautiful women of Hakata How pleasure districts might be connected to the impression that Akita, Fukuoka, and Kyoto have many beautiful women The idea that the Sea of Japan side of Japan is home to many beautiful women The theory that genetic mixing may be a reason for why the Sea of Japan side of Japan supposedly has so many beautiful women What the Sandaibusu (三大ブス) is The three places in Japan known for having "ugly women" Sendai, Nagoya, and Mito's status as the three places in Japan known for having many ugly women The theory that claims Tokugawa Yoshifusa sent groups of "ugly" women to Sendai, Nagoya, and Wakayama Nagoya's reputation as a boring place The so-called urban legend that women from Yamaguchi are all ugly The story of Oman's curse as a possible explanation for why women from Yamaguchi are supposedly ugly Throwing snakes at women And much more! 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Get 10% off a voice & data SIM card plan by using my mobal affiliate link. https://mobal.com/tonyjapan Support the show by getting a t-shirt! https://mechanekosushi.com/ Here are some of the Japanese language articles found when researching the topic of this episode. もっともブスな女性が多そうな街は…「日本三大ブス」説が崩壊？ 茨城ブスについて。　都市伝説をさらっと考えてみる。 石川県金沢市は美女が多いのでしょうか？ 日本三大美人の根拠＆美人が多いと思われている都道府県は？ 日本三大美人！なぜ、この三県が？その理由やいかに！ 秋田・京都・福岡が「日本三大美人」に選ばれた理由とは？　様々な三大○○に面白おかしく迫る！ 山口ブス伝説 【山口ブス伝説】女子にとっては超迷惑な「姫山伝説」知ってる？ 姫山のお万 月曜から夜更かし「山口呪われたブス伝説」 （山口姫山伝説）のルーツ？ 【ネタ】山口の女性はブスばかり？「呪われた山口県ブス伝説」に迫る     Don't forget to check out the latest episodes of the Japan Station podcast via the links below. Black Box: Discussing the Shiori Ito Story (Allison Markin Powell Part 1) | Japan Station 72 You Know What I Mean? On Translating Japanese Fiction (Allison Markin Powell Part 2) | Japan Station 73 Support the show by picking up a t-shirt at KimitoDesigns.com. Check out Kimito Designs Japanese Vocabulary List Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here's some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC. Bijin Busu We Want Your Questions Is there something about Japan that confuses you? Is there something about Japanese culture that you would like to learn more about? Is there something in Japanese history that you would like us to explain? We're always looking for new questions about Japan to answer, so if you have one, please send it to ichimon@japankyo.com. Special Thanks Opening/Closing Theme: Produced by Apol (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Fiverr) Ichimon Japan cover art: Produced by Erik R. Follow Japankyo on Social Media Facebook (@JapanKyoNews) Twitter (@JapanKyoNews) Full Show Notes https:///japankyo.com/ichimonjapan  

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436: Box Hill Classic | Lisbon Half Marathon | Nagoya Marathon This episode is brought to you by SAYSKY. The Spring/Summer 26 collection is inspired by the unspoken poetry of running. Shop the full range at saysky.com, where you can also score 15% off with our exclusive discount code using the code IRP15 at checkout. Brad gets in a workout while managing the community 5K track event. Julian gives shoe advice for fitting shoes over the phone and makes progress in recovery. Brady starts sizing up race shoe options.   This week's running news is presented by Precision Fuel & Hydration, they make it simple with a free online planner, visit precisionhydration.com and get your numbers.   Claudia Hollingsworth ran 3:58.09, the fastest ever 1500m by an Australian on home soil at the Box Hill Classic. Thomas Moorcroft won the Men's 1500m. Junya Matsumoto of Japan won the 800m in 1:47:40, while Rachel O'Brien won in 2:06.55 Tom Bowers and Aynslee Minnaar won their 3000m races. AthsVic Results Hub   Jacob Kiplimo won the Lisbon Half Marathon in a(nother) World Record time of 57:20. World Athletics Report   Gen Gregson placed 8th in the Nagoya Marathon in 2:25:06, while Brett Robinson took out the win in the attached Nagoya City Half Marathon in 1:03:47. Japan Running News    Liam Boudin placed 6th in Bashir's Run Half Marathon in Gent, Belgium, running 1:01:08, with Tim Vincent 7th in 1:01:17. Results   Jaylah Hancock-Cameron won the 800m A race in 2:02.37 at the NSW Milers Meet, Lachlan Raper won the Men's 800m A in 1:48.79. Results   Atlanta Track Club agreed to pay Jess McClain $20,000 USD as compensation following developments made after an investigation into lead car debacle. Lets Run Article Only 1% of 240,000 applications were successful for this year's NYC Marathon. Run247 Article   Ethiopian Junior U20 records not to be ratified with AIU finding evidence of age falsification. Canadian Running Magazine   Whispers are compiling the lists of top 10 running songs from IRP hosts, then Moose wants to know what little habits of self-improvement the boys are going to do.   This episode's Listener Q's/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. Thoughts on using Training Blocks to structure your running?  Visit precisionhydration.com for more info on hydration and fuelling products and research, and use the discount code given in the episode.  The boys close out with discussions on the Adelaide Invitational and Bluff 2 Boat Ramp. Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/insiderunningpodcast Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com Join the conversation at: https://www.facebook.com/insiderunningpodcast/  

AN APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND AND THE PATH TO VICTORY Colleague James M. Scott. LeMay was relieved when reports indicated light opposition, validating his gamble. By dawn, 16 square miles of Tokyo were reduced to ash, and 105,000 people were dead—four times the toll of Dresden. The firebombing campaign continued against other major cities like Nagoya and Kobe, eventually running out of major targets and moving to smaller towns. By the time the atomic bomb was ready in July, LeMay had already destroyed much of Japan's industrial capacity. The atomic bomb was viewed by LeMay as merely a "big bang" that overshadowed his conventional success. NUMBER 7 1945 OKINAWA