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Japanese business 2022: the year of engagement https://youtu.be/QLKN32NvoAs Rochelle Kopp is a management consultant in Japan, specializing in cross-cultural communication, human resources, leadership and organization development. Through the company she founded, Japan Intercultural Consulting, she works with Japanese companies doing business globally and global companies doing business in Japan. A veteran facilitator, lecturer, executive coach…and author and/or co-author of 38 books…Rochelle

A stand-up comedian’s journey: nothing to lose https://youtu.be/6dIBNMXjwhE Shuhei “Shoe” Murakami is a Japanese stand-up comedian who has performed at comedy venues in the USA, Canada and Japan. In addition to stand-up comedy, he’s also an English teacher at a junior high school in Tokyo. After almost dropping out of high school, Shuhei began to study, learned English, completed university to become a teacher, but first went traveling in Southeast Asia after graduation. In Cambodia, he fell p

Stand-up comedy: healing division through laughter https://youtu.be/tdTx5Itlww8 Saku Yanagawa is a Japanese stand-up comedian based in Chicago who performs and headlines at comedy clubs throughout Chicago and around the USA. Formerly a promising baseball player in Japan but forced by circumstances to give up that path, Saku found a new league to play in: the stand-up comedy scene in one of America’s comedy capitals. He moved to New York and then Chicago to begin his on-stage career. Since then

Strategies for success in Japanese and Japan https://youtu.be/tjtfoDpwJ1g Loretta Scott is a successful entrepreneur who received her MBA from a prestigious Japanese university. She is also a wildly successful YouTuber through her KemushiChan channel on YouTube. She provides high-quality, informative videos that provide practical and actionable tips for learning Japanese, as well as dozens of real-life examples of Japanese in action around the country, to show students of Japanese worldwide ho

Journalism in Japan: Something to write home about https://youtu.be/1SLoBk7ZdPA Timothy Hornyak is a freelance writer, journalist and author based in Tokyo, who has worked in many levels of journalism in Japan for more than 20 years. He writes about a vast range of topics related to Japan, with his work appearing in publications and various media all around the world. As a writer and journalist in Japan, Timothy brings a sharp eye, careful analysis and fairmindedness to his writing. He has wri

Japanese fashion: Making Kaos out of Order https://youtu.be/5kIPRZM2cDI Kaori Sumi is a Japanese fashion product designer, and the founder of two popular fashion accessory brands: Kaos; and LaLa Senorita. Her creations have garnered the attention of the fashion industry since launching her Kaos label in 1997. Raised for a time outside Japan as well, Sumi-san’s eye for design stands out from many other Japanese designers, as she combines vintage kimono cloth with new materials including acrylic