HeyJaredReal Gaijin | Mark Kennedy
Unveiling the Real Japan: An American Expat's Inside Look | Hot takes, commentary, and unfiltered insights on life as a foreigner in Japan.
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🍻 Cheers to Everyone Who Joined the Second “Beers with Real Gaijin” -- Let’s Talk Japan (S-01, E-02) (opens the original)
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🍻 Thank you to everyone who joined the second “Beers with Real Gaijin” live stream on Sunday evening! Like last month, what started as an experiment—an informal conversation without an agenda about recent Real Gaijin articles, Japan-related news, and whatever else was on your mind—turned into the kind of lively exchange I had hoped for.Key TakeawaysWhile we enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion that included a review of several recently published Real Gaijin articles, the five main points to take aw
Why Japan’s Retirees Are Trading the Rocking Chair for Resort Jobs (opens the original)
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▶︎ AMA Podcast (S-02, E-26) with Lloyd Allen, Master's of Economics candidate at Kobe University from Australia and student of Japanese since the age of 16 (opens the original)
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🍺 Join “Beers with Real Gaijin” -- Let’s Talk Japan (S-01, E-02) (opens the original)
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Japan’s Mortgage Default Surge: The Truth Behind Short Sales (opens the original)
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