Now and Zen Japan
Conversations with Japan experts with a focus on business, culture, and arts. Entertaining and educational stories of success & failure and lessons learned. Discover first-hand what it’s like to live, work, and experience the most fascinating country in the world. Direct from Tokyo, this is the Now and Zen Podcast!
Recent Episodes
Masako Yamamura: Hospitality and Retail Training Professional
Aug. 11, 2022
This updated and re-released episode we get into Hospitality and Retail with professional sales and leadership trainer Masako Yamamura. We discuss Omotenashi possibly leading to world peace, Bartenders are the most fun hos…
William Ryan: Japan Hospitality Consultants founder and Irish bar pioneer
July 23, 2022
Have you ever considered opening your own bar, cafe, or restaurant in Japan? It seems daunting and bureaucratic doesn't it? On this episode you will hear just how simple it can be. I speak with William Ryan, the founder of …
Julien Rey: Leasing Director for "Thrillers & Fillers" at The Outlet! Company
July 10, 2022
A topic near and dear to my interests and business: Retail in Japan. Specifically the Outlet Mall industry. This episode we hear from Julien Rey, the Leasing Director for the Outlet! Company. Japan already has numerous out…
Masafumi Otsuka:
June 27, 2022
This is a deep-dive into those mystifying Japanese business practices foreigners in Japan often struggle with. Intercultural Facilitator Masafumi Otsuka explains the frustrating Japanese business practice of "Why Japanese ma…
Ruth Jarman: CEO and International Cultural Connector
June 9, 2022
Connecting International Curiosity with Japanese Content with 34-year Japan entrepreneur Ruth Jarman. She is the founder of Jarman International and the author of six books in Japanese. We talk about these books, this conten…
Diane Tincher: Specialist Japanese culture and history, writer, tour guide
May 25, 2022
It's passionate travel stories from rural Japan, fascinating historical story-telling, and insightful cultural observations with Diane Tincher. Diane has been in Japan for 35 years, lived in Kagoshima for 26 years, has 8 ch…
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