The Inside Japan Podcast

The Inside Japan Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ep. 128 – Leaving Japan Special #Finale – Thank You Japan
November 12, 2020

This week we end the 10-week leaving Japan special with just me, talking about stuff. Thanks so much for listening. I really mean that. - If you'd like to see the schedule for the rest of the special check out the link here-> Leaving Japan Special

Ep. 127 – Leaving Japan Special #9 – Mrs. ALTInsider is Back
November 05, 2020

This week we continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with a special appearance from Mrs. ALTInsider. We talk a lot about her odyssey of getting a VISA to live in America and more random topics. Enjoy! -

Ep. 126 – Leaving Japan Special #8 – Questions and Answers
October 29, 2020

This week we continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with a special questions and answers from people on twitter, Facebook and the discord. Good grab bag of stuff. Only two episodes left in this series! Enjoy! -

Ep. 125 – Leaving Japan Special #7 – Going Freelance (Translation/Editing/Teaching)
October 22, 2020

This week we continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with the tale of me making the jump from ALT work to 100% freelance. It was scary, (and frankly still is scary), but I've managed to avoid homelessness for 6 years so hopefully I can keep it going...

Ep. 124 – Leaving Japan Special #6 – A Website and a Podcast
October 15, 2020

This week we continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with an overview of starting this very website and podcast. It's in a very different place than it was in 2015, but I'm happy with the path its taken. Nothing about Japan hear,

Ep. 123 – Leaving Japan Special #5 – All Japanese All The Time
October 08, 2020

This week we continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with an overview of how I studied Japanese, why my Japanese knowledge is hemorrhaging (though I am a freelance translator), and what I would do differently if I had to start learning Japanese all ...

Ep. 122 – Leaving Japan Special #4 – Social Lubrication
October 01, 2020

This week we continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with an overview of my social life in Japan, and how I used alcohol a bit too much to fill in the gaps in my emotional state. Never thought I'd make an episode about this, but here we are. Enjoy.

Ep. 121 – Leaving Japan Special 3 – My ALT Career
September 27, 2020

We continue the 10-week leaving Japan special with my retrospective of my ALT career. It includes what I did well, what i did not so well, what I would do differently, and my thoughts on the job as a whole. Enjoy -   -

Ep. 120 – Leaving Japan Special #2 – My First Job (and why I quit)
September 17, 2020

This week we continue the  10-week leaving Japan special with some the beginning of my work in Japan, which started at the now defunct Eikaiwa, GEOS. Listen and learn about my overall thoughts of Eikaiwa teaching,

Ep. 119 – Leaving Japan Special #1 – A New Beginning
September 11, 2020

This week we start the  10-week leaving Japan special with some of my backstory, why I actually came to Japan, and my experience of actually landing and getting ready to start my first job in the country. -   -