Kansai Kollective
Kansai Kollective is your source for insight into Kansai Japan! Join our hosts Asa & Zane as they bring you topics, convos, and interviews straight from Osaka, the heart of the Kansai Region. Whether it be the creative community, business owners, startup scene, inspiring stories or just interesting characters, our hosts are plugging you in to all that is Kansai.
Episodes
From the horse stables to the military and back, the guys get the pleasure of sitting down with Ken Lim, Osaka's premiere globe trotter. Tune in for conversations on business in Japan, being a non-japanese asian in Japan, and a whole lot of interesting stories from Ken and what brought him to Japan!
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendatio...
It takes a lot to build a business in Japan and maintain it over the years. We sit down with Jeremy Blaustein, one of our original guests, to learn more about how he built DragonBaby, a game localization business here in Japan. Tune in to hear more about the realities of working in the game industry, the challenges, necessities and what life is like for a localizer!
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Coming to Japan are you starting a youtube channel? Or maybe a twitch and streaming channel is more suited to your tastes? Today the guys sit down with a fellow Kansai Creator Lito, and learn baout his journey here in the land of the rising sun ! Tune in to hear more about the challenges hes faced, how the youtube community here is growing and more on this episode !
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We've all heard the stories and some of us have experienced first hand Japanese work culture. Unpaid overtime, workplace hierarchy, Keigo and Business Japanese. Truly a nightmare, but is this the only way to go about life in Japan? We sit down with our friend Tommy Ly and discuss the ways hes found to live a more alternative and fulfilling lifestyle here in Japan! Tune in for some of his tips and tricks and to see which part of the...
Travel, language mastery, university, building a community and more, Burak has done quite a bit in his short time here in Osaka. Check out part 1 of our interview with Burak Gorgulu and here how he got his start in Osaka and a bit of how he went on building the community around him!
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations...
How is the university experience in Japan different than western countries? What's it like as a non japanese enrolled? How about the process to get enrolled in the first place? This episode the guys sit down with Caro, a local uni student and fashion standout based here in Osaka! Tune in for her story and the inside story on the Japanese uni.
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Intervie...
Stepping away from a paycheck? Hard. Stepping away from a paycheck to pursue your creative outlets in country youve never been to before? Not for the faint of heart. Yet, thats exactly what our guest today breaks down for you all! Tune in as we sit down with pop culture phenom Dhika as he takes us through how we left it all behind to pursue his dreams here in Japan and some of the challenges and successes along the way !
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She sings, she dances, she models, she acts she really does it all. The guys sit down and learn more about our guest Chloe. A creative based in the Kansai region for a few years. We touch on how she got involved in the community, built a name for herself and more in this episode of the Kansai Kollective.
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recomm...
Think starting a business in Japan is difficult? What about an empire? If you listen to Nate however, apparently its pretty much a breeze! The guys sit down and discuss Nates journey from the US to the streets of Osaka, how he got here and how his empire got to the place its at today!
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversa...
Is China more fun to live in than Japan? Does our show check all the diversity boxes? Whats it like making it as a Japanese Youtuber ? We join up with our guy Johnny Kimchee ! Another Youtuber here in Japan. Plenty of hot takes in this episode so be sure to tune in !
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations, we've got it ...
Maybe we all grew up in the same life ? The guys discuss gaming nostalgia, the influence it has here in Japan and how it impacted them ! For all you gamers out there, this episode is for you !
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations, we've got it all. We're here to highlight the people, businesses and places that make K...
Friends are important. Making friends in a new country is also pretty important. Today the guys were given the honor of sitting down and chatting with Zanes first Japanese friend in the country. The man speaks 10 languages, approaches foreigners on trains and conbini hops during his day hikes. Whats not to love?
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info...
Finding an apartment, getting a guarantor, moving companies, paperwork and more? Does all of this sound like a headache? You bet it is! This week the guys sit down to discuss Asa's recent move and all of the different aspects that go into moving residences here in Japan!
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations, we've g...
From Chile, to Europe, New Zealand and Japan, our guest Alvaro's story of how he came to work and reside in Japan is anything but the "normal route". Tune in to this weeks episode to hear how he came to work on film and CG projects here in Japan and what the industry is like!
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations, we've...
Why do you find your connections with other foreigners in Japan is so strong ? Why is it hard to make these connections with your Japanese friends ? In the first of a two part episode, the guys discuss the different bonds one finds here in Japan and the fleeting nature of relationships with those close to you in the land of the rising sun !
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Intervie...
Does having a different perspective give you an advantage in japan? Sometimes culture is preserved best by those not native to it. Does moving away from your town allow people to grow better ? We arent sure but the guys discuss this and more with our guest Alessandro de Bellegarde
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations, ...
Valentines in Japan
You're young, you're in Japan, and you want love! But where to begin? The guys bring you all things love and romance in Japan ! Love hotels, date ideas, dating culture its all coming to you in our Valentines Special episode !
Kansai Kollective is focused on bringing you all the insights into Kansai, Japan. Interviews, current news, travel info, recommendations, conversations, we've got it all. We're here to hi...
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