Category: INTERVIEW

Why do you live in Japan?：Because I enjoy my job and the people I’ve met here.

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Andy / Assistant Language Teacher

Right now, I try to fullfill my dream work as a photographer!
It was always my big passion to do something creative!

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Ricardo Suhr / Freelance Tourguide, Photographer

I work as a creative producer at Gaku inc. Our service, PeakJapan helps Japanese creators and artisans to make their crafts and products known to the overseas audience through crowdfunding projects. My role is to put together the project from the content to the design, but also to give input to Japanese creators to help them cater to overseas backers better. It can also involve some occasional translation work!
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View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Mélanie Labrosse / Creative Producer, Translator

The reason I came to Japan is that I wanted to become seiyuu, and I guess I wished hard enough so I actually got plenty of roles.

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Jenya / Voice actress, narrator, singer, TV & Radio personality, Russian language consultant

I am enjoying my life here, having a job I love, and can really choose many things as I want without too much pressure from other people.

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Lucy Wu (Wu Shihhsin) / Editor, Writer, Model

I saw it as a good opportunity to start a new chapter in my life. I knew that it would be challenging at times and that a lot of the activities that I took part in, in the UK would come to an end. But I also knew that I would be able to develop new interests and pursuits – which in and of itself is an exciting prospect.

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Matt Okuhara / Interpreter for the Matsumoto Castle Gun Corps

Which places in Japan do you recommend that foreigners see?

Maybe Nagano! I know it’s a popular prefecture among Japanese vacationers, but it tends to be an afterthought for anyone coming from overseas, and I think it deserves to be better appreciated. Matsumoto Castle has one of the oldest original castle keeps in Japan, and it even has the cool nickname “Crow Castle”! Nagano’s onsen-loving snow monkeys are also adorable, and the wasabi farms in Azumino are fun to visit. Plus, basically everywhere you look is green and gorgeous.

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Sophia Appelbaum / Writer

What do you do in Japan? Can you talk about your job in Japan?

I first came to Japan to do Karate! I was lucky to have a Japanese instructor at my university and he recommended that I train in Japan. I trained with 2 of the most famous masters and have a 3rd-degree black belt. I studied Japanese very hard and got a very good job working for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry promoting Japanese crafts and culture overseas as well as helping with press releases and media communications. I studied wine with the Japan Sommelier Association and the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) and changed my career to working with wine. I now teach WSET courses at a famous wine school in Tokyo and am a Senior Wine Ambassador for Pernod-Ricard. I do training for staff, educate consumers and sommeliers, do wine-tasting events, and promote wine in general. My dream is to become a Master of Wine (Japan only has 1 MW at the moment).

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Nicholas Gardiner / Senior Wine Ambassador

What do you do in Japan? Can you talk about your job in Japan? I work as a winemaker for a premium winery called `Niki Hills Winery` in Hokkaido; Japan`s northernmost region. We make six wines: Kerner, Bacchus, Zweigeltrebe,  Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Merlot.

View More I LIVE IN JAPAN / Mariko / Winemaker