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Formerly known as Raw Urban Mobile Podcast; Tokyo Speaks is a podcast that highlights Tokyo's international community. Cliff chats with featured guests about their careers, passions, and various topics related to life in Japan. Some episodes also include a guest co-host.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Japan's Travel Ban: Personal Stories from Foreign Residents
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Episode 86: Sibyl Kane (lawyer), Christopher Key (engineer), and Elisa Ovalles (student) share their personal stories of how they were affected by Japan's COVID-19 travel ban.
[Follow Elisa Ovalles]
Read Trapped in Japan by Elisa Ovalles
This episode is sponsored by Code Chrysalis - change your life and learn how to code!
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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Getting to Know the Organizers of Black Lives Matter Tokyo
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Episode 85: Sierra Todd and Jaime Smith are organizers of the Black Lives Matter Tokyo Peaceful March. On June 14, 2020, Sierra and Jaime—along with the rest of their team—put on Tokyo's largest Black Lives Matter event, which drew more than 2,000 attendees. In this episode, we discuss the follow topics:
- How Black Lives Matter Tokyo started
- Preparing for the peaceful march
- Post-march reflections (challenges and lessons learned)
- Sierra and Jaime's backgrounds
- Being Black and Queer
[Follow Black Lives Matter Tokyo]
https://blacklivesmattertokyo.carrd.co/
[Follow Sierra Todd]
[Follow Jaime Smith]
[Guest host: Thalia Harris]
[Social Links & RSS]
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Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Destigmatizing Periods
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Episode 84: Marina Yoshimura is the Founder and President of PERIOD@Tokyo, which is a chapter of the parent organization PERIOD. In this episode, Marina tells us why she decided to start a chapter of PERIOD in Japan. We'll also discuss various aspects of menstruation (periods) such as deep-rooted stigma, education, health, first-time experiences, and accessibility of period products.
Guest host, Chalice Davis (also known as singer/songwriter Afrodyty), gives this episode another level of depth by sharing a horrific menstrual experience and condition that undermined her health in 2019.
PERIOD@Tokyo recently partnered with Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) and launched a campaign called #GiveLove to donate period products to asylum seekers and refugees in Japan.
[Listen to Afrodyty's Music]
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Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Cyberpunk Girl: Using Tech to Inspire
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Episode 83: Steffie Harner is a Software Engineer at Code Chrysalis; Co-Founder of Startup Lady Japan; and Cyberpunk content creator/influencer. Steffie came to Japan simply to fulfill her childhood dreams, but a series of events led her to co-founding a nonprofit organization for female entrepreneurs and a new career in software engineering. In this episode, we chat with Steffie about the following:
- Co-founding Startup Lady Japan
- Becoming a software engineer
- Her life and career in Silicon Valley
- Her love for Cyberpunk and digital content creation
[Follow Steffie Harner]
[Guest host: Yan Fan]
@yanarchy (Twitter) @yanarchy (Instagram)
[Code Chrysalis]
Want to learn how to code? Sign up for Code Chrysalis' Foundations course by August 31 and mention "Tokyo Speaks" for a 15% discount!
[Social Links & RSS]
RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Saturday Apr 18, 2020
COVID-19 Tokyo: Community Check-In
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Episode 82: Returning guests, Robin Lewis, Kayoko Hirano, and Yan Fan, join Tokyo Speaks remotely to talk about how they're adjusting to this new reality caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Although we all are dealing with a global pandemic that has impacted every aspect of our lives, Robin, Kayako, and Yan share some ways that we can still be productive, healthy, and helpful to others in their time of need.
Read these helpful blog posts by Robin, Kayoko, and Yan on Medium:
10 Ways to Support Coronavirus Relief in Japan
by Robin Lewis (Co-Founder of Social Innovation Japan & mymizu)
5 Ways to Support Your Immune System During the Pandemic
by Kayoko Hirano (Certified Obesity Prevention Health Coach)
Job Hunting in a Global Pandemic and Recession
by Yan Fan (Co-Founder and CTO of Code Chrysalis)
[Special Shout Outs]
Thanks to Guidable for featuring Tokyo Speaks! Check out Guidable Jobs and Guidable Media.
Episode 82 background music by Rhyming Gaijin
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RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Forging Your Own Path
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Episode 81: Amber Chook is Co-founder of Zebra Global and Founder of TEDxRoppongi (an independently-organized TEDx event in Tokyo). Amber moved to Mie, Japan from Harbin, China at the age of 15, and she was placed in a high school that had low expectations for its graduates.
Instead of following the standard path for women in the area, getting married and becoming a housewife, Amber pushed aside her high school responsibilities and religiously studied English on her own; then eventually pursued her college education at Hosei University in Tokyo.
In this episode, we discuss topics such as:
- Growing up in China and Japan
- Her interest and career in Blockchain technology
- Women empowerment in the tech/fin-tech sector
- Her passion for social impact
[Follow Amber Chook]
[Amber Chook's Book Recommendations]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
[Co-host]
Jasmine Griner a.k.a Enlightize - @enlightize
[Social Links & RSS]
RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Machine Learning Tokyo
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Episode 80: The featured guests are Machine Learning Tokyo (MLT) members Suzana Ilić (co-founder), Dimitris Katsios, and Asir Saeed. MLT is a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization dedicated to democratizing Machine Learning (ML). They are a team of engineers and researchers--now with a community of 5,000 people--and the winner of the Rakuten Technology & Innovation Silver Award 2019.
In this episode, we discuss the following topics:
- What is Machine Learning
- What kind of knowledge base is needed to excel in Machine Learning
- How to participate in MLT study sessions and events
- Diversity, inclusion and ethics in Machine Learning
- Future career opportunities
[Guests' Social Links]
Machine Learning Tokyo - MLT Website | Facebook | Meetup.com | Twitter
[Social Links & RSS]
RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
[News]
Tokyo Speaks was recently featured on the Guidable Japan website! Also check out Guidable Jobs for jobs in Japan.
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Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Rebranding to Tokyo Speaks
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Episode 78: This is more of an announcement than the usual guest-featured chat about life in Japan. Raw Urban Mobile Podcast has been rebranded to the name Tokyo Speaks. In this short episode, Cliff explains how this podcast got started and why the name changed. This podcast will resume its regular episode schedule--every other Tuesday--on Tuesday, March 10th. Episode length: 7 minutes.
[Special thanks]
Graphic Designer Jenn Piatkowski. Jennifer is the designer of the Tokyo Speaks logo.
[Music Credit]
Background music for this episode by Rapper/Producer, Rhyming Gaijin.
[Social Links & RSS]
RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
[Support via Ko-fi]
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
The Noh Master's Wife
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Episode 77: Madeleine Abdel-Jalil Umewaka is author of the book and autobiography The Noh Master’s Wife: A Journey From Lebanon to Japan. In this episode, Madeleine shares her experience of leaving her home country during the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), and integrating into Japanese culture, as well as the close-knit society of Noh theatre.
Madeleine details what it was like being married to Japanese Noh actor, Naohiko Umewaka, who comes from a prestigious six hundred year-old Noh lineage. Noh is the oldest surviving form of Japanese theater.
Buy The Noh Master's Wife: A Journey From Lebanon to Japan (レバノンから来た能楽師の妻) by Madeleine Abdel-Jalil Umewaka here! (Japanese version)
[Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]
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RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
2019 Wrap-Up: Community in Tokyo
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Episode 73: We celebrate our podcast anniversaries with our pod brothers Mega and Late of the Mega Late Show. At the heart of both podcasts is a focus on the international community in the Greater Tokyo Area. In the last episode of 2019, we recap this year's highlights and recognize many of the awesome guests we featured on our respective podcasts. Learn about some of the talented folks in entertainment and music production, plus leaders in technology, marketing/advertising, and environmental activism.
[Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]
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RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Context, Passion, and Opportunity
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Episode 72: Ed Thompson is a marketing consultant active in Japan and Asia-Pacific, who started his own Tokyo-based company in 2000 called Concept Design. Ed is frequently called upon by global executives to assist them with coaching and training programs to build stronger teams that can compete in global markets. He's also a lead lecturer in continuing education programs at Temple University and New York University (Japan campuses) targeting working professionals in Tokyo.
In this episode, Ed shares some of the key things he's learned throughout his professional career in Japan, including one of the simplest and most powerful ways to leverage your passion to achieve opportunities that may be waiting just around the corner.
[Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]
[Guest's Social Links]
Ed Thompson - LinkedIn | About Me
Concept Design - Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
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Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
The Voncujovi Brothers: What is Vodu?
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Episode 71 (Part 2 of 2): This episode is a continuation from Episode 70 featuring Ghanaian-Japanese brothers, Sena and Pele Voncujovi. In this episode, Sena (a Vodu priest) and Pele (a Vodu practitioner) give us insights into the West African spiritual and herbal practice of Vodu (also spelled Voodoo or Vodun).
The influence of Christianity and Islam in the African continent has long been apparent. Subsequently, Vodu has been demonized globally. Many Ghanaians and other West Africans have denounced it as "satanic" and there are fewer and fewer priests and practitioners today. Through their social media platform "ReVodution", Sena and Pele's mission is to destigmatize Vodu and restore a lost pride among Africans. [Episode length: 36 minutes]
[Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]
[Guests' Social Links]
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RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml
Instagram: @tokyospeaks_
Twitter: @tokyospeaks_
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