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People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.
Episode 10 : Children's Books Cross Barriers
May. 27,2024
On this episode, we meet American Jerry Martin, an author of children's books based in Saitama Prefecture, and Daniel Muivakitonyi from Kenya, a running instructor in Tokyo.
Episode 9 : Step Into the Ring for Ukraine
May. 20,2024
We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who trains at a university club in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Indonesian Harsono, a professional who takes care of traditional Japanese gardens in Aichi Prefecture.
Episode 8 : Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake
April. 29,2024
We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.
Episode 7 : A Well-Rooted Future for Children
April. 22,2024
We meet Muhammad Nurul Elahi in Niigata Prefecture who grows lotus roots to fund an elementary school he opened in his native Bangladesh, and Moroccan Mohamed Aalla who trains at a soy sauce maker in Kagawa Prefecture.
Episode 6 : Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher
April. 08,2024
We meet Uganda-born Kalule Deogratius who teaches English at a middle school in Nagano Prefecture, and Vietnamese Nguyen Cong Quoc who works at a mandarin orange farm in Ehime Prefecture.
Episode 5 : Top Your Sushi With Conviction
March. 18,2024
We meet Jan Markiewicz from Poland, who trains at a Tokyo sushi restaurant in preparation for the World Sushi Cup, as well as Taiwanese Su Ling, a curator at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.
Episode 4 : A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images
February. 19,2024
We revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki Prefecture as they create a music video to express their prayer for peace, and meet Yuliya, also from Ukraine, who works at a restaurant in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Episode 3 : Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts
February. 12,2024
This time, we follow three Ukrainians – a teenage boy and a female entrepreneur who both came to Japan thanks to martial arts, as well as a man who works in PR for a vertical farming company.
Episode 2 : A Hearty Recipe for Recovery
January. 29,2024
This time, we meet Togawa Aya, a naturalized Japanese born in China who runs a cafeteria in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, as well as May Zin Chit from Myanmar, who manages a convenience store in Tokyo.
Episode 1 : Trust in the Healing Power of Anime
January. 15,2024
We meet Italian Francesco Panto, a psychiatrist in Saitama Prefecture who develops a therapy method that makes use of Japanese anime, as well as Brazilian Silvia De Souza who works at a coating plant in Toyama.
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