Tim Odagiri
Deep in Japan Interviews Nihon Plus You’s Tim Odagiri about Into Japan
On November 12, 2023, the Deep in Japan podcast released its two-hour interview with Tim Odagiri, Director of Nihon Plus You.
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Tim Odagiri
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Japan Expert Insights Interviews Nihon Plus You’s Tim Odagiri about His New Book
On October 25, 2023, Maya Matsuoka and Tim Sullivan from Japan Expert Insights interviewed Nihon Plus You’s director, Tim Odagiri, about...
Tim Odagiri
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Into Japan Book Now Available!
When you move to Japan, one of the first things you realize is how woefully unprepared you are for the experience. Naturally, there’s the...
Tim Odagiri
May 2, 20236 min read
Making Japanese Immigration Better
Japan is looking for new ways to woo foreigners, hoping to blunt the impact of its declining population and labor pool. Just last week, t...
Tim Odagiri
Feb 16, 20236 min read
What’s in Prime Minister Kishida’s 2023 Policy Speech – Part 2
Last week, I reviewed the international security and diplomacy elements of Prime Minister Kishida’s 2023 policy speech before the Japanes...
Tim Odagiri
Feb 7, 20234 min read
What’s in Prime Minister Kishida’s 2023 Policy Speech – Part 1
A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio summarized his administration’s policy goals at the opening of the 211th session of the Die...
Tim Odagiri
Jan 24, 20234 min read
How Many Foreign Residents Live in Japan?
When you wander around Japan, be it the countryside or in urban areas, you notice right away that there are a lot of Japanese people here...
Tim Odagiri
Jan 17, 20234 min read
What You Need to Know about this Powerful Japanese Diet
Under Japan’s original 1889 constitution, all sovereign power rested in the person of the Emperor. He was the head of the Japanese Empire...
Tim Odagiri
Oct 7, 20225 min read
What Should Japan Do About North Korea?
Earlier this week, North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles, including one that sailed high over Aomori Prefecture, at the nor...
Tim Odagiri
Dec 8, 20203 min read
The Importance of Acquiring Cultural Literacy
From Confucius’ focus on familial piety in ancient China to Enlightenment Era thoughts on the role of government and citizenship, philoso...
Tim Odagiri
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Writing English Professionally in Japan
One thing you discover right away after moving to Japan is that English is everywhere. From store names to advertising to funny T-shirts,...
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