Going freelance can be a very scary leap, but if you do it the possibility of doing work you enjoy and getting paid well for that work can go up drastically.

Building a startup as a foreigner in Japan challenges you to be maximally effective and always look for the 10x return.

If you’ve ever struggled with your image of yourself, or not enjoying your life in Japan, this episode is for you.

Are you willing to take action to improve your teaching job in Japan?If you're not happy with your English teaching, there are a lot more things you can do about it than you might think.However, it needs to be you taking action. No magic high-paying teaching job is...

250,000 yen is the standard salary for an English teacher in Japan. It’s not a lot of money, but in Japan this hasn’t changed in decades and recently has even started to trend down.

Lynn Sun is a consultant in Tokyo and can give you inside knowledge into this dynamic and fast moving work here.

I did my first event at Nishiogi Place and now I’ve got Hee Gun Eom on the podcast to talk about building a coworking space in Tokyo!

I met Thomas when we were both taking Seth Godin’s altMBA. He’s a videogame and fashion designer based in Osaka, and he has a lot to share about business, marketing and design.

What does it take to become a real teacher in Japan?

What do you do when you quit your job? For Joseph, it was a chance to make his YouTube channel into a full-time career!

There are a lot of options for work in Japan, and especially in Tokyo, but what do you do when you have learned everything you need to in an industry you don’t want to stick around in?

English teaching is just one option to come to Japan, but if you want to build a network and learn about sales and business, there are tons of options. Misha, my guest this week, has you covered.

You can make changes to your life in Japan that stick. All you need to do is change your perspective.

Robert Millar is a serial entrepreneur, and owner of the co-working space Ginza HUB. He’s been working and building up businesses in Japan for over twenty years, and has a lot of experience both of massive successes and also big failures, which we can all learn from.

Ken Matsunaga started his English coaching business in Japan five years ago, and has already cleared $1m in revenue.

Here are the rules I’ve learned about how to get the apartment you want at a price you can afford, based on my experience moving five times in Japan in three prefectures.

This week my guest didn’t want to be named, because he’ll be talking about how much of a mess the new entrepreneur visa in Japan is. I was shocked to hear this stuff!

Why are English teachers in Japan ashamed to call themselves teachers? For the first time, this week is going to be a solo podcast where I answer this big question that often goes unvoiced.

I talk to Diana about working as a freelance dancer, teacher and yoga instructor in Tokyo, and how she always has interesting and exciting work.

I have a chat with Tove Kinooka about how to work with people from different cultures and promote change within organisations in Japan.

Declan talks all about the struggles of operating a Non-Profit Organisation (Seibo) in Japan.

Tristan tells us all about how he built a business around his passion for Japan and Japanese culture.

A lot of work out here is in English teaching, but if you work on your passions (like Lukasz does with Photography), then you can radically change your path.

Meet Elizabeth Mueller, a friend who has built her business around her love of travelling in Japan. How can you make money travelling, you ask? Listen and find out!

Charlie talks to Yan Fan, an engineer and tech founder in Tokyo. Yan runs the coding bootcamp Code Chrysalis in Roppongi, and on this episode we’ll talk all about tech and startup culture in Japan.

Charlie talks to Alex Fraioli, the owner of Critical Hit Bar in Nagoya. Starting a business in Japan can be an incredibly tough challenge, and while you don’t need Japanese you do need to have a lot of resilience.

Charlie talks to Diego Medrano, an incredibly talented, conscientious and sought-after university and high school teacher who really knows how to get a top teaching salary in Japan.

Charlie talks to Peter, the owner of JobsinJapan.com. There is nothing this man doesn’t know about finding better work in Japan.

Charlie talks to Arthur Zetes about how he’s built a 6-figure business teaching English in Japan and actually helped Japanese people to connect with foreigners.