# 33 Ryan Wood, software engineer in Japan

# 37 YungJamez, YouTube, studying Japanese, and working out

James is an American living in Tokyo. He loves to study Japanese and work out. His YouTube channel had just over 23K subscribers at the time we did the podcast. Follow YungJamez: YungJamez: https://www.youtube.com/@yungjamez312 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yungjamez/ Inquiries – yungjamezyt@gmail.com Ultra Human ring: http://ultrahuman.com/yungjamez312 Discount code: YUNG10 Books: The Lucky Laundry: https://amzn.to/3QDCZCR Bottled Lightning: https://amzn.to/4gST8Pq Remembering the Kanji: https://amzn.to/3JsJ8hH As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The man in the glass: http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/poetry.cgi?record=155 Follow Weekly Fascination on social media: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/WFascination⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination

#36 Nick Norton, friend, comedian, and Japan nerd

Nick Norton is a friend, comedian, musician, and martial artist who speaks excellent Japanese. He is co-founder of CHADS, a company that teaches English as it’s really spoken. We talk about Jiu Jitsu and health. Disclaimer: This is not health or exercise advice. We’re just two guys trying to figure it out. Learn more about Nick: https://linktr.ee/nikkuniisan Follow Weekly Fascination on social media: X: https://twitter.com/WFascination YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination

# 35 Bryan J Jacop, Japan Market Entry Expert

Bryan is a Japanese go-to-market strategist, specializing in: * Business Development * Marketing Strategy * Strategic Partnerships * Process Improvement * Recruiting, Training, and Mentoring * Team Building * Cross-cultural Communication He enjoys leading high-growth startups to surpass performance goals internationally. Specializes in strategic thinking for new market product launches, with a passion for international strategy development, marketing, and product introductions. More details at accelerate.biz Follow Weekly Fascination on social media: X: ⁠https://twitter.com/WFascination⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination

# 34 Nicholas Pettas, The Blue Eyed Samurai

Nicholas Pettas moved from Denmark to Japan at the age of 18 to become the last student of Mas Oyama, the founder of full-contact Kyokushin karate, aka "God Hand". Starting over as a white belt in a dojo in Ikebukuro, he endured 1000 days of grueling training, broken bones, and isolation. He emerged, fluent in Japanese, confident, and ready to fight. In the dojo, he formed rivalries and friendships. In the ring, he became a legend, still known to Japanese fans as the “Blue Eyed Samurai”. He has worked in Japanese television, including the long-running NHK program, Imagine Nation. Today, he runs a CrossFit gym (box) in Tokyo, is a presenter for Senshi fight promotion, and makes entertaining videos for his YouTube channel, Junk Food Japan. Follow Nic on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkFoodJapan X: https://x.com/JunkFoodNic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/junkfoodjapan/ Get Nic’s book: https://amzn.to/4fX75LQ DM Nic for autographed copy inquiries. Study Japanese: Learn: https://amzn.to/3E3pqJF Learn Kanji: https://amzn.to/3E3pqJF As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Follow Weekly Fascination on social media: X: ⁠https://twitter.com/WFascination⁠ [https://twitter.com/WFascination] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination [https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination]

# 33 Ryan Wood, software engineer in Japan

Today’s guest:  Ryan Wood is an engineer excelling in the fundamentals of design and system building, evangelizing a Lean approach to software development. He lives in Japan with his wife and 2 children in a suburb of Tokyo. The conversation covers Ryan’s background, studying Japanese, moving to Japan, working in Japan, looking for a job in Japan, making friends in Japan, how AI affects the daily work of software engineers, and generally life in Japan as a foreigner.   MSP: Managed Service Provider ZA Production: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtjyyT1zvwfJMFigmwN_gn5wC6AMcFwNA&si=Vl1TI9Rj16XEokUo [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtjyyT1zvwfJMFigmwN_gn5wC6AMcFwNA&si=Vl1TI9Rj16XEokUo] Follow Weekly Fascination on social media: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/WFascination⁠ [https://twitter.com/WFascination] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination [https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyfascination]