Episode #28 of the “Live in Tokyo” PodcastJazmine Sachiko Ross appeared 4 years ago on this channel, discussing her upbringing in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, as a "foreign" girl raised in Japan by 2 English parents.4 years later and 7 million views later, she is back to tell everyone what she has been up to all this time.Watch Jazmine's Homecoming video to Noto, Ishikawa:👉https://youtu.be/jZwvmfeRtVQ?si=yjlerzexJtzHBfMR💰 Want to Support the Growth of the Live in Tokyo Podcast?https://gofund.me/67ccb3c5e👉Follow Jazmine:YouTube: @sachi.liminal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sachi.liminal/👉Follow Live in Tokyo Podcast or Max D. CapoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveintokyopodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxdcapoTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maxdcapoX: https://x.com/maxdcapo🎧Live in Tokyo Podcast audio only:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XdRNqW9BYi9avrXHiuczqApple Music: https://tinyurl.com/486frwfzAmazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/bdh7wpjd📙Like the Live in Tokyo Podcast? Please Support me on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/maxdPatrons get Exclusive Early Access to Interviews, Behind the Scenes discussion, and more!✖️Thank you to the below Patrons and YouTube Members for helping me create videos✖️Dana Tarantino, Jon Ruben, Kang Garnic, Anonymous x2Joshua Titus, Kazuo Jin, David Morales, Alex Capo, Ken, Andy, YahikoLey89, briangraf2653Time Stamps:0:00 Intro1:07 Who is Jasmine Sachiko Ross1:57 Growing up in rural Noto, Ishikawa4:17 What was really going on during our first video4:58 Selling everything and quitting the corporate job5:48 "I had the perfect life, but something was missing"6:57 Growing up visible: TV crews in the house9:13 Going viral and freezing up10:15 A TED Talk, and "am I supposed to have a message?"11:44 Van life with no plan12:28 Goen (ご縁): trusting serendipity13:35 First time in Thailand14:16 Why Japan felt "confined"16:10 Solitude, soul searching, and inner work17:14 Feeling inauthentic online19:34 Identity crisis #222:30 How she feels after four years23:20 The parts of herself Japan never let her see26:24 The UK, and being a "fake gaijin"27:11 Laughing at labels takes their power away28:35 Comfort zone, fear zone, growth zone30:43 Cultural codes vs. cultural wisdom31:29 Underneath culture, we're all the same34:20 Is culture just a big cult?35:02 The chance meeting in Bulgaria36:34 The 2024 Noto earthquake37:15 "Would they even want me back?"39:47 Going home for the first time in a decade41:45 "I'm culturally Japanese"43:15 Slipping back in as a Noto local45:09 Eating Noto fish and crying47:16 Standing where her childhood home used to be48:46 The neighborhood moms and old classmates50:31 "So this is what community is"52:20 Learning she can just be herself54:47 Arinomama, goen, ma wo toru56:21 What's next: sharing Japan's wisdom56:44 "Ki" (気): energy as everyday language

Episode #26 of the “Live in Tokyo” PodcastJason Paul is a parkour athlete and champion, who has competed in numerous competions worldwide. Currently sponsored by Red Bull, he moved his family to Japan in February 2025, due to him always being fascinated with the culture. This video goes into his decisions into moving his family to Japan, raising his young daughter in Japan, as well as a descriptive process into getting a visa and housing.

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Episode #25 of the “Live in Tokyo” PodcastAisha is a half Black American-Japanese singer born and raised in Yokohama, Japan. She currently is a singer for the popular game Guilty Gear, and after 30+ years living in Japan, she moved to America for the first time just a few years ago.She is a bilingual native speaker of both English and Japanese, and went to international schools in Japan her whole life.

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