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Year: 2021

Profile #11: Tanmay Goel – product manager and community organiser

11/25/202211/08/2021 by Paul

Paul: Tanmay Goel is a Tokyo-based product manager and organiser in the product management community here, with a background as an international student & entrepreneur, and interests including tech, the … Read more

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Learning to code (again) at 49 – part 1

11/23/202209/03/2021 by Paul

A few months ago I got an itch. It started gradually, arriving unannounced, so quietly at first I barely noticed it. But then, over time, it became more noticeable. This … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Coding 3 Comments

Flexibility key for Japan IT job movers

11/23/202206/25/2021 by Paul

In early May I posted a poll on LinkedIn asking those thinking about changing their Japan IT jobs this year what was most important to them in looking for a … Read more

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Profile #10: Miho Tanaka – supporting entrepreneurship in Shibuya

11/25/202205/26/2021 by Paul

Paul: A recent introduction to Miho Tanaka from Sasha at Le Wagon Tokyo was a case of perfect timing, as I’d just been reading about Miho’s work at Startup Welcome … Read more

Categories Profiles Tags Entrepreneur, Living in Japan, Startup Leave a comment

Guest Post #3 – Andrew Bishop on NFT Baseball Cards and the Blockchain

11/25/202204/29/2021 by Paul

Paul: I’m delighted to welcome back Andrew Bishop with another guest post. Andrew dipped his toe into the NFT market last week and I thought it would make an interesting … Read more

Categories Guest Post Tags BlockChain, NFT 1 Comment

Profile #9: Greg Jeanneau – freelance UI/UX designer

11/23/202204/29/2021 by Paul

Paul: Greg Jeanneau is a talented UI/UX designer who moved to Tokyo from his native France in January of this year. We talk about Greg’s background as an engineer, his … Read more

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Guest Post #2 – Nathan’s Magic Missile D&D spell in Python

11/23/202203/31/2021 by Paul

Paul: Today we have a guest post by my friend Nathan Dibley. It’s Magic Missile code in Python for all you D&D fans! Nathan: Hi there. This is a D&D … Read more

Categories Guest Post Tags Coding, DnD, Magic Missile, Python Leave a comment

Guest Post #1 – Andrew Bishop on Travel in Asia During the Pandemic

11/23/202203/31/2021 by Paul

Paul: Andrew Bishop moved his family during the pandemic from Hong Kong to Tokyo late last year. His story focuses on the differences in quarantining between Tokyo and Hong Kong … Read more

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Profile #8: Sylvain Pierre – Entrepreneur & co-founder of Le Wagon Tokyo

11/25/202202/03/2021 by Paul

Paul: Sylvain Pierre is an entrepreneur, co-founder of the Le Wagon Tokyo coding bootcamp, and Tokyo resident since 2016. We talk about how Sylvain got into entrepreneurship, his experiences in … Read more

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Profile #7: Andrew Bishop – APAC Head of Human Resources and Chief of Staff

11/25/202201/27/2021 by Paul

Paul: I met Andrew Bishop way back in 2000 when we worked together in the IT recruiting team at PANACHE, a Tokyo-based technology, staffing and services company. We’ve been friends … Read more

Categories Profiles, Recruitment Tags Human Resources, Living in Japan Leave a comment

Profile #6: Misha Yurchenko – Author, Blogger and Entrepreneur

11/25/202201/07/2021 by Paul

Paul: I met Misha Yurchenko for the first time a couple of years ago after coming across his excellent newsletter (you can find it and more of his writing at … Read more

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