Games Japan ACTUALLY Wants (w/Stephen Case)

Co-founder of Tanuki Games, Stephen Case talks about the relationship between community building and quality of life abroad and how the rhythms of Japan expat experience have changed during the past year. (They're f***ed.)

Ollie recommends a river cruise that's partnered with Elon Musk, so you know it's got its priorities in line.

Bobby does a quick self-exam to make sure we're not liable for fraud.

Topics discussed on this episode range from:

How many memberships Brian should buyHow Comedy Fukuoka got startedWhat Curling isOllie's various failings but what ultimately makes him worth itHow Stephen and Ollie have adapted (or failed to adapt) to online comedy and the absence of international Comedy FestivalsOur online gratitude show, and why we're so grateful to all of you beautiful people, as well as who are youThe most recent accolade that has been bestowed upon us by the BEAUTIFUL people at feedspot.comGolden Week and why it doesn't matterCommunity building in the expat communityWhat makes a party a partyThe kinds of Japan immigrants you find on TwitterBoard gamesThe secret to being a well-rounded foreigner in JapanThe distinction between coming to Japan TO do something and coming to Japan AND doing somethingThe social aspects of life in Japan that have been removed by pandemic conditionsHow people who run gaikokujin facing businesses factor in the ebb and flow of immigration to JapanWhat makes an expat community LAST in JapanHow being an expat affects the kind of social scene you have access to our seek outWhether or not beggars can be choosers and why Stephen thinks the limited pool of potential friends is actually better than the unlimited friends you'd meet in your environment of originWhat Westerners in Japan have in commonMutual hobbies as relationship buildersCopyrightable aspects of gamesStephen's company, Tanuki Games, and it's Family Feud ripoff game, So Says Japan

Topics discussed on the extras range from:

Get access to the extras by supporting the podcast for less than $1 an episode. Become a member at http://buymeacoffee.com. 

Have something you'd like to say? Send us a fax at japanbyrivercruise.com

or Tweet to us at @jbrcpod

Content Links:
Tanuki Games

Social Media Links:

Stephen Case: Twitter | Instagram

Ollie Horn: Twitter | Instagram

Bobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

Other things to click on

Some are affiliate links because we're sell-outs

We record remotely using Squadcast and the podcast is hosted on Transistor. Bobby uses the Samson Go Mic and Ollie uses the AT2005USB mic

★ Support this podcast ★