36 | Unseen Japan, The Japan You Don’t See in Anime

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guests today are Jay Allen and Noah Oskow from Unseen Japan</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/UnseenJapanSite"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">(@UnseenJapanSite</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">). </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unseen Japan is a collective of writers who report on news, history, culture, and social movements in Japan based on Japanese sources. We aim to cover viewpoints from Japan that you may not often hear in the English-speaking world. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jay is the owner of UJ's parent company, UJ Media Services. And Noah is the current Editor-in-Chief at Unseen Japan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we cover the story behind Unseen Japan, what it’s like running a collective publication, and the business behind it all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jay and Noah from Unseen Japan!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on </span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep36"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep36</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:31] - [First question] - Careers prior to Unseen Japan</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:02:17] - First experiences with Japan </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:05:13] - Unseen Japan origin story</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:08:22] - How Noah got involved with Unseen Japan </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:12:13] - What Jay’s role as Editor-in-Chief at Unseen Japan looks like</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:17:15] - Why Unseen Japan is successful with Twitter