JapanKyo founder Tony Vega - Japan Stories & Language Tips from Hawaii | 333

Tony Vega is a talented bilingual content creator who is passionate about the Japanese language, culture, history and helping to uncover aspects of Japanese life, modern culture and its local people that don't usually get much attention- all from his home in Hawaii. https://youtu.be/AvFNIXmS0CU (Watch the video of our talk here.) Tony brings both the insights of the outside experts of Japanese language, culture, history.. to his audiences as well as insights from local insiders whose unusual stories are often undocumented in media. Here we talk about his experience living and working in Japan as a person with a disability, his passion for the Japanese language from his teens, and his collaborative projects with other language experts, insiders, podcasters and filmmakers in Japan. Tony Vega is the host of the Japan Station podcast and founder of JapanKyo.com. His latest endeavor is JapanKyo Docs, a YouTube channel producing short documentaries focusing on the lives of people in Japan pursuing their passions. JapanKyo Docs YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoZeoAolqUGpW7EgyjriBvQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoZeoAolqUGpW7EgyjriBvQ) Japan Station Podcast https://www.japankyo.com/category/podcasts/japanstation/ (https://www.japankyo.com/category/podcasts/japanstation/) Ichimon Japan Podcast https://www.japankyo.com/category/podcasts/ichimonjapan/ (https://www.japankyo.com/category/podcasts/ichimonjapan/) JapanKyo Twitter https://twitter.com/JapanKyoNews (https://twitter.com/JapanKyoNews) JapanKyo.com https://www.japankyo.com/ (https://www.japankyo.com/) JJWalsh is a sustainability-focused content creator who founded InboundAmbassador to help entrepreneurs & SME's promote the value of sustainability in their brand. She hosts Seeking Sustainability in Japan LIVE to support "good people doing great things" in Japan. http://www.inboundambassador.com (http://www.inboundambassador.com) --------------- Music by Hana Victoria Music rights to "Won't you See" purchased for Seek Susta