The GLocal
Dettagli canale
The GLocal
English follows Japanese: 関西学院東京丸の内キャンパスと関学生による英語インタビュー番組。 ホストの関学Taro（エキスパート）とTamago（ビギナー）が、世界的なニュースからローカルなトピックスまで、 気になる話題について世界中からゲストを迎えインタビュー。 様々な環境や背景、多種多様な人々のストーリーを...
Episodi recenti
34 episodi
34. What Ukrainian Refugees Can Expect in Japan
We spoke with Dora Tamari-Tutnjević, a Japanese-Croatian intercultural navigator working on building a sustainably multicultural society. With a speci...
33. How Measuring Heart Rate Variability Can Improve Your Health
Ken Persen is the founder and CTO of LIVMOR, an American Digital Health company. Ken has worked nearly his entire career in the medical device industr...
32. Exploring "New Religions" in Japan
Erica Baffelli is a Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Her research covers "new religions" in Japan....
31. How to Cook Good Food at Home
In this episode, we speak with Carolina Zeledon from Costa Rica, about how and why you should make good, simple and tasty food at home whenever you ca...
30. The Treatment of Refugees in South Korea
We spoke with Joseph Kim, an American writer based in Seoul, about refugees in South Korea and why South Korea has the lowest refugee acceptance rate...
29. Luke Lozier and Wearable Health Devices
We spoke with Luke Lozier about the value of wearable health devices and how to use them to optimize personal health practices.
Luke has wide k...
28. Sayako Hatano, Founder of KidSprout Therapy Tokyo
We spoke with Sayako Hatano, founder of KidSprout Therapy Tokyo, about occupational therapy for children.
Sayako has over 1...
27. The Peculiar History of Christmas in Japan
We spoke with Malcolm Foster about Christmas celebrations, Christianity and religion in Japan.
Malcolm was born and raised in Hokkaido as the s...
26. Understanding Iraq
Iraq is often in the news, but few understand this ancient society. We spoke with Erik Gustafson, the founder and executive director of Enabling Peace...
25. Understanding the Climate Conference (COP26)
The United Nations climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, or COP26, concluded earlier this week. We speak with Molly McGregor, a climate and econo...
24. What's Happening in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has been in the news lately with reports of armed conflicts around the country in addition to tense relations with some of its neighbors.
23. Megumi Moss and Succeeding as a Woman Entrepreneur in Japan
We spoke with Megumi Moss, CEO and co-founder of CareFinder, which connects babysitters and parents. Prior to becoming a mother, Megumi worked in Busi...
22. Japan and the Digital Gender Gap
We spoke with Malcolm Foster about his recently published article in the New York Times on Japan's digital gender gap.
Malcolm is a Tokyo-based...
21. Shinji Maeda, the Blind Pilot Who Flew Around the World
In celebration of the Paralympics, we invited Mr. Shinji Maeda, a Japanese man who was told he could never accomplish his dream of becoming a pilot du...
20. Manchukuo's Kenkoku University and its Pan-Asian Influence
We speak with Ernest Ming-tak Leung, a PhD Candidate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. We discuss his article, The School That Built Asia, which...
19. Refugees And The Dark Side of Denmark
We discuss the challenging situation facing refugees in Denmark, where government policy aims to deport them back to their home countries. We spoke wi...
18. Dealing With Anorexia in Japan
We interviewed Suzu, a university student fighting anorexia. Her experience dealing with anorexia alone made her realize that young people suffering f...
17. A World Without Nukes
We speak with Haruka Adachi, a student at Kwansei Gakuin University who is passionate about solving environmental problems. While living in Berlin, sh...
16. How to Stay Healthy and Fit When You're Super Busy
Join us for an informative conversation with Ben Silverman, founder of Flx-Fit in Tokyo. Learn valuable tips around the mindset, diet and exercise req...
15. The Status of Women in Rwanda
Ms. Teddy Umurorwa was born and raised in Rwanda. She's a survivor of the Rwandan genocide of Tutsis. She worked for the United Nations in Rwanda befo...
14. A Japanese Man in Ethiopia
We speak with Shota-san about his two years in Ethiopia as a volunteer for JICA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Shota was based in...
13. The Sustainable Development Goals
In this episode, we interview two Japanese women working for organizations involved in issues related to SDGs.
First we speak to Noriko Shindo,...
12. Reporting from Inside Myanmar
We speak with a researcher inside Myanmar, Mr Sai Tun Aung Lwin, and with Victor Maung, a journalist from Myanmar based in Washington DC.
Learn...
11. The Harvard Model United Nations Winners of the Best Delegation Prize
Join us for a conversation with university students from Lebanon who persevered through great obstacles and won the Best Delegation Prize at Harvard W...
10. Costa Rica, Coffee, and Following Your Passion
In this episode, we speak with Carolina Zeledon, of Tamarindo Coffee Roasters in Costa Rica.
Fun Fact: Japan is the 5th coffee consumer per pe...
9 Climbing Everest and Overcoming Personal Challenges
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Zed Alrefai, "The Godfather of Arab Mountaineers". Zed is one of the leading figures and role models for Ar...
8. What's Happening in Myanmar?
Join us a for a conversation on Myanmar with Victor Maung and Peter Morris.
Victor Maung is a Burmese journalist and scholar with dedicated kno...
7. Samia Alduaij on Environmental Sustainability in Kuwait
Join us for a conversation with Samia Alduaij, a senior environmental specialist from Kuwait with almost 20 years experience in international developm...
6. Martin Tilman on Education Abroad and Career Development
Martin Tilman is a nationally recognized author, thought leader and expert on the linkage of education abroad to student career development and employ...
5. Teresa Ha, founder of Basis Nuts
Join us for an informative discussion with entrepreneur Teresa Ha, founder of Basis Nuts.
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Basis Nuts sources and...
4. Corona and Education: Lebanon and Argentina
In this episode, we travel first to Beirut, Lebanon, to talk to Dr Hana El-Ghali, a senior lecturer and academic researcher at the American University...
3. Corona and Education: South Africa and Colombia
We talk about the impact of the corona virus on university education in South Africa with Mr Pitso Tsibolane, a researcher and lecturer at the Univers...
2. Sailing from Russia to Japan
In this episode, we speak to Colin Rowat, a Canadian living in London. Colin recently sailed from Russia (Vladivostok) to Japan (Fukuoka). Find out wh...
1. USA
In our first podcast episode, Taro was in Washington DC this week. Tamago called to learn about DC during the corona pandemic.
Later, Taro and...