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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Tony talks to John David, a cheesemaker living in Okinawa, Japan.

About John Davis

John Davis is a cheesemaker living in Okinawa, Japan. He operates okicheese.com.

Topics Discussed

• About moving to Japan and trying to find a job teaching English in Japan
• About why John Davis started making cheese in Okinawa
• About the Okinawa inspired cheeses John Davis makes
• The weather in Sapporo
• Sapporo's milk
• A simple cheese recipe
• Experiences teaching Egnlish in Japan
• About learning the Japanese language
• The cost of milk in Okinawa
• About experimenting with cheese
• About finding good places to film in Japan
• About filming bears in Hokkaido
• About getting footage of the monkey queen in Oita
• Funny/memorable trail cam videos
• Places to hike in Fukuoka
• And much more!

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If you're looking to pick up some of John's cheese, check out his website below.

• Okicheese.com

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On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's the difference: Eikaiwa vs JET? (The Good & Bad of Teaching English in Japan)

Topics Discussed

• About teaching English in Japan
• About working in eikaiwa (English conversation school) in Japan
• About working on the JET Programme
• About working as an ALT
• About the application process for getting an eikaiwa job
• About the application process for getting into the JET Programme
• A typical work day for English teachers in Japan
• The problems with working in eikaiwa in Japan
• The problems working as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) in Japan
• English education in Japan
• Eikaiwa contracts & work hours
• About NOVA going out of business
  About GEOS going out of business
• About the collapse of NOVA and the aftermath
• About life post eikaiwa/JET in Japan
• And much more!

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Check out the latest episodes of Japan Station.

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Max Whittle fell in love with Japan after a brief visit and vowed that he’d live there one day. He made good on his promise and within a couple of years he was a resident of the 'Land of the Rising Sun'. 

Max learned several profound lessons during his time immersed in the culture and his life was forever changed by the experience.

Nic and Max discuss what makes Japan so special, the far-reaching benefits of learning languages as an adult, neurobiology and kaizen.