WHERE COME JAPAN PODCAST #10 - Hokkaido (Arudou Debito)
0Welcome to WHERE COME JAPAN (originally inspired from the "Why Come Japan" podcast) where every episode we get the unique experience of interviewing a local foreigner living in a different prefecture of Japan where they share with us their story on how they got to Japan and what they like about the prefecture they decided to call home.
In this episode we are interviewing Dr. Arudou Debito. Here is an excerpt from his Wiki:
Early life and education
Arudou was born David Christopher Schofill[in California in 1965. He was raised in Geneva, New York, and became "David Christopher Aldwinckle" when his stepfather adopted him in the 1970s. He graduated from Cornell University in 1987, dedicating his senior year to studying Japanese after visiting his pen pal and future wife in Japan. Aldwinckle moved to Japan for one year where he taught English in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and later spent one year at the Japan Management Academy in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, before returning to complete a Masters of Pacific International Affairs (MPIA) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
In 1993, Arudou joined the faculty of Business Administration and Information Science at the Hokkaido Information University, a private university in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, where he taught courses in business English and debate. He was an associate professor until 2011 when he left the university. From 2012 to 2013, Arudou was an Affiliate Scholar at the East–West Center in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Meiji Gakuin University awarded him a Doctorate in Philosophy (International Studies) in 2014.Family and Japanese naturalization
Aldwinckle married a Japanese citizen in 1987 or 1989, and they have two daughters. Aldwinckle became a permanent resident of Japan in 1996. He became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2000, retaining dual nationality via a loophole, before relinquishing his US citizenship in 2002. On becoming Japanese, he changed his name to Arudoudebito Sugawara (菅原 有道出人, Sugawara Arudōdebito), taking his wife's surname.They divorced in 2006.
DEBITO'S SITE:
http://www.debito.org/
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TIMESTAMPS:
3:48 - Who are you?
4:49 - How long have you been in Japan?
5:00 - How old are you?
5:20 - Have you ever dated a Japanese person?
6:00 - How is your Japanese level?
10:00 - How did you end up in Japan?
13:00 - Sharing a story of being in Japan in the 80's
18:00 - How long have you been in Japan
20:00 - Foods famous in your prefecture
23:40 - What is your Japanese diet like?
28:00 - How Debito lost weight
30:00 - Debito loves Pho
32:30 - Debitos fav places to cycle in Hokkaido
36:00 - Debito talks about the zen of cycling
39:15 - Why people don't live in Hokkaido
44:30 - Where can you go to make friends or pick up chicks?
50:00 - What don't you like about Hokkaido?
53:00 - What he looks like about Hokkaido
56:00 - Debito shares the story of the first night drinking with Sam
58:00 - What's the easiest part of living in Hokkaido?
1:01:30 - 3 days to show me around, where are we going?
1:05:20 - lol
1:09:27 - Where do you go to hang out?
1:15:00 - Story time
1:27:00 - Sam's permanent residence hug story
1:30:00 - Tama-chan story
1:32:45 - lol
1:37:30 - The gaijin smash
1:42:00 - Trading Company story
1:49:00 - Debito's college jobs and commutes
1:51:40 - lol
1:53:00 - His rent / housing
1:59:33 - Would you recommend Hokkaido being the first place to stay in?
2:02:30 - Will you die in Japan?
2:05:00 - Debito's plug
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