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The Tucka the Irish #2 (Oct 2018)

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Last year (2017) an Irish friend proposed I bring together all the Irish GoodPeople I know in Tokyo at the Kojin Stewhouse in Togoshi Ginza, Tokyo – so we did!

Let’s do it again, not least to give those that couldn’t make it a second chance, for anyone you know Irish or with a love for Ireland say, and let’s propose a few days that Kojin Stewhouse have available to fill the place, and finally we’ll ask Kieran Cashell and/or Alan Fisher himself to play a few tunes!

Oh and the food, wait ’til you see the food! Oh, here we go from last year:

As of today, Tuesday 18th September, we haven’t chosen a day. I had a day in mind but a business trip myself is threatening so I’ll put this out there to you all and ask you to choose at day by clicking on the link(s) below that best suit(s) you and we’ll choose the day the most people can come or even two days, if need be and double up this year!

WHAT: The Tucka the Irish (2)
WHEN: 6.30-45pm arrival for a 7pm Food on table!
DATE TO BE DECIDED FROM EMAIL-VOTE BELOW
WHERE: Kyojin Stewhouse
Address: 142-0042 Tokyo, Shinagawa, Togoshi-Ginza Shotengai
A walk from Osaki JR, Togoshi Ginza Subway, there’s buses, taxi’s and no doubt a Times-like park nearby!
Phone: 03-6426-7803

What I’d like you to do is vote for one of the dates below by clicking the vote link which opens an email to send to me. Edit the email if you have a different message, or just hit send!

Please VOTE for the day or days that suit you (more than one fine – goal to choose best day for the largest amount and chance of doing a second if enough interest in a second!

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

1) Thursday 10/11 Vote this date!
2) Friday 10/12 Vote this date!
3) Wednesday 10/17 Vote this date!
4) Thursday 10/18 Vote this date!
5) Friday 10/19 Vote this date!
6) Any of these OK! I’m OK with any of these!
Check out the fantastic menu here!

A few pots of stew and pints of Guinness @Kyojin Stewhouse! (Thu 5/11/2017)

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I had been meaning to put together a visit to Kyojin Stewhouse for a couple of GoodPeople and what a marvelous opportunity to bring together all the Irish lads I know in Tokyo at the same time!

Sure, ‘most’ of you know each other but maybe not everyone! Plus more than one of you has not yet tried out this fine establishment!

If somehow I missed an invite to anyone Irish 😉 drop me a message quick as a flash and I’ll see if we can squeeze in one or two more!

WHAT: The Tucka the Irish! (and a few strong Peers)
WHEN: Thursday 5/11 @6:30/45pm~
WHERE: Kyojin Stewhouse
Address: ?142-0042 Tokyo, Shinagawa, Togoshi-Ginza Shotengai
Phone: 03-6426-7803
Check out the gorgeous menu here!

BIJxBIS November Networking Event: Marketing For Inbound Tourism, @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Speakers this month will speak on “Marketing For Inbound Tourism”

We have all noticed the huge influx of tourists walking around the city in recent years, so how are some companies attracting tourist business?

Greg Lane will be talking about digital advertising and how to work with online publishers and media sites related to inbound tourism. Chiara Terzuolo will discuss marketing tours that stand out in a crowded market.

WHAT: BIJ x BIS November Networking: Marketing For Inbound Tourism
WHEN: Monday, November 28th, 19:30
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36F ANA InterContinental Hotel
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQz
COST: 2,000 yen **one drink is included in the price**

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

Greg Lane
CTO & Co-founder of Fast Train Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdlane

Greg will be talking about digital advertising and how to work with online publishers and media sites.

Fast Train Limited is the company behind media sites Tokyo Cheapo, Japan Cheapo and London Cheapo. Tokyo Cheapo is a site that helps tourists and locals with an eye for value to get the most out of their time in Tokyo. Started as a small blog in April, 2012, the site had more than 900,000 page views in October and now has significantly more reach than Tokyo’s traditional English language media outlets. FTL has a core staff of 6 and contracts a further 10 to 15 freelancers each month.

The talk will cover the growth in Fast Train’s business, some insight into Tokyo’s inbound tourism market and also what you should know before you start to work with a media site or online publisher to promote your product or service. Greg will endeavour to give you practical advice that you can use in your own business.

Greg has been in Japan since the start of the century, during which time he has worked as an English teacher, a salaryman, a partner in a creative agency and as a freelance web developer. If Fast Train Limited hadn’t worked out, he’d be in trouble as his stubborn entrepreneurial streak and dislike of 9 to 5 jobs has made him practically unemployable.

Chiara Terzuolo
Regional Manager for Asia and Oceania at Veltra.com
https://jp.linkedin.com/in/terzuolochiara

Chiara will speak on the topic:
Marketing Experiences in the Land of Omotenashi: how to make tours stand out in a highly saturated market.
Based on my work at Veltra launching the ‘inbound’ site, which now has 3000 activities and tours across all prefectures, as well as consulting/content creation projects taken on as a writer.

About Chiara:
Deeply passionate about travel, I have been flying since before I could even walk. Throughout my career in Japan I have experienced sales, marketing, PR and customer service, and get really excited about championing products and services I believe in. Whether tailoring user-friendly content for sites, writing articles or giving presentations inside and outside the boardroom, I love to see my audience light up and get engaged.

After a Fulbright Fellowship and Masters in music, I first represented IE Business School’s interests in Japan, running all the recruitment, sales and marketing activities. After getting interested in IT and tech, I went on to a Business Development Manager position at the Tokyo office of Criteo, a global retargeting ad tech company. Currently I am involved in inbound marketing for Veltra, an OTA specialized in tours and activities. My mission is to show the world all the awesomeness Japan has to offer!

NOTE: JOIN REMOTELY – if you would like to join this event but cannot make it because you are outside Tokyo, you can at least see some of the Event on Facebook Live at the Business In Japan Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/businessinjapan/

Business is Social and Business in Japan intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here on Jason’s GoodPeople Japan website or in the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn.

To make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
[BIS@MEETUP] http://www.meetup.com/Business-is-Social/
[BIJ@DOORKEEPER] https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

[BISxBIJ EVENT] Oct 24 (Mon): October Networking Event: Expanding Your Business Beyond Borders, @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Speakers this month will speak about Market Entry and “building business beyond borders”.

Fariza Abidova will introduce her global B2B business platform start up, Trusted Corporation. Ichiro Minamikawa will discuss why working with the Japan Market Entry Association is a good idea for foreign companies wanting to break into the Japanese market.

WHAT: Business is Social x Business in Japan October Networking Event: Building Business Beyond Borders
WHEN: Monday, October 24th, 19:30~
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQzFhx
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36F ANA InterContinental, Akasaka, Tokyo
COST: 2,000 yen ?one drink is included in the price?

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

Fariza Abidova
CEO & President of Trusted Corporation
CEO & President of SOPHYS Corporation

Fariza will be discussing her B2B business platform start up Trusted Corporation. Linked in for companies.

Trusted Corporation developed a membership-based, pre-screened cross-border B2B platform primarily for small and midsize companies of any industry/country.
The platform makes it possible to find business partners without middlemen and to reach any company’s stakeholders directly. Customers benefit from direct sales leads and interesting collaboration offers from abroad.
The Trusted platform also offers opportunities for marketing and branding to the global market.

Trusted Inc.
http://www.trusted-inc.com

Fariza would like to meet with:
– CEO and Executives of Small to mid-sized companies who are searching for business opportunities in Japan and foreign markets
– Companies who want to reduce the time and cost of retaining brokers to reach potential partners to develop business abroad
– Companies who want to enhance their brand by marketing themselves on a peer-to-peer platform
– Companies looking for big data in target markets
– Companies that see the growth opportunity abroad and wish to leverage technology in their pursuit

Fariza has wide knowledge and experience from cultures in the EU, Middle East, Russia and Asian countries, as she grew up in the multicultural and multilingual environment of Uzbekistan. She speaks 7 languages fluently (English, Japanese, Russian, Uzbek, Tajik, Persian, and Turkish).

Fariza graduated with honors from Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages, majoring in English and Japanese linguistics.

Fariza’s research focused on cross cultural communication and international relations under the scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
She established SOPHYS Corporation after experiencing working in major Japanese companies. Currently providing business solutions to Global Japanese companies (Keidanren, NEC, NTT Group and others) regarding cross cultural awareness, and practical business and communication skills necessary for a global business environment.

Fariza provides corporate training for foreign employees of Japanese companies based on her business experience in Japan. Her goal is to create a mutual understanding between Japanese and foreign workers within the office.

Fariza’s current project leverages her deep knowledge of Japanese language, economy, business culture, and international markets. She is developing an IT B2B platform to promote successful cross -border business growth.

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fariza-abidova-4322a11a

Ichiro Minamikawa

Minamikawa-san will be talking about the Japan Market Entry Association. He will discuss the types of businesses that benefit from JMEA consultation, and common misunderstandings foreign businesses have before entering the Japanese market.

Japan Market Entry Association
JMEA is a global association of market entry specialists. Members include government employees and international business professionals. Focus is both on inbound and outbound business development. Areas of expertise include; cross-border M&A, joint ventures, business alliances, licensing, franchising, import/export, outsourcing, greenfield, and global E-commerce.

Minamikawa-san would like to meet with:
– Any person or company interested in inbound or outbound Japan business.

Minamakiwa-san is a serial entrepreneur. A pioneer in innovative gift card models, i.e. point cards, experience gift cards and, medical gift cards. He is a strategic consultant for overseas clients entering the Japan market including Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart and internet ventures such as Giftcertificate.com. as well as many European companies.

LinkedIn:
https://jp.linkedin.com/in/ichiro-minamikawa-24b3792

NOTE: JOIN REMOTELY – if you would like to join this event but cannot make it because you are outside Tokyo, you can at least see some of the Event on Facebook Live at the Business In Japan Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/businessinjapan/

Business is Social and Business in Japan intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here on Jason’s GoodPeople Japan website or in the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn.

To make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
[BIS@MEETUP] http://www.meetup.com/Business-is-Social/
[BIJ@DOORKEEPER] https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

[BISxBIJ EVENT] Sep 26 (Mon): Business is Social x Business in Japan, @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Improving conditions for women in the workforce in Japan

Our two speakers this month will be discussing the difficulties and solutions to work/life balance within Japanese companies with a focus on women in the workforce. We have all read that women, not immigration, will be the solution to Japan’s economy. How will this be achieved? Arrow Arrow, and Work Life Balance will give us insight into the future of company work in Japan.

We are very excited for this next event as we continue to build a diverse group of speakers and topics with the BISxBIJ event series.

This will be our first event in Japanese Paul Hintgen has been kind enough to do real time translation into English for the non-Japanese speakers in our audience.

WHAT: Improving conditions for women in the workforce
WHEN: Monday, September 26th, 19:30~
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQzFhx
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36F ANA InterContinental, Akasaka, Tokyo
COST: 2,000 yen (includes 1 drink)

RSVP: https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/events/51558

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

1. Chihiro Unno is the joint managing director of the NPO Arrow Arrow, a Tokyo based NPO that offers consulting to companies with female workers who are in the early stage of pregnancy or recently became mothers. Arrow Arrow helps these companies review these employees work and responsibilities, find inefficiencies, cut overtime and create a plan for these female employees to return to work after taking their maternity leave.
arrowarrow
Having worked in mid-sized companies prior to joining Arrow Arrow she herself encountered a completely unsupportive work environment that forced women to choose between career and having a significant life event like having a child. She is passionate about creating a society in Japan where women can make their own decisions regarding work/life that doesn’t force them to sacrifice one over the other.

In her talk she will describe the current state of women’s issues in the workforce in Japan, especially among SMEs, and will discuss some of the trends where progress is being made as well as the steps needed to progress further.

Japan Times article on Arrow-Arrow: Making life easier for working moms

2. Yumiko Onishi is a consultant at Work Life Balance K.K., a Tokyo based consulting company that supports Japanese firms and public sector organizations reduce overtime as well as create policies to support women’s empowerment and leadership.Work Life Balance
She herself as deep experience working with large firms in the financial services, logistics, IT and manufacturing industries. In the public sector her clients include the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and several ward governments in Tokyo (Adachi-ku, Koto-ku etc.)

In her talk she will delve in the issues of work-life balance that concern large firms and the highest levels of the Japanese government as well as how her company is adapting to match the growing demand for work life balance and women’s empowerment solutions in the market in Japan.

Business is Social and Business in Japan intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here on Jason’s GoodPeople Japan website or in the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn.

To make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
[BIS@MEETUP] http://www.meetup.com/Business-is-Social/
[BIJ@DOORKEEPER] https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

[BISxBIJ EVENT] August 29 (Mon): Business is Social x Business in Japan, @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Japan and Business interested professionals:

BIS x BIJ events aim to help you make substantive contacts that turn into real relationships, as well as build and nurture a community both online and offline

Business is Social and Business in Japan are excited to team up for our third networking event together on Thursday June 28th. Held again at the fantastic Mixx Bar at the ANA InterContinental hotel

This months theme is COMIC CON! Yes, this “multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California.” is finally coming to the country that probably most naturally identifies with such an Event!TCCComicConHCC

Speaking this month is Mitsuaki Munegumi (Mune) CEO of Tokyo Comic Con. (for around 10 mins)

Also CEO of Hollywood Collector’s Gallery – ‘HCG’ manufacturers and distributes Hollywood movie merchandise, especially hi-end products like movie prop-replicas. HCG has been producing DC Comic and other superhero items, too.

Recognizing changes in customer preferences, Mune-san decided to organize his own Hollywood Convention (HollyCon) in 2012, with the first guest from Hollywood being Christopher Lloyd, known as DOC BROWN in Back To The Future.

The 10th HollyCon will have been held August 27 & 28, the two days before Mune-san’s talk with us! In his talk, he will explain about the Comic Con event, his collaboration with Steve Wozniak and how the first Tokyo Comic Con came about. The Tokyo Comic Con will be a unique blend of US and Asian pop cultures. Mune-san will of course give us a bit of a sneak peek about which Hollywood stars are coming.

Second Speaking Spot OPEN If you or your company would be interested in being involved with Tokyo Comic Con and indeed you would be interested in speaking along side Munegumi-san about something keenly relevant to Comic Con and it’s fans, please contact us ASAP! Equally if this is the type of event your business would like to be involved with as a sponsor, please also let us know.

And finally, let’s not forget Cosplay…..feel free to dress up!!

Not your usual ‘run of the mill’ Networking Event, put this night in your schedules and come along to meet GoodPeople and hear about this amazing event and what to expect when it finally comes to Japan!

WHAT: Business is Social x Business in Japan August Networking Event & Tokyo Comic Con CEO
WHEN: Monday, August 29th, 19:00~
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQzFhx
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36F ANA InterContinental, Akasaka, Tokyo
COST: 2,000 yen (includes 1 drink)

RSVP please: https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/events/50718

BISxBIJ
Business is Social and Business in Japan intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here on Jason’s GoodPeople Japan website or in the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn.

To make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
[BIS@MEETUP] http://www.meetup.com/Business-is-Social/
[BIJ@DOORKEEPER] https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

[BISxBIJ EVENT] July 28 (Thu): Business is Social x Business in Japan, @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Japan and Business interested professionals:

BIS x BIJ events aim to help you make substantive contacts that turn into real relationships, as well as build and nurture a community both online and offline

Business is Social and Business in Japan are excited to team up for our third networking event together on Thursday June 28th. Held again at the fantastic Mixx Bar at the ANA InterContinental hotel, we are very please to announce two great speakers for our second event; Tim Romero and Donny Kimball.

Our guests will speak for 5 minutes or so each followed by a group Q&A and social networking after.

Not your usual ‘run of the mill’ Networking Event, put this night in your schedules and come along to meet GoodPeople and hear some solid ideas about how to get the most out of Networking.

WHAT: Business is Social x Business in Japan July Networking Event
WHEN: Thursday, July 28th, 19:00~
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQzFhx
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36F ANA InterContinental, Akasaka, Tokyo
COST: 2,000 yen (includes 1 drink)
SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

[1] Tim Romero – Tim Romero is a Tokyo-based entrepreneur, podcaster and author who has started several companies since coming to Japan more than 20 years ago. Tim also hosts the Disrupting Japan podcast and is deeply involved in Japan’s startup community as an investor, founder and mentor.

His podcast Disrupting Japan is a must listen for those who want to stay on top of the Japan startup scene.

http://www.disruptingjapan.com
Tim brought himself quite a lot of global press after posting a blog article titled; “Why I Turned Down 500K, Pissed off my Investors, and Shut down my Startup.”

Tim’s topic will be “Bootstrapping vs. VC/Angel money, what is the right choice for your startup?“

[2] Donny Kimball – is a public relations and social media marketing consultant at Kyodo PR with an eye for growth hacking. He has leveraged these skills to bring massive awareness and positive financial results to his corporate and start up clients. Originally from the United States, Donny spent a large majority of his youth living in Kansai and is a former PhD track candidate at Sophia University.

In this talk, Donny will discuss why social media is the way to go when bootstrapping a startup. 

He will briefly explain the state of each of the platforms and why platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are superior to other marketing alternatives. Finally, Donny will explain the latest tricks of the trade and hacks for getting the most out of social media when on a tight budget.

RSVP please: https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/events/48436
BISxBIJ
Business is Social and Business in Japan intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here on Jason’s GoodPeople Japan website or in the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn.

To make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
[BIS@MEETUP] http://www.meetup.com/Business-is-Social/
[BIJ@DOORKEEPER] https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

Tim https://www.linkedin.com/in/timromero
Donny https://www.linkedin.com/in/distantdystopia

[BISxBIJ EVENT] June 27 (Mon): Business is Social x Business in Japan, @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Japan and Business interested professionals:

BIS x BIJ events aim to help you make substantive contacts that turn into real relationships, as well as build and nurture a community both online and offline

Business is Social and Business in Japan are excited to team up for our second networking event together on Monday June 27th. Held at the fantastic Mixx Bar at the ANA InterContinental hotel, we are very please to announce two great speakers for our second event; Verena Hopp and Jason Ball.

Our guests will speak for 5 minutes or so each followed by a group Q&A and social networking after.

Not your usual ‘run of the mill’ Networking Event, put this night in your schedules and come along to meet GoodPeople and hear some solid ideas about how to get the most out of Networking.

WHAT: Business is Social x Business in Japan June Networking Event
WHEN: Monday, June 27th, 19:00~
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQzFhx
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36F ANA InterContinental, Akasaka, Tokyo
COST: 2,000 yen (includes 1 drink)
SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

[1] Verena Hopp – PR Manager and Sumo-scientist, German Verena Hopp is the leader of the movement “Internship Japan” ( http://www.internshipjapan.org ). Verena will be speaking on “How to find interns, business and intern expectations, and how interns can boost your business.”

[2] Jason Ball – Owner of the 8 year-old BusinessInJapan Group on LinkedIn, Jason will share some ideas about “Professional Networking in the age of Social Media overload”.

RSVP please: https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/events/46886
BISxBIJ
Business is Social and Business in Japan intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here on Jason’s GoodPeople Japan website or in the Business In Japan group on LinkedIn.

To make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
[BIS@MEETUP] http://www.meetup.com/Business-is-Social/
[BIJ@DOORKEEPER] https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

Verena https://www.linkedin.com/in/verena-hopp-m-a-31613234
Recent interview with Verena [EN]: http://www.myeyestokyo.com/13811
[JP] http://www.myeyestokyo.jp/53330

Business is Social x Business in Japan, May 30 (Mon), @ANA, Akasaka, Tokyo

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Business in Japan and Business is Social are excited to team up for our first networking event together on Monday May 30th. Held at the fantastic Mixx Bar at the ANA InterContinental hotel.

Not your usual ‘run of the mill’ Networking Event, put this night in your schedules and come along to meet GoodPeople and hear some innovative ideas about how to get the most out of Professional Networking and how business too, is social

WHAT: Business is Social x Business in Japan Networking presentation and joint Events kickoff
WHEN: Monday, May 30th, 19:00~
MAPS LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/Dq5zKfQzFhx
WHERE: MIXX Bar & Lounge, 36FANA InterContinental, Akasaka, Tokyo
COST: 2,000 yen (includes 1 drink)
SPEAKERS & TOPICS:

Nicolas Koreni – “Designing a “real”, not “virtual” community: Tokyo 1 mile, 100 miles”
Gary Bremermann – “Beers for networking”

RSVP: https://businessinjapan.doorkeeper.jp/events/43830

Business in Japan and Business is Social intend to run events on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for more of them here in this group, and to make sure you don’t miss them in the future, you can register at either or both of these Event Management links:
BIS@MEETUP
BIJ@DOORKEEPER

The BIS x BIJ events strive to create a networking community for business professionals that want to make substantive contacts that turn into relationships and real business. By offering more networking opportunities than standard networking groups, we bring more than typical business card exchange events. Our focus will be on monthly downtown Tokyo events with topic or industry specific guest speakers. Feedback on the type of speakers or industry you want future events to focus on welcome.

Connect with:
Jason https://jp.linkedin.com/in/goodpeople
Gary https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyb
Nico https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaskoreni
Josh https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-barry-37b85a8
Will https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-murray-9a7b228

Thu 6/23 Japan Insurance Professionals Burger meet-up [FULL]

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GoodPeople in Insurance or Finance – this micro-networking event is for you!

The next GoodPeople event is focused around Insurance Industry Executives and Professionals and we hope to have around 20 people come along for casual Networking over dinner at  M A R T I N I   B U R G E R  in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku.

As always, GoodPeople Japan micro-events are about me mixing my network with each other around a common subject of interest, in this case the Insurance Industry and professionals in it. Not open to Recruiters or Financial planners, I have invited select people I know in Japan.

June GPJ Micro-meetup! Click the image above to read about GoodPeople member and Owner of Martini Burger; Eliot Bergman

WHAT: Japan Insurance Professionals Burger meet-up
WHERE: MARTINI BURGER Kagurazaka, 31 Nakazatocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0804, Japan
TEL.:+81 3-6280-8920
WEBSITE: http://martini-burger.com/en/
GOOGLE MAPS: Martini Burger on Google Maps
COST: 5,000 yen+tax. Limited menu Based on the main burger menu here (Vegetarian options available) + Nomihoudai (including Martini’s) *MENU selections below in comments!

TIME: 18:30 arrival for a 19:00 start
DATE: Thursday 6/23 RSVP Thursday 6/23!

RSVP’s pretty much closed. If you haven’t done so by replying to my last email, or by clicking the ‘RSVP Thursday 6/23!’ link which opens an email to send to me in the subject, please do or give me a call.  

NOTE: As of today (6/3), 35 people + myself are confirmed. My network is fairy large in Finance and Insurance – so the event as expected, booked out quickly & on a “First Confirm, First In” basis. This type of event is pretty unique, so perhaps I’ll do another for Insurance /Finance.