Thank you so much to the INNO-vation program for partnering with me on this video. Make sure to check out their challenges as they just opened up their program for Summer 2021! INNO-vation Home Page: https://bit.ly/3yHrP5L Twitter: https://bit.ly/2RJt2Jl Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SxAXJC Instagram: https://bit.ly/2RJtuY3 InnoUvators home page*: https://bit.ly/3c1aNpp *InnoUvators is a separate brand that showcases the technologies born from the Disruptive Challenge. And thank you so much to the folks I interviewed for this video and graciously gave me their time and shared their insights. You can check them out here: Yuka Ohishi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1JMhM9TJT7yMLx8ZtbDO8g Eric Turner https://twitter.com/_etdev Kenta Hara https://twitter.com/hellokenta_ja Kenji Rikitake https://twitter.com/jj1bdx Hiro https://twitter.com/atsuhio 📼 Other videos you might enjoy 👇👇👇 Being Bilingual in Japanese and English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJHY-xkURvg How I stay in touch with my Japanese roots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuosuBLOZRw Growing up Japanese and American: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_DNzbCtFXA Best Keyboards for Programming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTsdI-hbpw Why is Burnout so common in tech?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQX-BtFp-Rc I also vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_IJXwNUGNk 🔖c h a p t e r s 🔖 00:00 - Intro 2:21 - Impressions 3:45 - (Part 1) History of Japan 5:46 - (Part 2) My guesses 7:27 - (Part 3) Software is "second class" 10:25 - (Part 4) When everything changed 12:24 - (Part 5) Challenges ahead 16:30 - (Part 6) Japan's Next step, The INNO-vation program 19:36 - Outtro 💖 m o r e m a y u k o 💖 Become a member and support my channel: null Japanese Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHbaIGALnVB0aoWO-BOpqQ Twitch (Coworking sessions M-F): https://www.twitch.tv/hellomayuko Monthly Newsletter (A mix of tech & non-tech stuff on my mind): https://news.hellomayuko.com/ Merch: null Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellomayuko/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hellomayuko Muko's Corner Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mayuko-inoue Hanko (My iOS Developer Academy): https://academy.hanko.tech/ 🛠m y g e a r 🛠 COMPUTER(similar): https://geni.us/zgTMbP3 KEYBOARD: https://geni.us/ZPolJe2 MOUSE: https://geni.us/QRIoB MONITOR: https://geni.us/5CsiA DESK PAD: https://bit.ly/2UvPQd1 MY AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mayuko PRETTY DESK THINGS BY GROVEMADE: https://grovemade.com/?rfsn=4817337.ab5fb9 STATIONARY & QUALITY GOODS BY TOPDRAWER: https://shrsl.com/2hxay Links above affiliate links, where I make a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you, helping me to fund this channel! 🎧m u s i c 🎧 Blue Wednesday - Murmuration (feat. Shopan) Music provided by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen Chillhop on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify 🌸a b o u t 🌸 Mayuko Inoue is a content creator and Software Engineer. After working in Silicon Valley tech companies like Intuit, Patreon, and Netflix for six years as an iOS Engineer, she became a full-time creator in 2020. Her work aims to help people find their way through the tech industry by sharing her own experiences navigating this world through technology, career advice, and lifestyle videos. She is passionate about discussions around mental health, cultural identity, and creating technology with empathy and compassion. ✉️c o n t a c t ✉️ If you'd like to sponsor a video: sponsor@hellomayuko.com Other business inquiries: business@helloMayuko.com https://www.hellomayuko.com/ This video was sponsored by The INNO-vation Program and KADOKAWA ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc.