Unpacking Japan

← Unpacking Japan30. Okt. · 1 Std. 12 Min.

The life of a totally, completely normal office lady in Japan

The life of a totally, completely normal office lady in Japan30. Okt.1 Std. 12 Min.

<p>Meet Carla, a German designer known for her videos sharing her eccentric and sometimes silly office and coworkers in Japan. She sits down to talk to us about her journey to and misadventures in Japan, how she got hired at her company and what she does, and projects like the manga she wrote for Comiket.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:50 Interest in Japan and anime</p><p>5:36 Coming to Japan</p><p>11:07 Internship in Osaka</p><p>15:25 Homestay with president&#39;s parents</p><p>19:15 Getting hired at current company</p><p>25:56 First day at work</p><p>33:52 The eccentric company president</p><p>36:16 How the social media started</p><p>40:14 T̶h̶e̶ o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ c̶a̶s̶t̶ m̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶s Carla&#39;s coworkers</p><p>43:22 Surprises about Japanese office life</p><p>51:09 She went viral, what now?</p><p>55:54 Setting up a booth at Comiket</p><p>1:00:12 Making a manga (Comiket Take 2)</p><p>1:07:08 Carla&#39;s vending machine designs</p><p>1:10:22 Is Hayakawa-san single?</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Carla:</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@misstranslatio</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/misstranslation</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@misstranslation</p><p>https://misstranslation-shop.fourthwall.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>https://unpacking.jp/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts</p><p>https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan</p><p>https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! </p><p><br></p><p>Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/</p>