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twenty minutes with… is a bilingual podcast by Japan Forward, where we sit down with entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers in Japan for open, unscripted conversations about their backgrounds, dreams, and ambitions — all in just twenty minutes. Discover new sides of Japan, one inspiring story at a time. Japan Forward is an English-language news and opinion platform created by The Sankei Shimbun, one of Japan's leading newspapers, to bring Japanese voices to the world. Check out our website for more. ジャパンフォワードがお送りするポッドキャスト twenty minutes withは、グローバルに活躍するプロフェッショナルへのインタビューをお届けします。