Funada looks back with Kojima on his first ever guest appearance (on four shows!). He talks about both the good and the bad of this project, which began as a training and growth opportunity for Funada. For those who are just listening, we have prepared some episode links from the shows where he has appeared as a guest below, so please enjoy the always different Funada. (There is also one where Kojima appears) --- [To everyone who has appeared as a guest on Funada's shows] Thank you very much!! ■ Midoraji #88 [Collaboration episode] Chill time with Funada and Mr. Children https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rP7... ■ Kusuken Radio 174th guest episode!! "Let's answer Funada's questions!!" https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VkZ... 175th guest episode!! "What do active pharmacists think about drugstores with dispensing capabilities?" https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cGR... ■ Discovering a hobby! Musha Musha Radio A story that makes you want to tidy up a bit [Danshari] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VPD... ■ Dear 3000 Years of Humanity S2-38 I want to live my own way even in the age of human resource mobility and AI! [Guest episode] https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QLu... --- ■ "Working People's Stories" Rental Funada related episode [82] Have you ever been "seconded"? (Rental Funada announcement also) https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j8t... [61] New Year's Greetings 2024 (Aspirations and Challenges) https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hWg... --- The background music is borrowed from here. BGMer http://bgmer.net Mr. Fukagawa https://dova-s.jp/_contents/author/pr... --- ■ Program homepage (various links available) https://tonari-connect.jimdosite.com/ ■ We look forward to hearing from you! https://forms.gle/uMJvXaQ6ieZK2SV38 ■ There is also X (feel free to take a look) / tonari_kojima / andc_funada --- ■ Kojima has written his first "novel" (synopsis) The story of Yuka and Hayakawa, two protagonists in the apparel industry. The year is 2005... 29-year-old Yuka is the top manager of a rapidly growing apparel shop and leads a fulfilling life. However, Yuka realizes that she has a strange ability to sense the future... a little ahead, and begins to demonstrate her true abilities. Meanwhile, in 2025, 50-year-old Hayakawa, who once achieved success with Yuka, is now living a dull and down-and-out life. One day, he goes back 20 years and meets Yuka in her younger days again. Hayakawa is a sci-fi story about the apparel industry where the past and future intersect, as the protagonist struggles to change the future so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past. https://note.com/tonari_kojima/n/nc49... (The whole story is free) ■ Kojima has written his first book, "Working in apparel, I'm 30 tomorrow: What I want to tell those struggling in the retail industry" At the age of 30, he left the apparel industry with various hardships, and then spent 15 years desperately surviving as a "food, clothing and shelter consultant", so he can write about the reality of the industry and his career after that. Satoshi Kojima (Satoshi Kojima), from the podcast program "Working People's Stories," has contributed his first article from his own perspective and point of view on the reality of the apparel industry, which is not usually talked about. Dedicated to all working people struggling in the apparel and other retail industries. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0CV7HK4S9 Available for sale on Amazon Kindle digital edition. (Free for Unlimited members) --- ■ Materialistic Insight! This is a program where Satoshi Kojima, who runs "Working People's Stories," talks about what he thought before buying something he wanted as a solo activity, asking himself questions as [n=1]. There are generally no reviews of the products themselves. He reflects on his own consumption behavior, which is complex, hobby-like, easy, and trendy, intertwining the perspective of a 40-something male consumer with that of a food, clothing, and shelter consultant. https://open.spotify.com/show/5eJCPev...