# Foojay Podcast #15: Japan JUG

> Last month we were in the US, and this time we travel to the other side of the world as we spoke with the organizers of the Japan JUG!

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-15/
- Published: 2023-03-06
- Authors: Frank Delporte
- Categories: JUGs, Podcast


Last month we were in the US, and this time we travel to the other side of the world as we spoke with the organizers of the Japan JUG!

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## Guests

* Shin Tanimoto
  * [https://twitter.com/cero_t](https://twitter.com/cero_t%20)
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shintanimoto/>
* Ayana Yokota
  * <https://twitter.com/ihcomega>
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayana-yokota-ihcomega/>
* Maaya Ishida
  * <https://twitter.com/maaya8585>
  * [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaya-ishida-5486b7109/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaya-ishida-5486b7109/%20)

## Host

* Frank Delporte ([@frankdelporte@foojay.social](https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte), [@frankdelporte](https://twitter.com/frankdelporte))

## Links

* JJUG (Japan JUG)
  * Contact: <https://jjug.doorkeeper.jp/contact/new>
  * <https://twitter.com/JJUG>
  * <https://facebook.com/japanjug>
  * JOnsen: <https://jonsen.jp>
  * JJUG CCC 2023 Spring: <https://sessionize.com/jjug-ccc-spring-2023/>
* Javajo (Java women user group)
  * Contact: [https://javajo.doorkeeper.jp/contact/new](https://javajo.doorkeeper.jp/contact/new%20)
  * [https://twitter.com/java_women](https://twitter.com/java_women%20)
  * [https://facebook.com/groups/javajo](https://facebook.com/groups/javajo%20)
  * <https://instagram.com/javajo_tokyo/>

## Content

* 00'00 Intro and music
* 00'13 About the topic of this podcast
* 00'58 Introduction of the guests and host
* 02'46 The start of JJUG and Jajavo
  * <https://www.seasar.org>
  * <https://www.seasar.org/en/>
  * <https://github.com/seasarorg>
* 05'21 Personal reasons to organise a JUG
* 08'14 How many events are organised
* 09'08 Which speakers come to the events
* 09'57 Impact of Covid
* 12'59 The number and mix of attendees at Japanese events
* 14'26 Trends in popular topics
* 16'27 Plans for the future
  * JOnsen: <https://jonsen.jp>
* 19'17 Questions for the listeners
* 20'56 Outro