IKASU STORY

Biography

I FIRST CAME TO JAPAN FOR A VISIT IN 2004. I KEPT COMING BACK MORE OFTEN AFTER THAT, ABOUT TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR. APRIL 1ST OF 2008 I DECIDED TO STAY, STARTED A NEW ADVENTURE IN JAPAN. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. ONE DAY IN 2013, I WAS DRINKING AT A BAR WATCHING DAVID LEE ROTH'S PODCAST, WHILE HE WAS LIVING IN TOKYO TOO. THE BARTENDER THAT DAY ASKED ME WHAT I WAS WATCHING. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE SHOW & EXPLAINED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT A PODCAST IS. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY COOL IDEA & WE STARTED A PODCAST TOGETHER CALLED, IKASU BARTENDER. A YEAR OF RECORDING, EDITING, AND BROADCASTING WENT BY. DURING THE SHOOT OF THE 8TH EPISODE, THE HOST OF THE SHOW, THE BARTENDER, JUST SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED WITH NO EXPLANATION OR REPLY. I NEVER FOUND MYSELF AS A QUITTER, SO I STAYED POSITIVE. THINKING IS NOT ENOUGH, I HAD TO TAKE ACTION! I CONTINUED ON WITH THE SHOW, BY CHANGING THE NAME AND THE THEME. WITH WONDERFUL SUPPORT FROM THE VIEWERS & GAINING MORE VIEWERS, I CAME TO SUCCEED MY GOAL BY ENTERTAINING THE WORLD WITH STORIES FROM JAPAN.