EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 1H 40M
Meet Japan's Mr. Rogers of math
from Unpacking Japan · host Produced by ZenStudio
Meet Peter Frankl, a Hungarian mathematician living in Japan. Peter sits down to talk to us about his life and journey to Japan, his NHK series for children, and why he thinks the Japanese have a mathematician's mindset.--0:00 Intro0:44 Meet Peter5:14 Arriving in Japan in 198210:08 Researching in Japan15:04 Peter's fascination with math19:51 Japanese people are kind of like mathematicians29:28 Peter's autobiography39:37 Peter's NHK show Mathematica52:07 Being an independent mathematician57:25 Current work1:03:09 Working with Japanese mathematicians1:10:21 Peter's juggling career1:27:35 Looking backFollow Peter:http://peterfrankl.com/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! 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/
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Meet Peter Frankl, a Hungarian mathematician living in Japan. Peter sits down to talk to us about his life and journey to Japan, his NHK series for children, and why he thinks the Japanese have a mathematician's mindset.--0:00 Intro0:44 Meet Peter5:14 Arriving in Japan in 198210:08 Researching in Japan15:04 Peter's fascination with math19:51 Japanese people are kind of like mathematicians29:28 Peter's autobiography39:37 Peter's NHK show Mathematica52:07 Being an independent mathematician57:25 Current work1:03:09 Working with Japanese mathematicians1:10:21 Peter's juggling career1:27:35 Looking backFollow Peter:http://peterfrankl.com/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! 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/
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