EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 1H 28M
The reality of growing up half Indian in Japan
from Unpacking Japan · host Produced by ZenStudio
Meet Priyanka, an Indian-Japanese entrepreneur who sits down to talk to us about her life growing up as a hafu in Japan. She tells us about being the only hafu in Japanese school, winning Miss World Japan in 2016, her time on reality TV show Love is Blind Japan, and her work as a model and entrepreneur.--0:00 Intro0:50 Meet Priyanka4:46 Moving to California12:22 Moving back to Japan14:14 Bullying in Japanese schools25:53 Becoming a model30:51 Entering Miss World Japan34:57 The elephant trainer thing40:27 Winning as a hafu50:56 Start as an entrepreneur1:03:03 Love is Blind1:16:35 Moving to London1:20:22 Learning ikebana1:25:02 Looking back--Follow Priyanka:https://www.instagram.com/priyankayoshikawa/https://open.spotify.com/show/4iVGYMYvEtksY766NhicEq?si=b20f3f83bbcf4ba0https://x.com/priyayoshikawa @AuthenticallyMe-podcast 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 Priyanka, an Indian-Japanese entrepreneur who sits down to talk to us about her life growing up as a hafu in Japan. She tells us about being the only hafu in Japanese school, winning Miss World Japan in 2016, her time on reality TV show Love is Blind Japan, and her work as a model and entrepreneur.--0:00 Intro0:50 Meet Priyanka4:46 Moving to California12:22 Moving back to Japan14:14 Bullying in Japanese schools25:53 Becoming a model30:51 Entering Miss World Japan34:57 The elephant trainer thing40:27 Winning as a hafu50:56 Start as an entrepreneur1:03:03 Love is Blind1:16:35 Moving to London1:20:22 Learning ikebana1:25:02 Looking back--Follow Priyanka:https://www.instagram.com/priyankayoshikawa/https://open.spotify.com/show/4iVGYMYvEtksY766NhicEq?si=b20f3f83bbcf4ba0https://x.com/priyayoshikawa @AuthenticallyMe-podcast 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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