Unpacking Japan | The challenges of running a halal restaurant in Japan @unpackingjapan | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Meet Stephanie, owner of Burmese restaurant 95Yooya in Shibuya, who sits down to talk with us about her challenges immigrating to Japan and opening a halal restaurant in such a homogeneous country.

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Timestamps:

0:32 Meet Stephanie
4:50 Benefits of moving to Japan
7:48 Life in Myanmar
8:55 Japan had almost no halal food
11:59 Challenges of opening a restaurant in Japan
16:35 Story behind the name 95
17:43 Why Burmese food?
20:32 Do Japanese people like authentic food?
22:16 What do Japanese people order?
24:28 Explaining halal to Japanese people
26:10 Burmese community in Tokyo
27:12 Spreading Burmese culture
29:31 What it’s like to hire immigrant workers
31:08 Challenges for Burmese immigrants
32:41 Supply chain challenges
37:17 How Stephani’s daughter views Japan
39:27 Burmese cultural events
42:34 What should people know about Myanmar?
43:49 Burmese restaurants in Osaka
47:12 Plans for the year
48:32 Must-try Burmese dish
49:43 Life lessons from Stephani

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