Prayer Rooms & Halal Food at a Japanese Tech Giant? 🇯🇵 | Life in Tokyo ft. Nizam Uddin

Can you imagine finding prayer rooms and free halal meals at a top tech company in... Japan? What does it take to build a life of faith in the Land of the Rising Sun, a country where Muslims make up less than 0.2% of the population? 🌍

🎙️ In this eye-opening episode, we journey to Tokyo to speak with Nizam Uddin, a Data Scientist at the tech giant Rakuten. Originally from Bangladesh, Nizam shares his incredible story of landing a competitive job in Japan, choosing it over a PhD in the USA. He gives us a candid look at a side of Japan most of us have never seen: a place of surprising safety, deep honesty (wait until you hear his lost AirPod story!), and a growing, vibrant Muslim community with its own Hifz school.

▶️ Links:

• Connect with the brilliant Nizam and follow his work!
• The Japanese language book mentioned in the episode: Minna no Nihongo

Chapters

• 2:09 Nizam's Academic and Professional Path to Japan
• 5:25 The Challenges and Inspirations Behind Nizam's Success
• 10:44 Exploring the Bengali Community and Scholarship Opportunities in Japan
• 21:52 The Experience of Living and Working in Japan as a Muslim
• 28:17 Navigating the Job Market: Insights into Rakuten's Hiring Process
• 36:00 Adapting to Life in Japan: The Expat Experience
• 44:23 The Essence of Being a Data Scientist at Rakuten
• 50:38 Concluding Thoughts and Passing the Baton