Chatting with JapanNewbie - an exclusive interview

On October 02, 2007 in Interviews

Today we are chatting with Harvey from JapanNewbie.com. If you haven’t been to his site before I hope we convince you to during the course of the interview posts. It is a treasure trove of Japan-related info! But more about that tomorrow. Today we are learning about…

What makes Harvey and JapanNewbie tick:
Daily J: What motivated you to start your site?

Harvey: I had always been an internet geek, and had a few websites in the past but none really took off. Mainly because I never had anything to write about. After I decided to move to Japan, I knew that I would have something to write about everyday that would be interesting, so I started JapanNewibie.

Daily J: What part of running JapanNewbie is the most fun for you?

Harvey: Feedback from readers. I have learned a ton from all the people I have met through my site.

Daily J: If there is any example in particular that you’d like to share let me know.

Harvey: It’s hard to name anything specific, but just recently I got this great reply about life on the military bases that was especially interesting.
http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/07/01/life-on-the-bases/#comment-33447

Daily J: Where did you get the idea for the name of your site?

Harvey: When I first came to Japan I was a total newbie… So there you have it. JapanNewbie. I have been in Japan 5 years now, so am no longer a newbie… But I still like the name.

Daily J: How can readers benefit the most from your site?

Harvey: If readers have any specific questions they want answered, ask me, and I’ll get the answer! Otherwise, keep reading, and stay curious.

“Keep reading, and stay curious!” I couldn’t have said it better myself. So check out JapanNewbie and then come back tomorrow to get the low-down on some of Harvey’s best content.

Right here on Daily J!

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