# True Stories from Running a Japanese Business (ft. some british guys) | Ep. 042 Lemonade Stand 🍋

An episode of [Lemonade Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1799868725), 17 Dec 2025, 1 h 43 min.

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On this week's show... Aiden tries to go swimming, Atrioc checks in on England, and DougDoug gets Connor in trouble. Ft. Chris @AbroadinJapan and Connor @CDawgVA We launched a Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/lemonadestand for bonus episodes, discord access, a book club, and many more ways to interact with the show! Episode: 042 Recorded on: November 14th, 2025 (in Japan) Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCurXaZAZPKtl8EgH1ymuZgg Follow us TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thelemonadecast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelemonadecast/ Twitter - https://x.com/LemonadeCast The C-suite Aiden - https://x.com/aidencalvin Atrioc - https://x.com/Atrioc DougDoug - https://x.com/DougDougFood Edited by Aedish - https://x.com/aedishedits Thumbnail by Cheyenne DeWolf - https://x.com/cheyedewolf Produced by Perry - https://x.com/perry_jh Segments 0:00 Intro 2:55 Chris Abroad 6:27 Opening a bar 11:23 Odd business customs in Japan 19:54 Renting as a Citizen vs Not 24:12 Foreigners, Streamers, and Tourism in Japan 38:11 A certain way of doing things 42:30 Is the UK cooked? 45:57 Shaping opinions - Twitter vs YouTube 53:27 Commuter-bait content 58:54 Connor moving to Japan 1:10:51 Chris’ Businesses 1:18:25 Video Games Are Ruining Connor’s life 1:28:06 The Ham Analogy 1:30:33 Changes to Japanese Work Culture 1:37:40 Connor pulls the rug on Aiden New takes on Business, Tech, and Politics. Squeezed fresh every Wednesday. #lemonadestand #dougdoug #atrioc #aiden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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