Tony R.
Vega
Japan Content Creator, Adventurer & Advocate for the Blind & Visually Impaired
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The Basics
About Tony #. Vega
Here’s some basic information about me. For more, see this page.
- Founded the Japan-focused news site JapanKyo.com in 2016
- Host of the top-ranked Japan-focused podcast Japan Station
- Former editor in chief of the Japan-focused magazine Wasabi Magazine
- Started The Anime Linguist YouTube channel in 2024
- Producer of multiple podcasts including Ichimon Japan, Transmissions from Hawaii, and more
- Producer & host of the Japanese-language show Money Bakudan
- Expert on the Japanese digital art space
- Creator of the mascot character MAJISON
- Advocate for the blind and visually impaired
- M.A. Japanese Language & Linguistics
- JET Programme participant
- Experience doing professional Japanese to English interpretation, incluiding for the Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano
- Extensive experience as a show host/MC, including for NTV Wands, a division of the Japanese TV broadcaster Nippon TV
- Started the Blind Japan Project in 2023 as a way to raise awareness of the blind & visually impaired community, as well as inspire others
Tony R. Vega
SERVICES
Contact me if you need any of the following services.
- Writing/editing
- I have extensive experience writing articles for both magazines and online media. Also extensive experience as an editor
- Translation/interpretation
- Japanese to English and Spanish to English/English Spanish
- Public speaking
- I am available for in-person and remote speaking engagements on topics such as vision loss, overcoming adversity, Japanese culture & language, web 3.0, and more
- Interviews
- I have been conducting interviews professionally since 2016
- Web 3.0 Marketing/Advising/Consultations
- I have helped numerous web 3.0 projects and artists since 2021. I have also sucessfully launched my own projects
- Hosting
- I have hundreds of hours of experience hosting both audio and video podcasts in both English and Japanese
Check Out JapanKyo
All my English-language Japan-focused conent, including videos from The Anime Linguist YouTube channel and episodes of the Japan Station podcast can be found on JapanKyo.com.
