Kris Truter, aka the Japan Guy, starts off the new year in 2021 sharing his thoughts on the limitations of positive thinking. Instead of trying to replace or repress our negative thoughts and emotions, he shares how he has learned that accepting and actually loving these negative thoughts helps...

Kris interviews lifelong friend, Eric Kruckenburg, who is the lodge owner and manger of Backcountry Lodge Hakuba, a Bed and Breakfast nestled in the beautiful woods of the famous ski country in Hakuba, Japan.