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I maintain the list of offline Hacker News communities.[1] I have one Japan group.[2] Is it you guys? Otherwise, I'd like to add your permanent page to the lis

I maintain the list of offline Hacker News communities.[1] I have one Japan group.[2] Is it you guys? Otherwise, I'd like to add your permanent page to the list. [1] https://github.com/antontarasenko/hacker-news-groups https://github.com/antontarasenko/hacker-news-groups [2] https://www.facebook.com/Tokyo-Hacker-News-Community-169610256492857/ https://www.facebook.com/Tokyo-Hacker-News-Community-1696102...

jason_tko 9y ago
Hi there! Thanks for doing this. Yes, confirmed - however we announce the meetups on these pages: Meetup.com https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Tokyo-Japan/ https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Tokyo-Japan/ Doorkeeper https://hntokyo.doorkeeper.jp/ https://hntokyo.doorkeeper.jp/
- anton_tarasenko 9y ago
  I've updated your links. Thanks!
- sdrothrock 9y ago
  What are the meetups usually like, content-wise? Another user commented that they seem more like mixers -- is there any scheduled content at all?
  - jason_tko 9y ago
    We have announcements in the middle for around 15 minutes where anyone can stand up and say something to everyone. Aside from that, it’s a pretty free flowing, friendly mixer event.
    - RyanHamilton 9y ago
      I went to this event a year or two ago, I happened to be passing through japan. It's a very friendly event, real mix of different tech / startup presentations. Would highly recommend it if you're in the area :)
- ValentineC 9y ago
  Curious, because HN discussions are mainly in English: are conversations mostly in English or Japanese? How's the ratio of locals to foreigners?
  - pwim 9y ago
    Almost all participants are English speakers. Typically 70 or so of the participants are non-Japanese.
ekianjo 9y ago
There's HN Kansai too. http://www.hnkansai.org http://www.hnkansai.org https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Kansai/ https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Kansai/
- comstock 9y ago
  The Kansai one was really good, felt more tech focused and had great talks when I went. The Tokyo meetup was more of a mixer last time I attended. Personally didn’t enjoy it as much.
  - sgrove 9y ago
    I've not been to the Tokyo meetups, but I certainly enjoyed the HN Kansai meetup. I met some interesting people hacking on (somewhat niche) fun things - game dev, web design, cryptocurrency, etc. Definitely recommend it!
JulianRaphael 9y ago
Thanks for doing this! I've created a meetup for Munich, feel free to add it to your list: https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Munich/ https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Munich/

jason_tko 9y ago

Hi there! Thanks for doing this. Yes, confirmed - however we announce the meetups on these pages: Meetup.com https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Tokyo-Japan/ https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Tokyo-Japan/ Doorkeeper https://hntokyo.doorkeeper.jp/ https://hntokyo.doorkeeper.jp/

anton_tarasenko 9y ago
I've updated your links. Thanks!
sdrothrock 9y ago
What are the meetups usually like, content-wise? Another user commented that they seem more like mixers -- is there any scheduled content at all?
- jason_tko 9y ago
  We have announcements in the middle for around 15 minutes where anyone can stand up and say something to everyone. Aside from that, it’s a pretty free flowing, friendly mixer event.
  - RyanHamilton 9y ago
    I went to this event a year or two ago, I happened to be passing through japan. It's a very friendly event, real mix of different tech / startup presentations. Would highly recommend it if you're in the area :)
ValentineC 9y ago
Curious, because HN discussions are mainly in English: are conversations mostly in English or Japanese? How's the ratio of locals to foreigners?
- pwim 9y ago
  Almost all participants are English speakers. Typically 70 or so of the participants are non-Japanese.

ekianjo 9y ago

There's HN Kansai too. http://www.hnkansai.org http://www.hnkansai.org https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Kansai/ https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Kansai/

comstock 9y ago
The Kansai one was really good, felt more tech focused and had great talks when I went. The Tokyo meetup was more of a mixer last time I attended. Personally didn’t enjoy it as much.
- sgrove 9y ago
  I've not been to the Tokyo meetups, but I certainly enjoyed the HN Kansai meetup. I met some interesting people hacking on (somewhat niche) fun things - game dev, web design, cryptocurrency, etc. Definitely recommend it!

JulianRaphael 9y ago

Thanks for doing this! I've created a meetup for Munich, feel free to add it to your list: https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Munich/ https://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-Munich/