Imagine my surprise when I went to look, got the same problem, saw your comment... my name is Scott and I'm in Tokyo as well.
Do you know about the HN Tokyo Slack chat? https://hntokyo.slack.com
Do you know about the HN Tokyo Slack chat? https://hntokyo.slack.com
Unfortunately, the login page shows as invite-only; instructs me to contact the workspace admin for access; but doesn't give any obvious way to contact that person. If you are an admin and would like to invite me, I have an email in my profile.
For anyone else reading who wants to join there is an auto-invite here: