Japan's Second 'Bubble Era' On the Way? with Guests! | STJ 198 Small Talk Japan

This week, Mitch and Alex are joined by two special guests as they talk about the good, the bad, and the strange parts of Japan!



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Articles from this week's episode

Japan's Nikkei powers to 1990 'bubble' era high | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/japans-nikkei-powers-1990-bubble-era-high-2023-05-19/

https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/comments/13qaj3n/human_body_found_in_the_stomach_of_a_brown_bear/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1

City legislator's son detained over 4 deaths in Japan's Nagano https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/05/bb60dd965e2c-urgent-man-with-hunting-rifle-on-run-in-central-japan-4-injured.html

Older men with no sexual interest in women at risk of earlier death | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14870440

Student obsessed with strange road signs turns corner on hobby | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14894855

Japanese mom’s beautiful Legend of Zelda character bento brings tears (of the Kingdom) to our eyes | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/05/19/japanese-moms-beautiful-legend-of-zelda-character-bento-brings-tears-of-the-kingdom-to-our-eyes





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