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New Foreigner Pricing in Japan?? | STJ 243
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Articles from this week's episode
Why the Japanese Yen is Collapsing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSsPXlql18
Shinzo Abe was assassinated. Now, Japan hates him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFn6gWYMDpo
New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
https://soranews24.com/2024/05/08/new-tokyo-restaurant-charges-higher-prices-to-foreign-tourists-than-japanese-locals/
Japan's real wages fall in March for record 24th month
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/ec78325f8a85-update1-japans-real-wages-fall-in-march-for-record-24th-month.html
Stories we didn't talk about
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/crime-legal/shinjuku-woman-fatal-stabbing/
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The biggest Data Theif in Japan: THE WIND | STJ 242
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Articles from this week's episode
https://soranews24.com/2024/04/26/japanese-city-loses-residents-personal-data-which-was-on-paper-being-transported-on-a-windy-day/
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/4955c6d472ab-update1-yen-sinks-to-157-range-vs-dollar-new-34-yr-low.html
https://www.cnn.com/travel/japan-mount-fuji-view-barrier-tourists-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.uhb.jp/news/single.html?id=42179
https://www.tvlife.jp/drama/689354
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/23bbd6318802-number-of-young-women-to-halve-in-40-of-japan-localities-by-2050.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/e900d0fe5210-ex-japan-pm-aso-visits-trump-tower-apparently-to-meet-ex-us-pres.html
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/japan_nk_arrests/
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/6b7e5d6282c6-japan-eyes-cashless-tax-refunds-to-stem-illicit-resale-by-tourists.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/cbd6d15dc491-japanese-sugar-baby-gets-9-yrs-for-scamming-men-out-of-155-mil-yen.html -
Toyota is Going to the Moon! | STJ 240
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Articles from this week's episodeWeak yen may actually deter Bank of Japan from hiking rates soonhttps://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/weak-yen-may-actually-deter-bank-japan-hiking-rates-soon-2024-04-11/Japan and NASA plan a historic lunar RV roadtrip togetherhttps://www.popsci.com/science/japan-lunar-rv/Japan's population falls for 13th straight year, pinned below 125 millionhttps://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/a857f5993191-japan-population-falls-below-125-mil-down-for-13th-straight-year.htmlJapan Lower House Panel OKs Joint Custody Billhttps://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2024041200116/Mega Japanese Pop Group Arashi Sets Up New Companyhttps://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/mega-japanese-pop-group-arashi-sets-up-new-company-jWu2cr1VXyfj96ru95PxdT?language=en性的暴行…2歳以下の女児、乳児施設で悲劇 元職員の男逮捕、自分の行為を撮影…SNSで写真を公開し発覚 20人以上に乱暴していた可能性、黙秘中の26歳 逮捕は4度目https://www.saitama-np.co.jp/articles/75597/postDetailWidower sues Japan gov't, claiming stricter pension requirements for men unconstitutionalhttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240410/p2a/00m/0na/017000c「トー横」周辺で31人を一斉補導、最年少は小学6年生 警視庁「安易な気持ちで来てはいけない」https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/319848Cake shop worker remains dream job for many children starting schoolhttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/japan/society/japan-children-dream-jobs/Imitation crab meat shrine built in Kobehttps://soranews24.com/2024/04/09/imitation-crab-meat-shrine-built-in-kobe/ -
Jimmy Kimmel Says US 'Filthy and Disgusting' | STJ 239
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DIRT Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrv9dmWpNKA
Samurai of Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QojixAAtv6M&t=858s
Articles from this week's episode
Jimmy Kimmel says his trip to Japan last week made him realize that the US is a 'filthy and disgusting country'
https://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-kimmel-visiting-japan-made-him-realize-us-disgusting-2024-4
Japan bullet train halted after cup of instant noodles thrown at it
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240403/p2a/00m/0bu/005000c
Osaka working to help students maintain their cultural roots
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15195744
Man in Kumamoto loses 110 million yen over “romance scam”
https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/man-in-kumamoto-loses-110-million-yen-over-romance-scam-fRT1g7bhUt8ExKp6eDi3gs?language=en
Everyone in Japan will be Mr. or Mrs. Sato by 2531, according to study
https://soranews24.com/2024/04/03/everyone-in-japan-will-be-mr-or-mrs-sato-by-2531-according-to-study/
Pal World developers make timely announcement of adults-only romance simulator with naked pals
https://soranews24.com/2024/04/02/pal-world-developers-make-timely-announcement-of-adults-only-romance-simulator-with-naked-pals/ -
What's going on with Ohtani? | STJ 238
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Articles from this week's episode
Japan adds four new industries to skilled foreign worker visa
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-adds-driver-railway-roles-to-skilled-foreign-worker-visa
Explainer: Japan hiked interest rates. Why is the yen falling?
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/japan-hiked-interest-rates-why-is-yen-falling-2024-03-25/
Japan imperial family to make Instagram debut in April
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/8ef160fa2f54-japan-imperial-family-to-make-instagram-debut-in-april.html
“弁護士が取り調べ立ち会い” 日弁連が4月から支援制度始める
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240323/k10014400421000.html
US, Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in over 60 years, FT reports
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-japan-plan-biggest-upgrade-to-security-pact-in-over-60-years-ft-reports/ar-BB1ks6zM
Thousands call for end to aroma capsules, citing ‘scent pollution’
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15175024
Timeline of events in Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal
https://sports.yahoo.com/timeline-events-shohei-ohtani-gambling-172658250.html?guccounter=1
Nara considering increasing number of deer that can be killed each year, expanding culling zone
https://soranews24.com/2024/03/29/nara-considering-expanding-number-of-deer-that-can-be-killed-each-year-expanding-culling-zone/ -
Trans Prisoner's Human Rights Abused? | STJ 237
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Articles from this week's episode
Forced head shave for transgender inmate a human rights violation: Osaka lawyers
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240312/p2a/00m/0na/007000c
Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/44aa6f4888ea-japan-court-says-same-sex-marriage-ban-in-unconstitutional-state.html
Space One rocket explodes immediately after liftoff in Japan【Videos】
https://soranews24.com/2024/03/14/space-one-rocket-explodes-immediately-after-liftoff-in-japan%E3%80%90videos%E3%80%91/
Opinion: Japan must reform its refugee and immigration system to avoid further tragedies
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240306/p2a/00m/0op/002000c
School rules presuming black, straight hair perplex children with foreign roots in Japan
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240311/p2a/00m/0na/018000c
Hokkaido's Niseko to introduce lodging tax of up to 2,000 yen a night
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/6007ac6157d0-hokkaidos-niseko-to-introduce-lodging-tax-of-up-to-2000-yen-a-night.html
Customer Reviews
Natsukiさん素晴らしい
ミッチさんの軽妙なトークを楽しみにいつも聴いていましたが、最近は非ネイティブのナツキさんのトークに励まされています。
最近の出産復帰直後のエピソードで「だめだ…英語話せない…」と素直におっしゃったことに共感しました。(自分も最近は仕事で海外に行くことがめっきり減り、英語を喋る機会が激減しているので、喋られなくなっている可能性が高いです)。でもその後すぐに切り替えて会話を盛り上げようと努力されており、とても素晴らしいと思いました!
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