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On this week's episode we cover the beautiful Karuizawa, discuss Japan's easing travel restrictions and Black Lives Matter protests, and talk about the stringent protocol behind Japan's interview process. We also have some new slang phrases and another giveaway.

On this episode we discuss Japan's least-attractive prefecture and what it's doing to shed that label, a video-gaming grandma who has taken the internet by storm, and the widespread practice of adult adoption in Japan. We also have another giveaway!

This week we discuss an isolated island location (great for those looking for a rural adventure), how Japan's rules are changing in the wake of businesses slowly opening up again, and the imperial family lineage to name but a few. We also have another giveaway!

This week on Japan Catch-Up we celebrate the end of Japan's lockdown and discuss an interesting theory as to why Japan's covid19 cases have been so low, discuss the difference between 'Don't care', 'It doesn't matter' and 'Either is fine' in Japanese, and explain Japan's age-old tradition of omiai matchmaking.

Today's stories include Japan's flour shortage due to a COVID-19 induced baking boom, a Japanese teen fighting against governmental laws that limit video game time, the outdated regulation that is requiring hospitals to report COVID-19 cases via fax, and we give away a distinctly Japanese snack to one of our viewers. 

Today on Japan Catch-Up we discuss how Japan's childbirth rate is at an all-time low, a run-by-farmers vegetable drive through, murder hornets, Japan's sneaker obsession and chopsticks etiquette.