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Articles from this week's episode

https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/s/W6Nzf7MCIi

「自己責任」が重すぎる──増える「子どもがほしくない20代」
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/72e4f720645a3abf4c3f558ff5e800015e536e0f?page=1

39 elementary school students sent to the hospital due to suspected heatstroke after sports day practice
https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/39-elementary-school-students-sent-to-the-hospital-due-to-suspected-heatstroke-after-sports-day-practice-ukewDYF2hmHdgAP6HzvEkP?language=en

Ramen lovers continue to eat noodles as restaurant goes up in flames around them【Video】
https://soranews24.com/2024/05/29/ramen-lovers-continue-to-eat-noodles-as-restaurant-goes-up-in-flames-around-them%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

‘Zombie Train’ will return this summer to haunt passengers
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15266171

City in Japan issues residential certificate for same-sex male couple as unregistered husband
https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/city-in-japan-issues-residential-certificate-for-same-sex-male-couple-as-unregistered-husband-hdhbchiZceEmyiRDyPUZKY?language=en

$20,000 annual pay: Japan's weak yen drives away Asian talent
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/20-000-annual-pay-Japan-s-weak-yen-drives-away-Asian-talent

‘Megasolar’ is a dirty word in Japan. Where do solar projects go from here?
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/05/26/energy/megasolar-opposition-solutions/

4 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Contiguous Zone near Senkaku Islands; 158th Consecutive Day Since December
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20240528-188716/

Holes found in black screen blocking viral Mt. Fuji photo spot
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/d1d6420ac648-holes-found-in-black-screen-blocking-viral-mt-fuji-photo-spot.html

Foreign thieves likely behind stolen Japan bonsai amid boom abroad
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/98b7d97a41ad-foreign-thieves-likely-behind-stolen-japan-bonsai-amid-boom-abroad.html

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Articles from this week's episode
Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki: "The Golden Age of Anime Has Passed"
https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-anime-golden-age-over/

Kanagawa woman arrested for calling police 1,200 times in 8 days, saying “Merry Christmas, Die!”
https://soranews24.com/2024/05/22/kanagawa-woman-arrested-for-calling-police-1200-times-in-8-days-saying-merry-christmas-die/

Japanese town installs barrier to block viral Mt. Fuji photo spot
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/7e44bb4acc84-japanese-town-installs-barrier-to-block-viral-mt-fuji-photo-spot.html

Osaka man fatally stabbed by wife after asking her, 'Isn't dinner ready yet?'
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240515/p2a/00m/0na/005000c#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20police%20station,him%20as%20he%20was%20lying

少女の性行為動画等をスマホに保存 小学校の33歳男性教師が停職4カ月の処分 退職の意向は示さず
https://fnn.jp/articles/-/703788

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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/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240507_09/