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This is a weekly English podcast about all things Japan! If you want to learn English or about Japanese culture, news life, and other fun things, give us a listen.

    New Foreigner Pricing in Japan?? | STJ 243

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

    • 43 min
    The biggest Data Theif in Japan: THE WIND | STJ 242

    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

    • 34 min
    Toyota is Going to the Moon! | STJ 240

    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/

    • 44 min
    Jimmy Kimmel Says US 'Filthy and Disgusting' | STJ 239

    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/

    • 31 min
    What's going on with Ohtani? | STJ 238

    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/

    • 37 min
    Trans Prisoner's Human Rights Abused? | STJ 237

    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

    • 35 min

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