One year on, Elizabeth Beattie joins us to discuss where Itaewon stands after its Halloween disaster, and what its legacy means for celebrations in Japan.

Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

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Halloween’s rise in the 2010s provided Shibuya crossing with plenty of tricks and treats (Mike Sunda, The Japan Times)

Calls grow to abolish Japan’s surgery requirement for gender change (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)

Germany set to eclipse Japan as No. 3 economy in 2023, IMF says (Elizabeth Beattie, The Japan Times)

What South Korea’s frequent protests say about its politics (Choe Sang-hun and Chang W. Lee, The New York Times)

What went wrong in the South Korean ferry disaster (The New Yorker, YouTube)

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Photo: A banner at the entrance to Shibuya’s Center Street makes it clear this is no place for a party. | TAIDGH BARON