This week, Mitch and Alex talk about schools in Japan, Japan's "upright nap box" being introduced to the workforce, Yuzuru Hanyu retiring, and more!

Articles from this week's episode

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/66a4924882c4-no-of-primary-middle-school-students-in-japan-down-1-mil-in-decade.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/d8b43523e03f-breaking-news-tokyos-daily-coronavirus-tally-tops-20000-1st-time-since-feb.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/02fd43134207-athletics-sani-brown-1st-japanese-to-reach-100m-final-at-worlds.html

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220715/p2a/00m/0na/024000c

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/a-solution-to-japan-s-overwork-sleep-in-an-upright-nap-box

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/e58a3cb2e28f-civic-group-asks-court-to-halt-state-funeral-for-ex-pm-abe.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/88875291328e-female-writers-win-top-japan-book-awards-dominate-shortlists.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/248b8ba77701-breaking-news-japanese-figure-skating-icon-yuzuru-hanyu-to-retire.html

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/21/studio-ghibli-theme-park-announces-very-low-daily-attendance-caps-start-date-for-ticket-sales/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/21/rent-an-entire-folk-house-in-japan-complete-with-rotenburo-outdoor-bath/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/20/over-half-a-million-yen-in-cash-comes-floating-down-river-in-toyama%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/19/japans-random-destination-roll-the-die-train-tickets-an-amazingly-cheap-way-to-go-somewhere/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/18/petition-started-to-stop-forcing-students-to-cheer-for-their-high-school-baseball-teams/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/18/japanese-junior-high-school-girl-removed-for-class-from-three-days-for-grooming-her-eyebrows/

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