This is the Deep in Japan News segment, where soon-to-be Dr. Mike Burke and I babble on about the latest Japan-related newsーor anything at all whatsoever. This week, we delve into Omnicron, border strictures, Japan's 'Sympathy Budget' expenditures for US bases, and much, much more.

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Story Links:  

• 般若 / インダハウス / YouTube Exclusive
• Japan Entry Controls to For Time Being
• Parents Mourn Singer Sayaka Kanada
• Japan, US agree on Tokyo's cost for US bases
• Wiki: Omoiyari Yosan / Sympathy Budget

Audio: 

• これはぺんです・This is a pen

The outro was 般若 / インダハウス. The intro was my own original mashup of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) anime sound bites with “Dubstep" from BenSound. 

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