This week we talk about the holiday Tanabata, a new rule from Yamagata Prefecture about laughing once a day, and ice cream flavors. Would you try miso and cheese ice cream? What about mountain vegetable ice cream?  Plus, how do you get rid of trash and recycling when living in Japan? 

The  “laughing once a day ordinance”: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15336010

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