This week we discuss Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a brief update of Princess Mako's wedding, and the Japanese (who is now an American citizen) climate scientist Shukuro Manabe, who just won a Nobel Prize.

Word of the Week: 
ロン毛 (ron-ge)

This episode was recorded on October 8th 2021 in Hiroo, Tokyo.

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