This Week In Japan:

Dangerous Pumpkins, Chocolate Shortage, and Half-Price Eggs

Government uses AI to make dating easier

And in unrelated news, Japan officially declares that it is really, really, sad

Sources:

https://soranews24.com/2020/12/10/japanese-governments-new-birth-rate-plan-use-ai-to-tell-people-whod-be-a-good-spouse-for-them/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55226098

https://soranews24.com/2020/12/11/supermarket-slip-lawsuit-ruling-influenced-by-size-and-color-of-pumpkin-tempura/

https://soranews24.com/2020/12/12/elderly-wakayama-woman-arrested-for-hacking-her-local-supermarkets-self-checkout/

https://soranews24.com/2020/12/13/japanese-new-word-of-the-year-announced-sums-up-2020-perfectly/

https://soranews24.com/2020/12/09/shortage-of-chocolatey-milk-enhancer-milo-has-japanese-resellers-licking-their-chops/

https://soranews24.com/2020/12/13/japanese-new-word-of-the-year-announced-sums-up-2020-perfectly/

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