This week, Mitch and Ricky talk about a giant crane game, a million dollar lawsuit against sushi terrorist, a billion dollar lawsuit against Nissan for conspiracy, and several times Japan's government has commited questionable acts recently!

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Articles from this week's episode

Japan to regulate smartphone app stores to end Apple-Google duopoly https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/ad0a21933c10-japan-to-regulate-smartphone-app-stores-to-end-apple-google-duopoly.html

Passive smoking on apartment balconies in Japan causing a stink - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230616/p2a/00m/0na/004000c

Japan assembly speaker convicted of assault intends to stay on as legislator - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230621/p2a/00m/0na/013000c

Carlos Ghosn is suing Nissan Motor for over $1 billion | Fortune https://fortune.com/2023/06/20/carlos-ghosn-suing-nissan-motor-1-billion-firing-causing-deep-damage-finances-reputation/

Some deceived into having sterilization surgery: Japan parliament report https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/026b21bb812b-some-deceived-into-having-sterilization-surgery-japan-diet-report.html

BLOG BIZ: Thoughts about the future of Debito.org: What’s next? | debito.org https://www.debito.org/?p=17262

Japan likely to see hotter summer than usual due to 'super El Nino' | The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/21/national/el-nino-hotter-summer/

Giant 'mega crane' games with huge prizes popular at Japan arcades - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230614/p2a/00m/0et/030000c

Teen sushi terrorist’s Sushiro lawsuit could go up to 160 million yen | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2023/06/21/teen-sushi-terrorists-sushiro-lawsuit-could-go-up-to-160-million-yen

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