Happy Friday! I'm going to get my driver's license renewed today, so a bit about that process here in Japan, and a funny little story about my experience when I first got to Japan and converted my Australian license. In news, Zengin bank network is restored after affecting 5 million financial transactions over 2 days. As always, we have a word of the day. Have a great one, and have a great weekend!

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Zengin (全銀) major bank outage affecting 11 banks across Japan. Some updates and changes to the podcast thanks to your feedback: 1) Added unique hashtag #ohazassuwotd to word of the day. 2) Removed background music while talking. And, as always, word of the day.

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Osaka travel. Excessive sitting linked to 1.4 times higher mortality rate. Deep dive into Japan cycling rules. Word of the day.

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Local Aichi travel to Nakatsugawa. Cycling rules in Japan. Chemical spill in Sendai on a shinkansen bullet train. Word of the Day.

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Ojiya, a Japanese dish for colder seasons like autumn and winter. Seasonal wardrobe changing and the Japanese art of ''koromogae". Major Japanese drugstore chain to phase out tobacco sales. Police get green light for wearing sunglasses in Nagasaki Prefecture. 2023 Japan Autumn/fall foliage forecast. Word of the Day.

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First snow of season on Mt. Fuji. Got my half-price coffee beans at Kaldi. Invoice seido and voice actors. Flush by phone. Word of the day.

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Incredible Ikebana. Doutor. Art talk. Japan shinkansen rail pass prices soar. Invoice system and English teachers. Word of the Day.

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Japanese Kanji fun. Moon + planets. Photography/Art. Word of the Day

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BASE Bread. NISA teething problems. Invoice seido/system update. Driver's license renewal. Word of the Day.

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Miso addicted to miso dip! Yakisoba bread. Japan Oddities 7 of 9. Invoice seido. Half-price coffee beans. Word of the day.

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