This week, Natsuki is back! And she talks with Mitch about PewDiePie moving to Japan, Elon Musk's tweet about Japan, refugees coming to Japan, same sex partenership. a man who recreated the last supper out of McDonald's wrappers, and more!

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Articles from this week's episode

https://youtu.be/N2N5ZwX6U20

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/09/elon-musk-tweet-sparks-debate-in-japan-on-falling-birthrate

(Japanese version https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a617148da4e0f9d99fdb4c6debd4a1656c9fcf25 )

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/b3bd7f651613-japan-police-urge-officers-to-avoid-impression-of-racial-profiling.html

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-accepted-74-refugees-in-2021-highest-on-record

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/833829bf8dfa-tokyos-yamanote-line-to-test-automated-trains-with-riders-from-oct.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/ffadb90a9a78-tokyo-govt-plans-to-start-same-sex-partnership-system-in-nov.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/39238a466964-focus-50-years-after-return-okinawas-strategic-importance-grows-for-us.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/05/1251d17cbc66-japan-to-boost-tourism-at-ainu-culture-complex-govt-spokesman.html

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14619291

https://animehunch.com/japanese-government-releases-controversial-document-encouraging-people-to-practice-manga-inspired-kabedon/

https://japaninsider.com/japanese-man-recreates-the-last-supper-out-of-mcdonalds-wrappers/

https://soranews24.com/2022/05/13/this-simple-picture-of-a-stairway-is-worth-a-thousand-words-about-japanese-culture/

https://soranews24.com/2022/05/12/burger-king-japan-is-offering-dried-ramen-instead-of-french-fries-in-its-combo-meals/

https://soranews24.com/2022/05/09/should-you-watch-the-credits-at-the-movies-japanese-celebritys-comments-spark-fierce-debate/

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