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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-09-20/Typhoon-Nanmadol-left-rural-residents-without-power-in-Kagoshima-1dug75DjU0E/index.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/5b835b7138dc-japan-asks-foreign-guests-to-wear-face-masks-at-abes-state-funeral.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/9f423736ca8f-urgent-japan-to-remove-daily-50000-entry-cap-on-oct-11-pm-kishida.html

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220919/p2a/00m/0na/010000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220920/p2a/00m/0bu/023000c

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/452adaf50fc7-japan-man-sets-self-on-fire-in-apparent-protest-at-abe-state-funeral.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/f8e42f3d70a3-boj-likely-to-keep-policy-despite-weaker-yen-as-peers-raise-rates.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/31813ea16df1-japan-saw-fewer-than-400000-births-in-jan-june-1st-time-in-22-yrs.html

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/24/now-you-can-set-up-your-very-own-secret-base-with-new-pokemon-camping-supplies/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/23/reminder-to-fox-news-exploding-milk-is-not-a-japanese-adult-video-genre/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/23/two-sega-fans-get-married-in-japan-win-at-weddings-with-awesome-mega-drive-wedding-cake%e3%80%90pics%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/22/tinder-just-opened-a-convenience-store-in-japan-aimed-at-adults-only/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/22/survey-shows-that-japans-biggest-k-pop-fans-might-just-be-senior-citizens/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/22/is-it-ok-to-order-pizza-delivery-during-a-typhoon-we-ask-japans-big-three-pizza-chains/

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Articles from this week's episode

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220914/p2a/00m/0na/031000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220910/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220910/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/a177e3012ac7-japan-to-remove-entry-cap-in-not-so-distant-future-official-says.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/boj-is-nowhere-near-shifting-monetary-policy-support-yen-2022-09-12/

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220913/p2a/00m/0na/021000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220914/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220914/p2a/00m/0li/015000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220913/p2a/00m/0na/015000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220916/p2a/00m/0na/021000c

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/16/japans-got-talent-is-coming-to-screens-in-2023-with-legendary-japanese-comedian-as-judge/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/14/giant-ninja-bear-has-been-attacking-dairy-farms-in-hokkaido-for-three-years/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/13/japanese-government-is-shutting-down-its-covid-contract-tracing-app/

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Articles from this week's episode

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/japan-digital-minister-declares-war-on-floppy-discs

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/aabb1a1b7575-breaking-news-yen-hits-fresh-24-year-low-against-us-dollar.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/2876f3f71a35-breaking-news-kishida-to-answer-questions-on-abe-state-funeral-in-parliament.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/76b646ebd83b-japan-taiwan-to-begin-talks-on-evacuation-plans-amid-chinas-threats.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/5a31216c1d52-japanese-s-koreans-see-each-other-more-favorably-poll-shows.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/a5c0ee23e4e5-japan-looks-to-simplify-covid-survey-deal-with-it-like-seasonal-flu.html

https://aviationsourcenews.com/news/peach-airlines-launches-international-flights-from-tokyo-haneda-airport/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08/31/national/tourism-measures-kishida-covid/

https://www.ft.com/content/19e6d153-799e-4099-ac9f-ff182dde5583

https://twitter.com/rrdejtunfaqsewd/status/1563137154674737153?s=21&t=0zhl07Vox8HlQqCQ0x0-hg

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/7b760497a3a1-focus-japans-exports-of-sanctions-exempt-used-vehicles-to-russia-surge.html

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/03/japanese-high-schools-chime-rings-in-middle-of-the-night-freaks-out-countryside-town%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/02/when-a-japanese-convenience-store-opens-in-the-countryside/

https://soranews24.com/2022/09/01/mcdonalds-releases-new-sukiyaki-tsukimi-burger-in-japan-for-moon-viewing-season-2022/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/31/japanese-town-that-spent-25-million-yen-in-covid-money-on-giant-squid-statue-says-it-paid-off-big/

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Articles from this week's episode

https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/24/japan_reverses_course_on_postfukushima/

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220824/p2g/00m/0na/025000c

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62463974

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/168e1c085f54-japan-eyes-stockpiling-1000-long-range-missiles-amid-china-tensions.html

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220824_01/?fbclid=IwAR2LZi3thnd--q74pZqpQ78IZoHEFQLbf3Q1wUnfDZdn6lQzFzuI9hbu5pI

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/27/the-almost-immediate-problems-on-our-almost-no-plan-trip-to-yakushima/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/27/its-good-to-have-problems-hayao-miyazaki-tells-studio-ghibli-staff/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/26/tokyos-giant-ferris-wheel-is-closing-for-good-so-its-time-for-one-last-ride%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/25/japanese-scientists-succeed-at-causing-depression-in-monkeys-using-magnetic-stimulation/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/24/eggslut-adds-a-whole-ass-eel-to-a-new-sandwich-in-japan/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/23/brad-pitt-hops-on-the-bullet-train-to-kyoto-gets-teary-at-a-temple-and-receives-a-pasmo-card-in-japan/

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This week, Natsuki and a hungover Mitch talk about a drunk Japanese police officer losing case documents, how sex scenes in Japan are getting safer, why the Japanese government wants people to drink, and more!

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Articles from this week's episode

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/ca93a0068666-japan-posts-fresh-record-of-over-260000-daily-covid-19-cases.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/9ea2f66e33c2-drunk-japan-police-officer-fell-asleep-on-street-lost-case-docs.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/8b5f007a2cf7-feature-japanese-intimacy-coordinator-making-sex-scenes-sexy-and-safe.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/3bd9383cb767-no-of-suicides-in-japan-increased-8000-due-to-pandemic-study.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/b80bce3ef90b-3500-unification-church-followers-protest-japanese-media-reports.html

https://news.sky.com/story/japan-encourages-its-sober-young-people-to-drink-more-and-boost-economy-12675577

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/19/nike-releases-izakaya-sneakers-in-japan%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/18/rice-pizza-pizza-hut-creates-a-new-base-for-customers-in-japan/

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Marriages taking major blows, record hot summers changing Japanese vocabulary, and robots taking over jobs in convenience stores! Those are the topics for this week's episode of Small Talk Japan with Mitch and Alex!

Articles from this week's episode

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/e05251057991-japan-population-falls-at-record-pace-to-12593-mil-with-births-low.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/34e34c946290-japan-to-offer-omicron-covid-shot-to-at-least-twice-vaccinated-people.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/204718187dee-pandemic-delivers-major-blow-to-no-of-new-marriages-in-japan-study.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/shinzo-abes-assassin-tetsuya-yamagami-succeeds-in-plot-to-expose-japans-deep-ties-with-unification-church

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/10/very-limited-sale-of-glasses-that-can-halt-or-reverse-nearsightedness-begin-in-japan/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/06/japan-weather-association-creates-new-words-to-describe-merciless-summer-heat/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08/10/national/crime-legal/homemade-gunpowder-embassy-man/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/08/10/business/corporate-business/familymart-telexistence-robot-shelf-stocker/?cx_testId=23&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=1&cx_experienceId=EX6QPK02ECGS&cxTrackingId=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAAq26pSa3zbAoKYldPV1NkaFhwahIQbDZuNnJoeXQ1bjVtajdoehoMRVg2UVBLMDJFQ0dTIiUxODdpM2tvMGQ4LTAwMDAzMGs2OHVyZ3JlMzRqZ2dwOHZ1NW5rKiJzaG93UmVjb21tZW5kYXRpb25zVE8xNk4zMVFHQlY5S1laUhJ2LW0A8Bp1bnltOXN1MXZaDzExNC4xODguMjEzLjIwMmIDbWljaI-u0pcGcAF4GA#cxrecs_s

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Articles from this week's episode:

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/a901e23a7695-urgent-chinese-fired-ballistic-missiles-fall-into-japans-eez-govt.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/4084ce3aee4d-urgent-china-skips-foreign-ministers-talks-with-japan-in-cambodia.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/c0aee4cfe9ae-japan-mulls-change-covid-19-measures-amid-hospital-strain.html

https://www.ucanews.com/news/the-sad-saga-of-japans-foreign-trainee-program/98250

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/909f24978ec2-sumo-jsa-targets-overseas-audience-with-english-youtube-channel.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/b756d874b1e9-feature-hair-donations-booming-in-japan-but-know-how-still-lacking.html

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/06/my-employees-were-killed-japanese-pond-owner-breaks-into-tears-after-3000-fish-die-in-robbery/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/05/jal-system-makes-air-travel-easier-and-lets-you-keep-laptops-liquids-in-bag-for-security-check/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/04/man-who-took-entire-towns-covid-19-money-now-out-of-jail-and-turning-life-around/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/02/want-to-become-a-swordsmith-apprenticeship-opens-in-japan-but-the-fine-print-might-shock-you/

https://soranews24.com/2022/08/02/rock-a-baby-goat-to-sleep-admission-is-free-cute-challenge-goes-viral-online-%e3%80%90pics-videos%e3%80%91/

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This week, Tokyo Lens' Norm joins Mitch for a behind the scenes talk about the recent video Mitch starred in, as well as future projects!

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This week, Mitch and Alex talk about schools in Japan, Japan's "upright nap box" being introduced to the workforce, Yuzuru Hanyu retiring, and more!

Articles from this week's episode

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/66a4924882c4-no-of-primary-middle-school-students-in-japan-down-1-mil-in-decade.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/d8b43523e03f-breaking-news-tokyos-daily-coronavirus-tally-tops-20000-1st-time-since-feb.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/02fd43134207-athletics-sani-brown-1st-japanese-to-reach-100m-final-at-worlds.html

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220715/p2a/00m/0na/024000c

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/a-solution-to-japan-s-overwork-sleep-in-an-upright-nap-box

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/e58a3cb2e28f-civic-group-asks-court-to-halt-state-funeral-for-ex-pm-abe.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/88875291328e-female-writers-win-top-japan-book-awards-dominate-shortlists.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/248b8ba77701-breaking-news-japanese-figure-skating-icon-yuzuru-hanyu-to-retire.html

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/21/studio-ghibli-theme-park-announces-very-low-daily-attendance-caps-start-date-for-ticket-sales/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/21/rent-an-entire-folk-house-in-japan-complete-with-rotenburo-outdoor-bath/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/20/over-half-a-million-yen-in-cash-comes-floating-down-river-in-toyama%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/19/japans-random-destination-roll-the-die-train-tickets-an-amazingly-cheap-way-to-go-somewhere/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/18/petition-started-to-stop-forcing-students-to-cheer-for-their-high-school-baseball-teams/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/18/japanese-junior-high-school-girl-removed-for-class-from-three-days-for-grooming-her-eyebrows/

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