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Articles from this week's episode

https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/s/W6Nzf7MCIi

「自己責任」が重すぎる──増える「子どもがほしくない20代」

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/72e4f720645a3abf4c3f558ff5e800015e536e0f?page=1

39 elementary school students sent to the hospital due to suspected heatstroke after sports day practice

https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/39-elementary-school-students-sent-to-the-hospital-due-to-suspected-heatstroke-after-sports-day-practice-ukewDYF2hmHdgAP6HzvEkP?language=en

Ramen lovers continue to eat noodles as restaurant goes up in flames around them【Video】

https://soranews24.com/2024/05/29/ramen-lovers-continue-to-eat-noodles-as-restaurant-goes-up-in-flames-around-them%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

‘Zombie Train’ will return this summer to haunt passengers

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15266171

City in Japan issues residential certificate for same-sex male couple as unregistered husband

https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/city-in-japan-issues-residential-certificate-for-same-sex-male-couple-as-unregistered-husband-hdhbchiZceEmyiRDyPUZKY?language=en

$20,000 annual pay: Japan's weak yen drives away Asian talent

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/20-000-annual-pay-Japan-s-weak-yen-drives-away-Asian-talent

‘Megasolar’ is a dirty word in Japan. Where do solar projects go from here?

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/05/26/energy/megasolar-opposition-solutions/

4 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Contiguous Zone near Senkaku Islands; 158th Consecutive Day Since December

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20240528-188716/

Holes found in black screen blocking viral Mt. Fuji photo spot

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/d1d6420ac648-holes-found-in-black-screen-blocking-viral-mt-fuji-photo-spot.html

Foreign thieves likely behind stolen Japan bonsai amid boom abroad

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/98b7d97a41ad-foreign-thieves-likely-behind-stolen-japan-bonsai-amid-boom-abroad.html

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Articles from this week's episode

Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki: "The Golden Age of Anime Has Passed"

https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-anime-golden-age-over/

Kanagawa woman arrested for calling police 1,200 times in 8 days, saying “Merry Christmas, Die!”

https://soranews24.com/2024/05/22/kanagawa-woman-arrested-for-calling-police-1200-times-in-8-days-saying-merry-christmas-die/

Japanese town installs barrier to block viral Mt. Fuji photo spot

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/7e44bb4acc84-japanese-town-installs-barrier-to-block-viral-mt-fuji-photo-spot.html

Osaka man fatally stabbed by wife after asking her, 'Isn't dinner ready yet?'

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240515/p2a/00m/0na/005000c#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20police%20station,him%20as%20he%20was%20lying

少女の性行為動画等をスマホに保存 小学校の33歳男性教師が停職4カ月の処分 退職の意向は示さず

https://fnn.jp/articles/-/703788

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Articles from this week's episode

Why the Japanese Yen is Collapsing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSsPXlql18

Shinzo Abe was assassinated. Now, Japan hates him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFn6gWYMDpo

New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals

https://soranews24.com/2024/05/08/new-tokyo-restaurant-charges-higher-prices-to-foreign-tourists-than-japanese-locals/

Japan's real wages fall in March for record 24th month

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/ec78325f8a85-update1-japans-real-wages-fall-in-march-for-record-24th-month.html

Stories we didn't talk about

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/crime-legal/shinjuku-woman-fatal-stabbing/

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240507_09/

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Articles from this week's episode

https://soranews24.com/2024/04/26/japanese-city-loses-residents-personal-data-which-was-on-paper-being-transported-on-a-windy-day/

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/4955c6d472ab-update1-yen-sinks-to-157-range-vs-dollar-new-34-yr-low.html

https://www.cnn.com/travel/japan-mount-fuji-view-barrier-tourists-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.uhb.jp/news/single.html?id=42179

https://www.tvlife.jp/drama/689354

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/23bbd6318802-number-of-young-women-to-halve-in-40-of-japan-localities-by-2050.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/e900d0fe5210-ex-japan-pm-aso-visits-trump-tower-apparently-to-meet-ex-us-pres.html

https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/japan_nk_arrests/

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/6b7e5d6282c6-japan-eyes-cashless-tax-refunds-to-stem-illicit-resale-by-tourists.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/cbd6d15dc491-japanese-sugar-baby-gets-9-yrs-for-scamming-men-out-of-155-mil-yen.html

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Articles from this week's episodeWeak yen may actually deter Bank of Japan from hiking rates soonhttps://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/weak-yen-may-actually-deter-bank-japan-hiking-rates-soon-2024-04-11/Japan and NASA plan a historic lunar RV roadtrip togetherhttps://www.popsci.com/science/japan-lunar-rv/Japan's population falls for 13th straight year, pinned below 125 millionhttps://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/a857f5993191-japan-population-falls-below-125-mil-down-for-13th-straight-year.htmlJapan Lower House Panel OKs Joint Custody Billhttps://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2024041200116/Mega Japanese Pop Group Arashi Sets Up New Companyhttps://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/mega-japanese-pop-group-arashi-sets-up-new-company-jWu2cr1VXyfj96ru95PxdT?language=en性的暴行…2歳以下の女児、乳児施設で悲劇　元職員の男逮捕、自分の行為を撮影…SNSで写真を公開し発覚　20人以上に乱暴していた可能性、黙秘中の26歳　逮捕は4度目https://www.saitama-np.co.jp/articles/75597/postDetailWidower sues Japan gov't, claiming stricter pension requirements for men unconstitutionalhttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240410/p2a/00m/0na/017000c「トー横」周辺で31人を一斉補導、最年少は小学6年生　警視庁「安易な気持ちで来てはいけない」https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/319848Cake shop worker remains dream job for many children starting schoolhttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/japan/society/japan-children-dream-jobs/Imitation crab meat shrine built in Kobehttps://soranews24.com/2024/04/09/imitation-crab-meat-shrine-built-in-kobe/

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Articles from this week's episode

Jimmy Kimmel says his trip to Japan last week made him realize that the US is a 'filthy and disgusting country'

https://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-kimmel-visiting-japan-made-him-realize-us-disgusting-2024-4

Japan bullet train halted after cup of instant noodles thrown at it

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240403/p2a/00m/0bu/005000c

Osaka working to help students maintain their cultural roots

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15195744

Man in Kumamoto loses 110 million yen over “romance scam”

https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/man-in-kumamoto-loses-110-million-yen-over-romance-scam-fRT1g7bhUt8ExKp6eDi3gs?language=en

Everyone in Japan will be Mr. or Mrs. Sato by 2531, according to study

https://soranews24.com/2024/04/03/everyone-in-japan-will-be-mr-or-mrs-sato-by-2531-according-to-study/

Pal World developers make timely announcement of adults-only romance simulator with naked pals

https://soranews24.com/2024/04/02/pal-world-developers-make-timely-announcement-of-adults-only-romance-simulator-with-naked-pals/

Articles from this week's episode

Japan adds four new industries to skilled foreign worker visa

https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-adds-driver-railway-roles-to-skilled-foreign-worker-visa

Explainer: Japan hiked interest rates. Why is the yen falling?

https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/japan-hiked-interest-rates-why-is-yen-falling-2024-03-25/

Japan imperial family to make Instagram debut in April

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/8ef160fa2f54-japan-imperial-family-to-make-instagram-debut-in-april.html

“弁護士が取り調べ立ち会い” 日弁連が4月から支援制度始める

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240323/k10014400421000.html

US, Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in over 60 years, FT reports

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-japan-plan-biggest-upgrade-to-security-pact-in-over-60-years-ft-reports/ar-BB1ks6zM

Thousands call for end to aroma capsules, citing ‘scent pollution’

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15175024

Timeline of events in Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal

https://sports.yahoo.com/timeline-events-shohei-ohtani-gambling-172658250.html?guccounter=1

Nara considering increasing number of deer that can be killed each year, expanding culling zone

https://soranews24.com/2024/03/29/nara-considering-expanding-number-of-deer-that-can-be-killed-each-year-expanding-culling-zone/

Articles from this week's episode

Forced head shave for transgender inmate a human rights violation: Osaka lawyers

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240312/p2a/00m/0na/007000c

Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/44aa6f4888ea-japan-court-says-same-sex-marriage-ban-in-unconstitutional-state.html

Space One rocket explodes immediately after liftoff in Japan【Videos】

https://soranews24.com/2024/03/14/space-one-rocket-explodes-immediately-after-liftoff-in-japan%E3%80%90videos%E3%80%91/

Opinion: Japan must reform its refugee and immigration system to avoid further tragedies

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240306/p2a/00m/0op/002000c

School rules presuming black, straight hair perplex children with foreign roots in Japan

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240311/p2a/00m/0na/018000c

Hokkaido's Niseko to introduce lodging tax of up to 2,000 yen a night

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/6007ac6157d0-hokkaidos-niseko-to-introduce-lodging-tax-of-up-to-2000-yen-a-night.html