Welcome back to This Week In Japan!

News Story of the Week: President of Tokyo Olympics Committee Under Fire for Comments Towards Women

Featured Story of the Week: News rules are given to fan artists and cosplayers

Word of the Week:  ぴえん (Pie-n)

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on February 6th, 2021, in Akasaka, Tokyo)

You can also find Julian and Yasu on the Japan Go! YouTube Channel (youtube.com/japango)

Welcome back to This Week In Japan!

News Story of the Week: Japan Aims to Vaccinate Around 75% of Country by October

Featured Story of the Week: Pandemic Fuels Rice Consumption in Japan

Word of the Week:  朝ラー (Asa-raa)

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on January 29nd, 2021, in Akasaka, Tokyo)

You can also find Julian and Yasu on YouTube at youtube.com/JapanPro

Welcome back to This Week In Japan!

Main Story of the Week: Japan Rules Against Dual Citizenship

Featured News Story: Silent Eating Is Trending In Japan

Word of The Week:  リアタイ (Ria-tai)

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on January 22nd, 2021, in Akasaka, Tokyo)

You can find Julian and Yasu on YouTube at youtube.com/JapanPro

Welcome back to This Week In Japan!

Main Story of the Week: 2nd State of Emergency causes Big Setbacks for the Japanese Entertainment Industry

Featured News Story: Sapporo’s Newest Beer Label Error Leads to Controversy and Confusion

Word of The Week: Roke-han (ロケハン)

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on January 15th, 2021, in Akasaka, Tokyo)

* Nintendo Owns the Copyright of the Thumbnail Image

You can find Julian and Yasu on YouTube at youtube.com/JapanPro

Welcome to Season 2 of This Week In Japan!

News Story of the Week: Prime Minister Suga Declared the Second State of Emergency for Tokyo and Three Other Prefectures

Featured News Story: Slam Dunk to Receive New Anime Movie Adaptation

Word of The Week: “Second Sheet (二枚目: Ni-mai-me)”

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on January 8th, 2021, in Akasaka, Tokyo)

You can find Julian and Yasu on YouTube at youtube.com/JapanPro

This Week In Japan, we have a special episode, as this is the last episode of the year 2020.  We first discuss the Three Biggest News Stories in Japan in 2020. Then Julian and Yasu each pick the Favorite News Story from all the news stories that we covered. And lastly, we announce the Most Random News Story of the Year. Enjoy looking back on the year 2020 with us!

[Japanese Explanation]

This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on December 18th, 2020, in Akasaka, Tokyo) 

You can also find Julian and Yasu on the Japan Go! YouTube Channel (youtube.com/japango)

This Week In Japan, Nintendo Company Brochure Becomes Valued Collector’s Item, Japan Plans To Phase-out Gasoline Car Sales, and Children are Choosing Demon Slayer Characters Over Their Parents.

Random News of The Week: Nestle Announces A Stop of Sales for “MILO” Drink after Sales Increase Seven Fold

Word of The Week: “Stand Play (スタンドプレー)”

[Japanese Explanation]

This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on December 11th, 2020, in Akasaka, Tokyo) 

* Nintendo Owns the Copyright of the Thumbnail Image

This Week In Japan, Go-To Travel Campaign Revised Due to Rising Corona Numbers, U.N. Council Finds Carlos Ghosn’s Arrests “Illegal”, and Novelist Sues Square Enix over Game Character's Name.

Random News of The Week: Online Crane Game Hoax Exposed

Word of The Week: “Grass (草)”

[Japanese Explanation]

This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on November 27th, 2020, in Akasaka, Tokyo) 

This Week In Japan, Japan to Launch the Digital Transformation Agency, CAPCOM Repeatedly Threatened by Cyber Terrorist Group, and Princess Mako struggles with marrying her partner.

Random News of The Week: A Rice-Growing Game Sells Out in Japan

Word of The Week: “Galapagos (ガラパゴス)”

[Japanese Explanation]

This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。

(Recorded on November 20th, 2020, in Akasaka, Tokyo) 

This Week In Japan, Crown Prince Akishino Becomes the Official Successor to the Imperial Throne, A Countryside Mayor is the Japanese Joe Biden, and Nintendo’s Sales Are Booming while Sega Falls on Hard Times.
 
Random News of The Week: A 117-year-old will carry the torch at the Olympics.
 
Word of The Week: “初コス (Hatsu-Cos)”
 
[Japanese Explanation]
 
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題のニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズを紹介しています。
 
(Recorded on November 13th, 2020, in Akasaka, Tokyo)
 
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