This week on Tokyo on Fire:

The diet has been in session for the past month trying to work out the budget for 2017. However, this is not a piece of cake. "Amakudari" (re-hiring of ex-bureaucrats), Defense Minister's long response in the diet, and more happened in the Japanese inside baseball. How is Japan scoring this year?

The US-Japan relationship is getting interesting: Prime Minister Abe's meeting with President Trump has been well received by the Japanese diet. Will the "Golf Diplomacy" keep the Japan-US ties strong for the next four years?

Join host Timothy Langley, Michael Cucek, and Dr. Nancy Snow in this discussion!