Japan losing the World Cup, Japanese billionaire going to space with K-pop star, Japan lifting ban on automated drone flights, a new law targeting yakuza activity and more! Those are the topics for this week's episode of Small Talk Japan with Mitch and Alex!

Articles from this week's episode

Fans thank Japan football players for good games after World Cup exit https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/041f1a4486b5-fans-thank-japan-soccer-players-for-good-games-after-world-cup-exit.html

Japan billionaire Maezawa says K-pop star, 7 others to join Moon trip https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/ec9e2cf55dc2-japan-billionaire-maezawa-says-k-pop-star-7-others-to-join-moon-trip.html

Nagasaki hospital suspends oral surgery after dentists pull wrong teeth 3 years in row - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221208/p2a/00m/0na/002000c

Man gets suspended term for damaging Korean int'l school in Osaka https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/8f5139ad4b4c-man-gets-suspended-term-for-damaging-korean-intl-school-in-osaka.html

Football: Japan's World Cup stars return home to heroes' welcome https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/a042f2e21216-soccer-japans-world-cup-team-gets-heros-welcome-back-home.html

Japan astronaut delayed reporting 2018 research error https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/9ecb731c410b-japan-astronaut-delayed-reporting-2018-research-error.html

Japan lifts ban on automated drone flights over residential areas https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/d892aee54998-japan-lifts-ban-on-automated-drone-flights-over-residential-areas.html

In Japan, Winnie the Pooh joins China's lockdown protests : NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/12/04/1140641522/pooh-china-lockdown-protests

Yakuza may be blocked from using all expressways in Japan within the decade | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2022/12/09/yakuza-may-be-blocked-from-using-all-expressways-in-japan-within-the-decade/

With entrance exams looming, “ads that only students can see” appear in Tokyo train stations | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2022/12/08/with-entrance-exams-looming-ads-that-only-students-can-see-appear-in-tokyo-train-stations

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