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Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan 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...

Published 06/02/24

Woman Calls Police 1,200 Times, Threatens Them with Christmas| STJ 245

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan 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...

Published 05/26/24

New Foreigner Pricing in Japan?? | STJ 243

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan 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...

Published 05/13/24

The biggest Data Theif in Japan: THE WIND | STJ 242

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Published 04/29/24

Toyota is Going to the Moon! | STJ 240

Wanna become a supporter? https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan 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...

Published 04/14/24

Jimmy Kimmel Says US 'Filthy and Disgusting' | STJ 239

Wanna show your support? https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan DIRT Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrv9dmWpNKA Samurai of Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QojixAAtv6M&t=858s 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...

Published 04/09/24

What's going on with Ohtani? | STJ 238

Want to show your support? https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan 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...

Published 04/02/24