Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode: Nintendo's Famicom game console marks 40th anniversary | The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/15/business/tech/nintendo-nes-famicom-40th-anniversary/ Reveler fatally crushed by 1-ton float at Hakata Gion festival | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14957780 Fukushima Pref. idol group with members aged 17-59 debuts in bid to connect generations - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230713/p2a/00m/0et/023000c Cesium 180 times limit found in fish at Fukushima nuke plant 12 years after disaster - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230718/p2a/00m/0na/019000c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHAD9rMvr8g Foreign tourists in a haze as Japan lacks info on smoking areas, fining system - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230718/p2a/00m/0na/016000c Japan crime rises in first half of 2023 as COVID restrictions ease https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/008fde54a574-japan-crime-rises-in-1st-half-of-2023-as-covid-restrictions-ease.html Disabled author wins prestigious Japanese literary award in first https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/26a318651087-disabled-author-wins-prestigious-japanese-literary-award-in-1st.html Haneda airport Terminal 2 reopens to int'l flights after 3-yr hiatus https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/3cd92dc4ff4e-haneda-airport-terminal-2-reopens-to-intl-flights-after-3-yr-hiatus.html "Faces" of Japan's shinkansen still mostly work of skilled craftsmen https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/868873a4bbf0-faces-of-japans-shinkansen-still-mostly-work-of-skilled-craftsmen.html Over 100 Pokemon trading cards stolen from a store in Shizuoka https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/over-100-pokemon-trading-cards-stolen-from-a-store-in-shizuoka-g4rXq3FcxQrLfKaf19PnS7?language=en Was Ghibli right not to market Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime? Opening box office data is in | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2023/07/19/was-ghibli-right-not-to-market-hayao-miyazakis-new-anime-opening-box-office-data-is-in/ Ghibli Park announces opening dates for new areas | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2023/07/21/ghibli-park-announces-opening-dates-for-new-areas Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/ If you are interested in the equipment we use, check out the links below! mic https://amzn.to/3gtJapQ mixer XLR USB https://amzn.to/2XtQ8SL camera https://amzn.to/2ZwsLuu headphones https://amzn.to/2TAYt64 amp https://amzn.to/3ehnfQM