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 practice https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/39-elementary-school-students-sent-to-the-hospital-due-to-suspected-heatstroke-after-sports-day-practice-ukewDYF2hmHdgAP6HzvEkP?language=en Ramen lovers continue to eat noodles as restaurant goes up in flames around them【Video】 https://soranews24.com/2024/05/29/ramen-lovers-continue-to-eat-noodles-as-restaurant-goes-up-in-flames-around-them%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/ ‘Zombie Train’ will return this summer to haunt passengers https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15266171 City in Japan issues residential certificate for same-sex male couple as unregistered husband https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/city-in-japan-issues-residential-certificate-for-same-sex-male-couple-as-unregistered-husband-hdhbchiZceEmyiRDyPUZKY?language=en $20,000 annual pay: Japan's weak yen drives away Asian talent https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/20-000-annual-pay-Japan-s-weak-yen-drives-away-Asian-talent ‘Megasolar’ is a dirty word in Japan. Where do solar projects go from here? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/05/26/energy/megasolar-opposition-solutions/ 4 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Contiguous Zone near Senkaku Islands; 158th Consecutive Day Since December https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20240528-188716/ Holes found in black screen blocking viral Mt. Fuji photo spot https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/d1d6420ac648-holes-found-in-black-screen-blocking-viral-mt-fuji-photo-spot.html Foreign thieves likely behind stolen Japan bonsai amid boom abroad https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/98b7d97a41ad-foreign-thieves-likely-behind-stolen-japan-bonsai-amid-boom-abroad.html