Small Talk Japan
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This is a weekly English podcast about all things Japan and Kagoshima! If you want to learn English or about Japanese culture, news life, and other fun things, give us a listen.
Small Talk Japan
3d ago
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 millionhttps://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/04/a857f5993191-japan-population-falls-below-125-mil-down-for-13th-straight-year.htmlJapan Lower House Panel O ..read more
Small Talk Japan
1M ago
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Forced head shave for transgender inmate a human rights violation: Osaka lawyers https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240312/p2a/00m/0na/007000c Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/44aa6f4888ea-japan-court-says-same-sex-marriage-ban-in-unconstitutional-state.html Space One rocket explodes immediately after liftoff in Japan【Videos】 https://soranews24.com/2024/03/14/space-one-rocket-explodes-immediately-after-liftoff-in-japan%E3%80 ..read more
Small Talk Japan
1M ago
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode LDP Members Quit as Division Heads after ‘Inappropriate’ Gathering; Dancer Reportedly Performed in Scanty Outfit https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20240309-173549/ ソフト・オン・デマンドの“新作ビデオ”が「あきらかにDJ SODA」と批判噴出→「諸般の事情」で発売中止に https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2cdcb2a69b4e57f88b68c86434a17c9c5f84e3d2 As Japan enters recession, some young workers are leaving Tokyo to earn more in Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/japan-cost-of-living-young-people-leaving-for-australia ..read more
Small Talk Japan
1M ago
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1M ago
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Japan plans to make it possible to revoke the permanent residency status of foreigners who repeatedly fail to pay tax
https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/japan-plans-to-make-it-possible-to-revoke-the-permanent-residency-status-of-foreigners-who-repeatedly-fail-to-pay-tax-1jrLDTGQ7SbeH5praTPWSF?language=en
Japan drops to 26th globally in annual pay for IT workers
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/821ba7cc6076-japan-drops-to-26th-globally-in-annual-pay-for-it-workers.html
Japan government to submit bill to introduc ..read more
Small Talk Japan
1M ago
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japanese women lift skirts, flash ocean to attract lots of fish at annual ceremony【Video】 https://soranews24.com/2024/02/15/japanese-women-lift-skirts-flash-ocean-to-attract-lots-of-fish-at-annual-ceremony%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/ FOCUS: Japan maglev train project being derailed by Shizuoka stalemate https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/66b45b00ff97-focus-japan-maglev-train-project-being-derailed-by-shizuoka-stalemate.html Japan taxi, bus driver's license tests to go multilingual https://englis ..read more
Small Talk Japan
2M ago
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japanese court approves nonsterilized trans man's gender change https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/ccc37861b206-update1-japan-court-approves-nonsterilized-trans-mans-gender-change.html Japan's marriage agencies going bankrupt at record rate as matching apps surge https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240207/p2a/00m/0li/022000c 4 Vietnamese arrested for thefts targeting Uniqlo shops in Japan https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/80324a08c1ef-4-vietnamese-arrested-for-thefts-targeting-un ..read more
Small Talk Japan
2M ago
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode ANA planes in minor collision at Osaka airport, no one hurt https://english.kyodonews.net/news/20... Mt. Fuji climbers to face 2,000 yen fees amid overtourism concerns https://english.kyodonews.net/news/20... Japan’s Homo Sausage now comes with cheese https://soranews24.com/2024/02/01/jap... 自転車の女子高校生がトラックに巻き込まれ死亡 約700m引きずられ… 搬送時は意識あり会話もできる状態 https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/... Tokyo police arrest 3 over alleged Las Vegas sex work solicitation https://english.kyodonews.net/news/20... Ex-PM Aso ..read more
Small Talk Japan
2M ago
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Check out Unpacking Japan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPo0DwrGEINQIJw4-OJGSNQ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan/ twitter: https://twitter.com/unpacking_japan Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/unpacking-japan/id1684639413 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 ..read more
Small Talk Japan
4M ago
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode ロマンス詐欺で起訴の巡査の女を懲戒免職 カナダ人医師名乗り女性2人に90万円振り込ませたか 大阪府警西成署に勤務 https://www.asahi.co.jp/webnews/pages/abc_23295.html Student letters from 1923 Kanto quake preserved by kin of U.S. president https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/12/a10cf423123b-feature-student-letters-from-1923-kanto-quake-preserved-by-kin-of-us-pres.html Firefighter working at east Japan 'host club' embezzles $40K from squad to falsify sales - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231221/p2a/00m/0na/005000c Police panel pro ..read more