Are Japanese Schools TOO Strict? | STJ 158

This week, Mitch and Alex talk about schools in Japan, Japan's "upright nap box" being introduced to the workforce, Yuzuru Hanyu retiring, and more!

Articles from this week's episode

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/66a4924882c4-no-of-primary-middle-school-students-in-japan-down-1-mil-in-decade.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/d8b43523e03f-breaking-news-tokyos-daily-coronavirus-tally-tops-20000-1st-time-since-feb.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/02fd43134207-athletics-sani-brown-1st-japanese-to-reach-100m-final-at-worlds.html

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220715/p2a/00m/0na/024000c

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/a-solution-to-japan-s-overwork-sleep-in-an-upright-nap-box

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/e58a3cb2e28f-civic-group-asks-court-to-halt-state-funeral-for-ex-pm-abe.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/88875291328e-female-writers-win-top-japan-book-awards-dominate-shortlists.html

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/07/248b8ba77701-breaking-news-japanese-figure-skating-icon-yuzuru-hanyu-to-retire.html

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/21/studio-ghibli-theme-park-announces-very-low-daily-attendance-caps-start-date-for-ticket-sales/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/21/rent-an-entire-folk-house-in-japan-complete-with-rotenburo-outdoor-bath/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/20/over-half-a-million-yen-in-cash-comes-floating-down-river-in-toyama%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/19/japans-random-destination-roll-the-die-train-tickets-an-amazingly-cheap-way-to-go-somewhere/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/18/petition-started-to-stop-forcing-students-to-cheer-for-their-high-school-baseball-teams/

https://soranews24.com/2022/07/18/japanese-junior-high-school-girl-removed-for-class-from-three-days-for-grooming-her-eyebrows/

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