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 April https://english...
Apr 02, 2024•37 min
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】 ...
Mar 17, 2024•36 min•Ep. 237
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 Aust...
Mar 11, 2024•40 min•Ep. 236
We talk about Otani, Ghibli, teachers fighting students, and a whole lot more!
Mar 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 235
Like the show? Support us on Pateron https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan 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-dro...
Feb 27, 2024•28 min•Ep. 234
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...
Feb 22, 2024•22 min
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 h...
Feb 21, 2024•50 min
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 arres...
Feb 20, 2024•21 min
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Jan 30, 2024•28 min
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Man believed to be long-time fugitive Satoshi Kirishima detained in Japan: reports - The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/26/japan/crime-legal/fugitive-radical-caught/Japan's foreign worker population tops 2 million for first time https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/01/b0b7c9bfcff2-japans-foreign-worker-population-tops-2-million-for-first-time.htmlTokyo 'host club' worker arre...
Jan 28, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 230
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japan’s biggest dating app says young people not interested in romance, creates AI girlfriend app | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2024/01/18/japans-biggest-dating-app-says-young-people-not-interested-in-romance-creates-ai-girlfriend-app/ Japan set to drop to 4th largest economy after Germany | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Jan 19, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 229
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 sal...
Dec 22, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 228
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode 【東中野・西太后（せいたいごう）】中華料理店が炎上中？中国人お断り？ | 住もうよ！東中野 https://higashinakano.jp/seitaigou/ Nearly half of young Japanese men in survey have never had a girlfriend, zero-boyfriend women rise too | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/12/15/nearly-half-of-young-japanese-men-in-survey-have-never-had-a-girlfriend-zero-boyfriend-women-rise-too/ Baseball: New Dodger Shohei Ohtani flicks the script with ...
Dec 18, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 227
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Ohtani, Dodgers agree to 10-year, $700M deal | theScore.com https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2787980 Third victim of UNLV campus shooting identified by coroner https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/third-victim-of-unlv-campus-shooting-identified-by-coroner/ Kishida to Offer Free University Tuition for Families with 3+ children Starting 2025 https://stoppopulationdecline.org/kishida-to-offer-free-u...
Dec 11, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode 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
Dec 04, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode 'He brainwashed her': Tokyo woman says daughter was lured by 'host,' ran up huge tab - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231122/p2a/00m/0na/022000c FOCUS: Barking deer in Japan causing havoc for human population https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/11/6618081c4ed9-focus-barking-deer-in-japan-causing-havoc-for-human-population.html 千葉“非常事態” キョン7万頭が爆発的に繁殖 不気味な鳴き声…住民からは悲鳴も【知ってもっと】(20...
Nov 28, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 224
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Car rams into Israeli Embassy barricade in Tokyo, injures officer https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/11/5cdb465c1670-car-rams-into-israeli-embassy-fence-in-tokyo-injures-police-officer.html No ex-Johnny's singers cast for NHK year-end show after sex scandal https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/11/8cc5357e48d1-no-ex-johnnys-singers-cast-for-nhk-year-end-show-after-sex-scandal.html Cannabis-deri...
Nov 21, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 223
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Super Mario and Gap Japan team up for new Nintendo clothing line【Photos】 | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/11/10/super-mario-and-gap-japan-team-up-for-new-nintendo-clothing-line%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/ Fukuoka: 6-Year-Old Boy Injured by Monkey Bite, Total of 11 victims since September - GoEMON https://goemon-jp.com/vi/news/fukuoka-6-year-old-boy-injured-by-monkey-bite-total-of-11-vi...
Nov 13, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Reddit - Dive into anything https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/s/G6ynFk096W 7-meter spear from hit anime "Evangelion" installed in western Japan https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/11/509ff1582d88-7-meter-spear-from-hit-anime-evangelion-installed-in-western-japan.html Tokyo's Shibuya sees subdued Halloween as tight security dampens mood https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...
Nov 06, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food | Japan | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/25/japan-strange-annoying-youtuber-from-abroad-fidias-accused-dodging-train-fares-stealing-food 25-yr-old Japan 'sugar-baby' served fresh arrest warrant after man defrauded of $346,000 - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231023/p2a/00...
Oct 30, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Articles from this week's episode September foreign entries to Japan at 2.2 mil., 96% of pre-pandemic level https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/10/2f462cdbbaae-sept-foreign-entries-to-japan-at-22-mil-96-of-pre-pandemic-level.html Japan to OK train fee hikes over holidays amid "overtourism" concerns https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/10/d3f1c7ac1aad-japan-to-ok-train-fee-hikes-over-holidays-amid-overtourism-concerns.html Lawsuit brought against Elementary School...
Oct 26, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Mitch on Fish and Rice https://youtu.be/okfepfri7A4?si=BcbNZcfhXan6GUoD Unidentified man found with brain injury, carrying Japanese currency in L.A. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/unidentified-man-found-with-traumatic-brain-injury-in-san-pedro/ Japan lawmaker who made unannounced Russia trip removed from party https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/10/9a53ba1020fa-japan-innovation-party-removes-law...
Oct 20, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japan government plans to seek court order to dissolve Unification Church https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/09/a887888a706b-update1-japan-govt-plans-to-seek-court-order-to-dissolve-unification-church.html 80 women arrested in Tokyo's Kabukicho for alleged prostitution https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/10/76a6a3b25794-80-women-arrested-in-tokyos-kabukicho-for-alleged-prostitution.html Top c...
Oct 06, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episodeAt 90, oldest female McDonald's Japan staffer shares longevity secrets - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230922/p2a/00m/0bu/007000c【独自】24歳女性死亡「結婚の予定」 「1週間前 SNS既読なし」 20分間暴行を受けたか｜FNNプライムオンライン https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/591758 Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/09/d56fb464a52b-japan-pharma-startup-developing-wor...
Oct 06, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode 若手医師「100連勤・月200時間超の残業」で自殺...院長は『自己研鑽』と説明 一方で同僚ら語る過酷な環境 悔いる母「全国の医師に関わる問題」（MBSニュース） - Yahoo!ニュース https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/828deb502adf5fd46f8665f9c6c372fa3d79da4a Centenarians in Japan hit record 92,139, women account for 88% https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/09/1d7120f49c8f-centenarians-in-japan-hit-record-92139-women-account-for-88.html Johnny & Associates considers changing nam...
Sep 25, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 215
0:00 Intro / Ricky Is a Human (Mitch forgets to roll intro video) 2:30 The TV Story 7:30 Sakurajima Foot Bath 13:10 Mitch Is Obsessed with the I've Had It Podcast 14:55 Idiot Streamers Invading Japan 28:00 Jonny's Scandal Continues 31:50 Discussing ONE OK ROCK's Concert 35:10 Looms and The Odyssey 36:50 Same-Sex Marriage in Japan 40:51 Don't Come to Shibuya for Halloween 43:10 Mitch Meets His First Japanese Swiftie 44:55 Japanese Woman Stopped at Hawaiian Immigration Suspected of Prostitution 46...
Sep 21, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Just a moment... https://japanjunky.com/what-is-kanreki/ Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863271/japanese-youtuber-lets-play-copyright-infringement-steins-gate https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/asia/japan-speed-dating-parents-low-fertility-intl-hnk/index.html 'Touristship' raises awareness about problems w...
Sep 09, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 213
1:00 Mitch has positive news! 9:38 Kishida eats 'safe and delicious' Fukushima fish https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/the-simpsons-predicted-japanese-prime-minister-eating-radioactive-fukushima-fish-fans-say/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/30/japan/kishida-fukushima-fish/ 11:03 Chinese boycotts of Japanese products continue to cancel trips https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/273461 15:12 Rampant “nuisance calls” from China following release of treated water https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articl...
Sep 04, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode 8-yr-old girl dies of suspected heatstroke after PE class at Hokkaido school - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230823/p2a/00m/0na/001000c Japan to require day nurseries, schools to block sex offenders from jobs https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/08/38279cd193b5-japan-to-require-day-nurseries-schools-to-block-sex-offenders-from-jobs.html Japan event organizer to press charges i...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japan economy gets major boost from weak currency - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66506126 [C/W] DJ Soda addresses the sexual assault she faced during a performance in Japan and the secondary harassment she received online | allkpop https://www.allkpop.com/article/2023/08/c-w-dj-soda-addresses-the-sexual-assault-she-faced-during-a-performance-in-japan-and-the-secondary-harassment-she-rece...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 210
