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Small Talk Japan

Small Talk Japan

This is a weekly English podcast about all things Japan! If you want to learn English or about Japanese culture, news life, and other fun things, give us a listen.

237 - Trans Prisoner's Human Rights Abused? | STJ 237
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  • 237 - Trans Prisoner's Human Rights Abused? | STJ 237

    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%90videos%E3%80%91/ Opinion: Japan must reform its refugee and immigration system to avoid further tragedies https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240306/p2a/00m/0op/002000c School rules presuming black, straight hair perplex children with foreign roots in Japan https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240311/p2a/00m/0na/018000c Hokkaido's Niseko to introduce lodging tax of up to 2,000 yen a night https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/6007ac6157d0-hokkaidos-niseko-to-introduce-lodging-tax-of-up-to-2000-yen-a-night.html

    Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 35min
  • 236 - Leave DJ Soda ALONE! | STJ 236

    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/103520934 Japanese women's working conditions ranked 3rd-worst among 29 OECD nations https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240307_15/ Akira Toriyama, creator of 'Dragon Ball,' dies at 68 https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Obituaries/Akira-Toriyama-creator-of-Dragon-Ball-dies-at-68 Kyoto to ban tourists from Geisha district over ‘out of control’ behaviour https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/geisha-district-kyoto-tourist-ban-b2509208.html Nagoya elementary students caught defrauding classmate for nearly 1 million yen https://soranews24.com/2024/03/07/nagoya-elementary-students-caught-defrauding-classmate-for-nearly-1-million-yen/ Dino monument among projects funded by COVID-19 grants https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15188288 Osaka Pref. eyes collecting fixed fee for inbound tourists from 2025 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/334b9fe5e5e7-osaka-pref-eyes-collecting-fixed-fee-for-inbound-tourists-from-2025.html Japan to revise official romanization rules for 1st time in 70 yrs https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/250d39967042-japan-to-revise-official-romanization-rules-for-1st-time-in-70-yrs.html

    Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 39min
  • 235 - Ohtani is MARRIED! | STJ 235

    We talk about Otani, Ghibli, teachers fighting students, and a whole lot more!

    Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 40min
  • 234 - Giant Gundam Leaving Yokohama? | STJ 234

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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 introduce joint custody after divorce

    https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240215/p2g/00m/0na/044000c


    Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Causing 5-Year-Old Daughter’s Death by Exposing Her to Cold Shower for Prolonged Period; Girl Later Died from Acute Circulatory Failure Due to Hypothermia

    https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20240215-169047/


    Japanese yakuza charged in N.Y. over nuclear material trafficking

    https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/f820bb5b4ff1-japanese-yakuza-charged-in-ny-over-nuclear-material-trafficking.html


    Producer of hit anime film 'Your Name.' arrested on child porn suspicions

    https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240222/p2a/00m/0na/023000c


    Japan’s life-size moving Gundam is closing soon, and the last tickets are about to go on sale

    https://soranews24.com/2024/02/23/japans-life-size-moving-gundam-is-closing-soon-and-the-last-tickets-are-about-to-go-on-sale/

    Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 28min
  • 233 - Tuna for tuna?? Who thought of this? | STJ 233

    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://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/a09d976976a1-japan-taxi-bus-drivers-license-tests-to-go-multilingual.html Japan SDF to soften hairstyle rules as recruit shortage worsens https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/113e3c9e04bc-japan-sdf-to-soften-hairstyle-rules-as-recruit-shortage-worsens.html Japan successfully launches new H3 rocket a year after failure https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/6a866b0767ac-update1-japans-new-h3-rocket-lifts-off-after-failed-launch-in-2023.html Japan’s National Debt Hits ¥1.3 Quadrillion Due to Soaring Pandemic Prices https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01677/

    Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 21min
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