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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.

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00:30:29

Himeji Castle to Increase Prices for Foreigners Only?...

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/06/22

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00:41:29

New Survey Shows Japanese People More Lonely Abroad |...

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2024/06/19

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00:48:42

Japanese Can't Communicate with Foreign Coworkers |...

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2024/06/16

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00:39:10

Rest in Peace Kabosu | STJ 246

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/06/02

Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanArticles 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

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00:44:34

Woman Calls Police 1,200 Times, Threatens Them with...

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/05/26

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanArticles from this week's episode Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki: "The Golden Age of Anime Has Passed" https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-anime-golden-age-over/ Kanagawa woman arrested for calling police 1,200 times in 8 days, saying “Merry Christmas, Die!” https://soranews24.com/2024/05/22/kanagawa-woman-arrested-for-calling-police-1200-times-in-8-days-saying-merry-christmas-die/ Japanese town installs

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00:43:29

New Foreigner Pricing in Japan?? | STJ 243

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/05/13

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanArticles from this week's episode Why the Japanese Yen is Collapsing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSsPXlql18 Shinzo Abe was assassinated. Now, Japan hates him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFn6gWYMDpo New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals https://soranews24.com/2024/05/08/new-tokyo-restaurant-charges-higher-prices-to-foreign-tourists-than-japanese-locals/ Japan's real

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00:34:44

The biggest Data Theif in Japan: THE WIND | STJ 242

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2024/04/29

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00:44:04

Toyota is Going to the Moon! | STJ 240

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/04/14

Wanna become a supporter? https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanArticles 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

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00:31:00

Jimmy Kimmel Says US 'Filthy and Disgusting' | STJ 239

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2024/04/09

Wanna show your support? https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanDIRT Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrv9dmWpNKA Samurai of Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QojixAAtv6M&t=858s Articles from this week's episode Jimmy Kimmel says his trip to Japan last week made him realize that the US is a 'filthy and disgusting country' https://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-kimmel-visiting-japan-made-him-realize-us-disgusting-2024-4 Japan bullet train halted after cup of instant

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00:37:16

What's going on with Ohtani? | STJ 238

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2024/04/02

Want to show your support? https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanArticles 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

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00:35:51

Trans Prisoner's Human Rights Abused? | STJ 237

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2024/03/17

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapanArticles 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

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00:39:31

Leave DJ Soda ALONE! | STJ 236

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2024/03/11

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

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00:40:15

Ohtani is MARRIED! | STJ 235

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/03/03

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

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00:28:06

Giant Gundam Leaving Yokohama? | STJ 234

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2024/02/27

Like the show? Support us on Pateronhttps://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

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00:21:35

Tuna for tuna?? Who thought of this? | STJ 233

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2024/02/22

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

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00:49:36

Miss Japan Steps Down | STJ 232

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2024/02/21

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

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00:21:22

Mt. Fuji Getting Expensive? | STJ 231

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2024/02/20

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

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00:27:59

Special Episode: Unpacking Japan | STJ Special

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/01/30

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,

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00:54:23

Ukrainian Wins Miss Japan? | STJ 230

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/01/28

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

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00:35:35

Japan's AI Girlfriend Dating App | STJ 229

Small Talk Japan ·

2024/01/19

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

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