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Rorshok Japan Update

Rorshok Podcasts

A ten-minute weekly audio update in English of what"s happening in Japan. No ads. If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying a shirt here: https://rorshok.com/buy/ Learn more about the Rorshok Updates here: https://rorshok.com/ Thank you!

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10:14

JAPAN: China Responds to PM & more – 20th Nov 2025

Rorshok Japan Update ·

2025/11/20

A fire in Oita, bear deterrent drones, the Takatori Castle Festival, oyster deaths, a volcanic eruption, a robot contest, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Ocean Update: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/The Takatori Castle Festival:

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11:12

JAPAN: Human Trafficking & more – 13th Nov 2025

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2025/11/13

An economic stimulus package, intangible cultural heritage, facial recognition tech, an apartment fire, low-latitude aurora, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Red aurora: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251113/p2g/00m/0na/002000cCheck out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up

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09:42

JAPAN: Takaichi on North Korean Abductions & more –...

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2025/11/06

Record bear sightings, a foreign population increase, stock index’s ups and downs, Nintendo Switch 2 sales, the Deaflympics preparation, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Deaflympics: https://www.deaflympics.com/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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10:52

JAPAN: Trump-Takaichi Meeting & more – 30th Oct 2025

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2025/10/30

The trial of Abe’s assassin, a new stock index record, the Tokyo International Film Festival, a near-miss train accident, chronic student absenteeism, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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10:19

JAPAN: First Female Prime Minister & more – 23rd Oct...

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2025/10/23

Bear control measures, an anti-fraud app, the Comet Lemmon video timelapse, lab-grown cacao, a farmer survey, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Comet Lemmon: https://x.com/Astro_Kimiya/status/1980376397156872537Learn more about last Saturday's event: https://rorshok.com/tracks/rorshokito/We

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09:50

JAPAN: Komeito’s Withdrawal & more – 16th Oct 2025

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2025/10/16

Another typhoon hitting the Izu Islands, sushi chain viral videos, bamboo forest graffiti, Mt. Fuji rules, record bear attacks, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us

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08:32

JAPAN: New LDP Head & more – 9th Oct 2025

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2025/10/09

Two Nobel Prizes, battery fires, a rice fraud, a train collision, a bear attack, the Shimada Obi Festival, a violent typhoon, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Shimada Obi Festival: https://www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/kanko-docs/shimadataisai_105.htmlWe want to get to know you! Please fill

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11:08

JAPAN: Shady Campaign Strategy & more – 2nd Oct 2025

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2025/10/02

A bank’s new paternity leave policy, an airport fire, VTuber popularity, a cyberattack against Asahi Group Holdings, updates on Takeshi Niinami, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.VTubers:

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09:46

JAPAN: Leadership Election Candidates & more – 25th...

Rorshok Japan Update ·

2025/09/25

A bear shot, World Expo visitors, self-driving technology, a floating wind farm, PM Shigeru Ishiba at the UN General Assembly, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us

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09:55

JAPAN: Non-Recognition of a Palestine State & more –...

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2025/09/18

An expressway car crash, vehicle tariffs, matcha prices, sustainable fuel goals, an anime movie debut record, the Great Tug-of-War, the ruling party leadership candidates, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Great Tug-of-War: https://sendai-ootsuna.jimdofree.com/Rorshok’s Updates:

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10:32

JAPAN: Prime Minister to Resign & more – 11th Sep 2025

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2025/09/11

A US immigration raid, falsified DNA evidence, the death of a famous racehorse, wheelchair tennis wins, a famous Buddha statues exhibition, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Download .mp3 files: www.rorshok.com/japanWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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10:43

JAPAN: China’s Gray-Zone Tactics & more – 4th Sep 2025

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2025/09/04

Anti-customer harassment measures, the new Tokyo Skytree train, bear overfamiliarity, food import restrictions lifted, a fatal stalking case, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and

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10:13

JAPAN: Next LDP President & more – 28th Aug 2025

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2025/08/28

A smartphone use ordinance, salary fraud, the Tokyo heat streak, a yen-based stablecoin, the tragic death of a toddler, a volcanic eruption, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Listen to the Georgia Ramble episode here:

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10:43

JAPAN: Ukraine Support & more – 21st Aug 2025

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2025/08/21

Two firefighters dead, Intel investment, the Copper World project, a mysterious meteorite, the Shinjo Festival, McDonald’s One Piece promotion, overseas scammers, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Shinjo Festival: https://shinjo-matsuri.jp/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this

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10:06

JAPAN: Severe Rains & more – 14th Aug 2025

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2025/08/14

A lawsuit against Perplexity AI, boxing deaths, McDonald’s Pokemon mishap, Osaka Expo ticket sales, toilet certification, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially

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09:59

JAPAN: Hiroshima Memorial Ceremony & more – 7th Aug 2025

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2025/08/07

Anti-discrimination backlash, a fireworks festival fire, the World Cosplay Summit, a tennis star comeback, press preregistration, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok’s Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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10:03

JAPAN: Pressuring the Prime Minister & more – 31st...

Rorshok Japan Update ·

2025/07/31

The US-Japan deal, the Pacific coast tsunami, rice supply and demand, a Bon dance world record, the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.To download an MP3 file: www.rorshok.com/japanWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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09:55

JAPAN: Upper House Election Results & more – 24th...

Rorshok Japan Update ·

2025/07/24

Ongoing southwestern earthquakes, the oldest rock, telecommunications airships, a new nuclear power plant, the Snow Egg festival, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us

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10:03

JAPAN: Upper House Chair Resignation & more – 17th...

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2025/07/17

Ongoing tariff talks, foreigner-related political debate, the Emperor’s heart problems, a fatal bear attack, the Osaka Expo air show, multifetal pregnancy reductions, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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10:03

JAPAN: Nagasaki Anniversary Invitation & more – 10th...

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2025/07/10

The Imperial Mongolia trip, Upper House election xenophobia, the new foreign license conversion system, TikTok Michael Jackson impersonator, lower rice prices, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey:

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