On this episode, Mitch and Josh talk about Japan opening to select foreigners, foreigners that are more likely to get stopped by police, the debate that sparked from Japan's Netflix series 'Old Enough!" and more!
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Articles from this week's episode
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/04/13/national/japan-reopening-parents-foreign-residents/
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/ca1c481fc4e8-30000-foreign-students-entered-japan-since-covid-border-curbs-eased.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/81e04ff42d1b-japans-greenhouse-gas-emissions-decrease-7th-straight-year.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/220b759e6e81-japan-tilts-toward-hiroshima-as-g-7-summit-location-for-2023-sources.html
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14597216
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/a64274dd863e-no-need-to-stop-social-activities-with-omicron-japan-covid-adviser.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/5e1bfd28ffe3-russian-wayfinding-sign-at-station-in-tokyo-uncovered-after-criticism.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/57976ec8c3cc-japan-judo-head-yamashita-says-putin-actions-not-in-spirit-of-sport.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/ac0fc4660c73-west-japan-city-says-tourism-princess-can-now-be-of-any-gender.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/2682851af82b-breaking-news-tokyos-population-shrinks-for-1st-time-in-26-yrs-govt-data.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/213d74066b53-chinese-man-gets-japans-1st-skilled-worker-visa-with-no-time-limit.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/1391d90ada3a-sumo-24-yr-old-set-to-become-1st-wrestler-from-elite-univ-of-tokyo.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/e647fe63d86b-urgent-yen-tumbles-to-nearly-20-yr-low-against-us-dollar.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/c3def6cb040f-urgent-japan-oks-asset-freezes-on-398-russians-incl-putins-daughters.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/581b7c9f1191-demolition-begins-at-iconic-nakagin-capsule-tower.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/04/f4dd6c990fe0-63-of-people-with-foreign-roots-in-japan-questioned-by-police.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/comments/u0wguy/63_of_people_with_foreign_roots_in_japan/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/16/old-enough-netflix-show-sparks-global-debate-on-parenting-and-child-safety/
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/15/fill-your-belly-at-the-starbucks-all-you-can-eat-buffet/
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/15/japans-new-takoyaki-burger-reimagines-takoyaki-for-the-fast-food-world/
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/15/electric-chopsticks-that-make-low-salt-food-taste-salty-developed-by-meiji-university/
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/14/japanese-sightseeing-train-offers-amazing-luxury-for-prices-starting-at-1-3-million-yen-per-room/
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/13/tokyo-police-post-tweet-to-put-peoples-minds-at-ease-but-creep-them-out-with-weird-illustration/
https://soranews24.com/2022/04/11/japanese-teacher-suspended-for-selling-a-lot-of-cows-without-telling-the-school/
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