This week, Mitch and Natsuki talk about a disturbing American TV show following the life of a man who lived through the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, a new One Piece restaurant opening in Japan, why Pokemon cards are the target of theft in Japan, and more!

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Articles from this week's episode
Kiyoshi Tanimoto - This is your life https://youtu.be/KPFXa2vTErc
Headless body found at Sapporo hotel, person seen with victim sought https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/dc3630ce0720-headless-body-found-at-sapporo-hotel-person-seen-with-victim-sought.html
No. of Japan households with kids falls below 10 mil. for 1st time https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/e2ed807c0bf2-no-of-japan-households-with-kids-falls-below-10-mil-for-1st-time.html
Tokyo man 'married' to virtual singer Hatsune Miku fights for acceptance of 'fictosexuals' - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230701/p2a/00m/0na/018000c
No license needed for electric scooters, now same as bicycles | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14946626
IAEA assures safety of water release from Fukushima disaster site https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/e0c0fa7e9fb0-iaea-to-present-report-on-release-of-treated-water-from-fukushima.html
Fender opens world-first flagship guitar store in Tokyo https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/903231a8def6-fender-opens-world-first-flagship-guitar-store-in-tokyo.html
Pro-Russian hackers target Japan's top port handling Toyota trade https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/3ec31b352357-japans-biggest-port-hit-by-suspected-cyberattack-operations-halted.html
2 Nigerian boxers KO'd in 1st round at Sapporo event were amateurs: commission - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230701/p2a/00m/0sp/011000c
Italian painting looted by Nazi Germany in 1940 found in Japan https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/3e05d6489fed-italian-painting-looted-by-nazi-germany-in-1940-found-in-japan.html
Japan's tallest skyscraper, at 330 meters, completed in Tokyo https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/07/5f32fae082bc-japans-tallest-skyscraper-at-330-meters-completed-in-tokyo.html
Here's why Pokemon cards are becoming a target of burglaries in Japan | The Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/pokemon-cards-burglaries-target/
One Piece original-story stage show, Sanji and Straw Hat restaurants open at Universal Studios | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2023/07/07/one-piece-original-story-stage-show-sanji-and-straw-hat-restaurants-open-at-universal-studios/
River in Japan’s Nara Prefecture suddenly turns fluorescent green【Videos】 | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2023/07/06/river-in-japans-nara-prefecture-suddenly-turns-fluorescent-green%e3%80%90videos%e3%80%91/
Domino’s Japan pushes pickle love to the limit with new Pickles Pizza | SoraNews24 -Japan News- https://soranews24.com/2023/07/05/dominos-japan-pushes-pickle-love-to-the-limit-with-new-pickles-pizza


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