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Articles 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 wages fall in March for record 24th month
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/ec78325f8a85-update1-japans-real-wages-fall-in-march-for-record-24th-month.html



Stories we didn't talk about
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/crime-legal/shinjuku-woman-fatal-stabbing/
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240507_09/