Rorshok Japan Update

Kishida’s UN speech, China buoy in Japan waters, fatal construction accident, Studio Ghibli buy-out, Mitsui’s wind power investment, upcoming Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival in Fukushima, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com You can also contact us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon...

Trespassing Chinese ship, Japan-UK military pact, Cabinet reshuffling, new woman foreign minister, upcoming UN General Assembly, jimami tofu allergy warning, new EV manufacturing method, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com You can also contact us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastod...

ASEAN and G20 summits, safe seawater, China’s import ban, insurance agency scandal, new heart-mending material, Unification Church fine, real life Gundam-style robot, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com You can also contact us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.so...

China’s harassing phone calls, seafood export emergency relief fund, talent agency president resignation, party election, labor union strike, user data mishandled, international Southeast Asian meetings, hottest summer on record, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com You can also contact us on Instagram @rors...

North Korean ballistic missile launch, nuclear power plant treated water release, harassment of Japanese organizations in China, typhoons headed towards Japan’s southernmost islands, more Ukranian refugees working in the country, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or...

Chinese and Russian ships patrolling near Okinawa, trilateral summit, inspection of Fukushima power plant, Typhoon Lan, new Alzheimer’s drug, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.social Like what you hear? Subscribe,...

Meeting with Taiwanese president, rising tensions between China and Japan, record high temperatures in Aomori, Typhoon Lan in central and western Japan, Kishida’s falling approval rate, new tallest building in Japan, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @Ror...

Typhoon in Okinawa, Hiroshima bombing anniversary, the future of nuclear disarmament, EU import restrictions on Japanese food lifted, outrage over Warner Bros.’s flippant Barbenheimer posts, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @jap...

Severe typhoon in Okinawa and Amami, heatstroke alerts, dispute about treated water from Fukushima nuclear power plant, plans to raise minimum wage, BMW Japan engine fires, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.social...

More North Korean ballistic missiles, multinational military drills with Australia, emergency shelter construction plans on Okinawa’s islands, hair removal clinic sued, microplastics in Hokkaido snow, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mas...

North Korea ballistic missile launch, trilateral military drills, heavy rain in northeastern Japan, soaring temperatures and heatstroke alerts, assault on Georgian Ambassador’s driver, gut bacteria research to help with flu, meeting with Prime Minister and UAE president, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com...

Heavy rains in western Japan, multiple landslides in Fukuoka and Saga, under construction highway bypass collapse, net zero CO2 emissions, one-year anniversary of Shinzo Abe’s death, new translation tech on Seibu Railway, Sensoji Temple summer fair, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instag...

Restaurant explosion by a gas leak in Tokyo, Kyushu’s heavy rains, renewed currency deal with South Korea, Mt. Fuji hike trail opening, relations with Taiwan and South Korea, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.socia...

Prime Minister says G7 needs to work together against Russia, Self-Defense Force to start using Starlink for military communications, morning-after pill soon to be available without a prescription, Suzuki and SkyDrive partnering to make flying cars, and much more… Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instag...

Three Self-Defense Force members shot during training exercise, US Marine unit deployed in Okinawa, scientist sells government data to China, Emperor and Empress visit Indonesia. Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.social Like what...

Chinese military aircraft spotted near Okinawa, earthquake in Hokkaido, airplane fender bender at Haneda, Tokyo Olympics bid-rigging scandal update, and so much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.social Like what you hear? S...

North Korea satellite launch fails, new bill to let nuclear power plants operate past sixty years, ex-Diet member and YouTuber GaaSyy arrested, Japan’s first lunar explorer unveiled, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorsh...

Typhoon Mawar approaches southwestern Japan, son of a city official kills four people, Japan’s Self-Defense Force on high alert, Japanese actor and screenwriter receive awards at the Cannes Film Festival, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or...

The Group of Seven leaders met for a summit in Hiroshima, the U.S. and Japan work together in  education, South Korean team begins survey of Fukushima nuclear power plant’s water, new CO2-absorbing vending machine, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @...

Earthquake in the Kanto region, Group of Seven talks continue, controversy around talent agency's late founder, self-driving bullet train test, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.social Like what you hear? Subscribe...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida finishes his diplomatic tour, earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, COVID-19 reclassified, concerns over Japan’s food security, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@rorshok.social Like what you hear?...

Japan lifted its COVID-19 border controls, Kishida began his tour in Africa, G-7 ministers discussed the responsible use of AI, Japanese space startup Ispace's Moon landing failed, and much more!  Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJapan or Mastodon @japan@r...

Liberal Democratic Party secured four of the five Diet seats, Japanese nationals are evacuating from Sudan, experts in Japan have warned of a potential ninth wave of COVID-19, Yokosuka City has begun a trial use of ChatGPT, and much more!  Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or...

Attack on Prime Minister Kishida, North Korea fired a ballistic missile, G-7 nations' ministers started meetings, yellow sand from China, the government has approved Japan's first casino resort in Osaka, and much more!  Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at japan @rorshok.com or follow us on Instagram @rorshokjapan or Twitter @RorshokJap...

GSDF helicopter disappeared from radar in southwest Japan, Cambodian authorities deported nineteen Japanese suspects, OpenAI plans to open an office in Japan, a Japanese government panel is offering to replace the foreign workers' trainee program, Sumida River Fireworks Festival to be held for the first time in four years, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we...