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In this episode we discuss the story of a 73 year old lady who has just graduated from university, then we look at the story ofhow Arnold Schwarzenegger is making efforts to fix potholes in LA's streets by himself. Links are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/CrC5QcSP1Qj/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230413/p2g/00m/0in/014000cSpotify

In this episode we discuss a drop in fruit and vegetable sales at Australia's largest supermarket chain and how a Japanese company is now offering anti bullying insurance. Links are below. https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-healthy-diets-not-enough-vegetables-fruit-woolworths-data-cost-of-living/345660fc-70ce-47cf-b224-7bf432fdeecf https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/05/nationa...

In this episode we discuss proposals to ban 'sharenting', or parents sharing their children's lives over media, as well as a movement amongst young people to switch off from smartphones. Links are below. Apologies to regular listeners, we were away in an area with bad reception and couldn't upload the episode on time. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9GKemI-D8/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D h...

In this episode we discuss the phenomenon of bottled water consumption and how new discoveries are being made about a building built thousands of years ago. Links are below, https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3-qRGvH4Y/?igshid=ODRjNjljZGM%3D https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230303/p2g/00m/0sc/002000c

In this episode we discuss the shift away from physical stores to online shopping and whether it is right to hit kids as a form of discipline. Links are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp1lMVnPE-P/?igshid=ODRjNjljZGM%3D https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230315/p2a/00m/0na/006000c

In this episode we discuss the recommendations for a 4 day work week by a governemnt body, as well as a constitutional debate over whether people should be allowed to change their gender legally without gender reassignment surgery. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-10/four-day-work-week-paid-parental-leave-committee/102068586 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230303/p2a/00m/0na/028000c

In this episode we discuss how a Japanese baseball team has upgraded their stadium to include an onsen, and the rising phenonemon of abandoned cars on suburban streets.  Links are below. https://mainichi.jp/english/graphs/20230311/hpe/00m/0sp/001000g/20230311hpe00m0sp001000q https://www.instagram.com/p/CpmViXpvHpI/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

In this episode we discuss the use of robots to assist children to sick to attend school in person, as well as the rise in manga sales in a declining market for paper based media.  Links are below. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230224/p2g/00m/0et/048000c https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOnZFKPRfv/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ%3D

In this episode we discuss the media's reaction to the Premier of NSW admitting to the occasional vape, and how tiktok has placed time restrictions on under 13s. Links are below. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230302/p2g/00m/0et/003000c https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUQiY2y1ak/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ%3D

In this episode we discuss the concept of 'digital hoarding' as well as doctors in Japan not being happy with the introduction of a new digitial medical identifying number.  Links are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6dPzRBIKR/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ%3D https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230223/p2a/00m/0na/009000c

In this episode we discuss how actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with dementia and how class Roald Dahl books are getting an update to reflect modern standards of acceptable speech.  Links are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/CovXixpsiDm/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ%3D https://www.instagram.com/p/CovXixpsiDm/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ%3D

In this episode we discuss pet ownership and the popular animated Australian TV show bluey.  Links are below. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230217/p2a/00m/0li/018000c https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-17/bluey-onesies-turtleboy-episode-rose-byrne-miranda-tapsell/101161262?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=whatsapp

In this episode we discuss the rising cost of second hand cothing and a unique Japanese festival that involves battles with long bamboo poles.  Links are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoorzyhN4l3/?igshid=N2Q2MGM2OGQ%3D https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230218/p2a/00m/0na/004000c

This is a special episode on the topic of international marraige.  No article this time.  

In this episode we talk about King Charles not being chosen to be on Australian currency and a plate licking scandal at a Japanese sushi restaurant chain. Links to articles are below.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/02/japan-sushi-tero-licking-video-prank/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/australian-5-dollar-note-queen-redesign/101920798

In this episode we discuss how schools are beginning to ban chat GPT and whether this is a good move, as well as Kishida's top aid being fired for anti LGBTQI+ remarks.   Links to the articles are below. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/02/04/national/politics-diplomacy/masayoshi-arai-japan-same-sex-marriage-hate/ https://www.9news.com.au/national/artificial-intelligence-victorian-state...

In this episode we discuss Novak's father showing support for Russia's war in Ukraine and how Japanese universities are setting quotas to increase the number of female professors. Link to articles are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn5j3B-PvLl/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230118/p2a/00m/0op/011000c

In this episode we discuss the importance of helping people understand medical language when living outside your home country, and how a woman with a 10 million yen debt to a host club became a prostitute to pay her debt back. Links are below https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/23/national/crime-legal/host-club-prostitution/?cx_testId=16&cx_testVariant=cx_undefined&cx_artPos=0&cx...

In this episode we try to cope with the shock the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, resigning.  Then we have a discussion on Weed in Japan. Below are the links to the articles discussed. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-19/jacinda-ardern-announces-resignation-as-nz-prime-minister/101871232 https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp73v/japan-weed-marijuana-drugs-pension-fund

In this Episode we look at how different states in Australia all have different rules on public holidays, then look at how in Japan there is a shortage of teachers and try to work out why.  The articels used are linked below https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-day-2023-trading-hours-whats-open-closed-january-26-state-by-state-guide/1cd0ef8c-06f9-4269-83fc-9f1c1f18a763 https://www.asah...

In the episode we discuss how news articles use bad quality data to come to conclusions, then look at the idea of cultural appropriation. Below are the articles used as stimulus for this episode. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-13/australia-most-affordable-and-expensive-suburbs-to-rent-/101845398 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230113/p2a/00m/0na/022000c

Haruka feels terrible about how she explained herself in the last episode (I didn't see the issue and think I explained myself just as badly despite speaking in my first language).  Here is a special episode, recorded exclusively in Japanese to clear the air.  Just like in regular episodes though, there isn't any real conclusion.

In this episode, we take a new approach and focus on one article/topic. This episodes includes plenty of disagreement and an unclear conclusion! A link to the article sparking this discussion is below. https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-top-10-highest-paying-jobs-in-australia-where-you-dont-need-a-degree/0747b41f-cd4c-4ee3-889f-2f931f03782f

This episode we discuss an article about how to avoid being caught up in a scam, as well as a new form of tourism involving explosives.  Links to the articles/videos discussed are below. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnLLA2VPD0b/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ataglance/2301/

In this episode we discuss how most people fail to acheive their New Years resolutions, as well as how the Japanese government is now paying families to leave Tokyo. https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101787132 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/million-yen-per-child-to-leave-tokyo-japans-offer-to-families