Jan. 11, 2019: Ghosn Fever, Easy College Sex Ranking, LDPTQ, Naked in Mie and Justin-2-Shinzo.

Japan This Week

English - January 11, 2019 10:25 - 17 minutes - 20.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Previous Episode: Dec 21, 2018: All Ghosn, Whaling, Dismembering Mother, Putin Pinup, Escalator Donts and 2018 Recap.

Next Episode: Jan. 18, 2019: WWII-ish, Olympic Scandal, All Abeard, Cute Idol Health and Kimono Attack.

In this week's news from Japan Today: Carlos Ghosn made his first public court appearance since being detained by Japanese courts last November; a weekly tabloid’s ranking of the top universities in Japan for guys to pick up girls blows up; a Japanese politician bemoans what will happen if the whole country “goes gay;” a man was arrested for climbing up to a stranger’s third-floor apartment in Mie Prefecture completely naked plus Justin Trudeau calls Shinzo Abe directly to talk about… whaling.

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This weeks stories:

Ghosn Fever — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Judge-says-Ghosn-being-detained-due-to-flight-risk-and-possibility-he-may-conceal-evidence

Easy College Sex Ranking — https://japantoday.com/category/national/japanese-student-rejects-apology-over-university-sex-listing

LDPTQ — https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japanese-lawmaker-under-fire-for-lgbt-comment

Naked in Mie — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/man-arrested-for-appearing-naked-on-another-man%E2%80%99s-third-floor-balcony

Justin-2-Shinzo — https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Trudeau-criticizes-Japan-over-whale-hunt