May 31, 2024: Sportsmen, Cheats & Liars; Lost & Found; Run Renho Run; Human Writes and Melon, Oh My!

Japan This Week

English - May 31, 2024 15:25 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Next Episode: June 7, 2024: Price Up; Cedar Fever; Punk in Drublic; High Tech Toilets and Right Place, Wrong Crime

In this week's news from Japan Today: Toyota plans to end its massive Olympics sponsorship deal; a record 30 million reported lost items found by Japanese police in 2023; high-profile opposition figure Renho to run for Tokyo governor; a U.N. rights group says Japan needs to do more to counter human rights abuses and a pair of premium Yubari melons sell for ¥3 Million.

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This weeks stories:

Sportsmen, Cheats & Liars:
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/report-japanese-carmaker-toyota-set-to-end-massive-olympic-sponsorship-deal

Lost & Found:
https://japantoday.com/category/national/record-29.79-million-found-items-reported-to-japanese-police-in-2023

Run, Renho, Run:
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/high-profile-opposition-figure-renho-plans-to-run-for-tokyo-governor

Human Writes:
https://japantoday.com/category/national/un-rights-group-says-japan-needs-to-do-more-to-counter-human-rights-abuses

Melon, Oh My!
https://japantoday.com/category/business/pair-of-premium-yubari-melons-sell-for-%C2%A53-million

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