Final Fantasy and Animal Crossing Sales Explode While Corona Virus Controversies Rise
This Week In Japan
English - April 18, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDaily News News japan news in japan podcast in japan japan podcast trending japan japanese news tokyo live from tokyo weekly digest Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Japan Declares State Of Emergency
This week, the gaming industry sees two games open to massive success, and once again, corona affects both politics and businesses.
1. FFVII Finally Released
2. Animal Crossing Breaks Records
3. The Problem with Hanko
4. Abe Shinzo Video Controversy
5. Construction Industry Faces Harsh Reactions Following Employee Death
Word of the week: Overshoot (Ooba-shuto, オーバーシュート)
[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題になっているニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、外国人にとっては不思議な日本語のフレーズ等も紹介しています。
(Recorded on April 17th, 2020, in Roppongi, Tokyo)