Japan's Favorite Snack Raises Price After 40 Years

This Week In Japan

English - February 05, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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This week we discuss the remarkable lengths one student went to cheat on an exam, the most unbelieve accident to ever happen when a man falling from a roof caused another woman to fall out of a window, Japan's favorite snack is finally raising it's price by ¥2 after 40 years and a videogame developer has requested that fans do not send chocolate and presents to their favorite videogame characters this year.

Word of the Week:
アラサー (ara-saa)
アラフォー (ara-foo)
アラフィフ (ara-fifu)

This episode was recorded on February 4th 2022 in Hiroo, Tokyo.

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