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Olympian Switches to Uber Eats
This Week In Japan
English - May 16, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 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
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This week in Japan, Japan’s State of Emergency is lifted in 39 prefectures, large numbers of people crowd together as aid package applications roll out, an Olympic athlete is working as an Uber Eats driver, Japan’s longest-running anime is put on hold, and celebrities break the mould by sharing their political opinions online. Word of the week: Sazae-san Syndrome (サザエさん症候群)
[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、外国人にとって不思議な日本語のフレーズも紹介しています。
(Recorded on May 15th, 2020, in Roppongi, Tokyo)