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A retrial system bill, a potential February election, a proposal to suspend the consumption tax on food, cherry blossom season predictions, a medical emergency in space, a Go competition, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Consumption tax suspension: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-mulls-to-include-zero-food-tax-proposal-for-election-pledge“Will Japan build nuclear weapons? Why China’s concerns are unfounded, for now” by Lewis Eves: https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/Will-Japan-build-nuclear-weapons-Why-China%E2%80%99s-concerns-are-unfounded-for-now Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Export delays, a spreading wildfire, cross-cultural leadership training, English exam cheaters, a mass attack threat, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Cross-cultural learning as a foundation for future leadership” by Shihab Alfaheem: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260107/p2g/00m/0op/031000c Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Mayors in favor of foreigners, tuna auction record, Japan’s reaction to the US attack on Venezuela, an earthquake in the west, a New Year greeting cards decline, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Majority of Japanese mayors say foreign residents essential but most see good and bad effects” by Casey Baseel: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/majority-of-japanese-mayors-say-foreign-residents-are-essential-but-most-see-good-and-bad-effects Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Stabbing at a factory, record high 2026 budget, bear captures, anti-misinformation proposals, cardboard beds helping reduce blood clot cases, a wolf escaping from a zoo, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Don't make a fuss by chasing pipe dreams” by Hiroki Sugita: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251228/p2g/00m/0op/008000cCheck out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The emperor’s birthday, the Osaka Light Festival, a woman trying to break into the house of a BTS member, a nuclear weapon protest, a foreign worker program, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Trump risks cementing Chinese and Russian spheres of influence in Asia” by Bill Emmott: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251219/p2g/00m/0op/053000cOsaka Light Festival: https://www.hikari-kyoen.com/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The China-Japan spat, panda goodbyes, Japan’s word of the year, duck netting, speed skaters to compete in the Winter Olympics, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Ending exclusion begins with inclusive education in Japan” by Jonghwi Park: https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/ending-exclusion-begins-with-inclusive-education-in-japan Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Nobel Prize laureates, a church leader resigning, a master craftsman award, the men’s World Cup draw, Forbes ranking, the Aomori earthquake, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“What Japan's schools teach us: 16 years inside the system” by Nathaniel Reed: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251205/p2g/00m/0op/026000c Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The male-only imperial succession issue, yen carry trade, a ruling on same-sex marriage, a Shangai concert cancellation, the Imperial Palace fall folliage, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
China’s UN letter, a southwestern earthquake, a meteoroid cluster sighting, the G20 summit, an AI train app, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A fire in Oita, bear deterrent drones, the Takatori Castle Festival, oyster deaths, a volcanic eruption, a robot contest, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Ocean Update: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/The Takatori Castle Festival: https://sightseeing2.takatori.info/37th_shiromatsuri/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
An economic stimulus package, intangible cultural heritage, facial recognition tech, an apartment fire, low-latitude aurora, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Red aurora: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251113/p2g/00m/0na/002000c Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Record bear sightings, a foreign population increase, stock index’s ups and downs, Nintendo Switch 2 sales, the Deaflympics preparation, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Deaflympics: https://www.deaflympics.com/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The trial of Abe’s assassin, a new stock index record, the Tokyo International Film Festival, a near-miss train accident, chronic student absenteeism, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Bear control measures, an anti-fraud app, the Comet Lemmon video timelapse, lab-grown cacao, a farmer survey, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Comet Lemmon: https://x.com/Astro_Kimiya/status/1980376397156872537 Learn more about last Saturday's event: https://rorshok.com/tracks/rorshokito/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Another typhoon hitting the Izu Islands, sushi chain viral videos, bamboo forest graffiti, Mt. Fuji rules, record bear attacks, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Two Nobel Prizes, battery fires, a rice fraud, a train collision, a bear attack, the Shimada Obi Festival, a violent typhoon, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Shimada Obi Festival: https://www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/kanko-docs/shimadataisai_105.html We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A bank’s new paternity leave policy, an airport fire, VTuber popularity, a cyberattack against Asahi Group Holdings, updates on Takeshi Niinami, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.VTubers: https://japantoday.com/category/tech/feature-virtual-idols-draw-real-world-crowds-as-japan's-vtuber-market-soarsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A bear shot, World Expo visitors, self-driving technology, a floating wind farm, PM Shigeru Ishiba at the UN General Assembly, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
An expressway car crash, vehicle tariffs, matcha prices, sustainable fuel goals, an anime movie debut record, the Great Tug-of-War, the ruling party leadership candidates, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Great Tug-of-War: https://sendai-ootsuna.jimdofree.com/ Rorshok’s Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A US immigration raid, falsified DNA evidence, the death of a famous racehorse, wheelchair tennis wins, a famous Buddha statues exhibition, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Download .mp3 files: www.rorshok.com/japanWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake.In 7:37, the reader should have said, "17,000."Sorry for the inconvenience!
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