Japan This Week
By Japan Today
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A weekly roundup of the week's biggest — and smallest — national news, crime, politics and entertainment stories from Japan Today with a dash of opinionated commentary and a sprinkling of readers' comments. Ready for you every Friday evening (JST).
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July 11, 2025 | Is Trump blowing up Japan-US relations?
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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July 4, 2025 | Japan's newspaper crisis: Losing readers, relevance and the next generation
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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June 27, 2025 | Japan's big heat: June's deadly start to summer
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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June 20, 2025 | Why Japan’s 2,000-year imperial family may not survive this century
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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June 13, 2025 | Why Japan’s J-pop idol industry bans sex, dating and romance
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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June 6, 2025 | Japan’s rice crisis: Why prices are soaring and what’s behind it
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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May 29, 2025 | Why is Nissan failing and what speed bumps lie ahead?
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May 29, 2025 |
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May 23, 2025 | Japan’s sex industry boom: How tourism and the yen are changing everything
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May 23, 2025 |
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May 16, 2025 | End of the yakuza? Inside Japan’s vanishing underworld
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May 16, 2025 |
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May 9, 2025 | Is Japanese media stuck in the past?
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May 14, 2025 |
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May 2, 2025 | Why is chikan behavior still so common on Japan's trains?
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May 02, 2025 |
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April 25, 2025 |Japan Today Spotlight 14 Osaka Expo 2025 Visionary Showcase or Expensive Misfire Audio Only
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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April 16 , 2025: The bizarre Japanese trend of paying someone to quit your job
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Jan. 31, 2025 Month in Review: BOJ rate hike, Kyoto tax, record heat, Osaka smoking ban & ¥207M tuna
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Jan. 24, 2025: Fuji TV scandal, Trump-Ishiba relations, 7-Eleven security, Osaka Expo struggles & Shinto rituals
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Jan. 17, 2025: Ramen closures, Coming-of-Age Day, suicide leapers, Ghosn accomplice & 110 misuse
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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2024 Year in Review: Earthquakes, Inflation, Tourist Boom, Ohtani, Yamibaito & Kanji of the Year
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Dec. 13, 2024: Nobel Prize, forced suicide, Miho Nakayama's death, izakaya woes & JAL pilot scandal
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Dec. 6, 2024: China's view of Japan, record heat, My Number debate, Akita bear drama & Aussie smuggler sentenced
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Nov. 29, 2024: Japan-U.S. missiles, crash saga, suicide leap, Tokyo lost-found and shoe thief weasel
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Nov. 22, 2024: Harassment madness, tourist crimes, APEC drama & pit bull attacks in Japan
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Nov. 15, 2024: Ishiba re-elected, Japanese women mps a minority, elderly drivers, 'papakatsu' crime and reader poll results
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Nov. 8, 2024: Customer harassment crackdown, Mount Fuji light rail, bike law penalties, new train safety measures and missing student update
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Nov 1, 2024: Political turmoil, Tokyo’s green space battle, tragic crime and Meta's fake ad scandal
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Oct. 24, 2024: Crime, carbon emissions and used phones in latest Japan news
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Japan election, China-Taiwan tensions, Nobel Peace Prize, crossdressing crime and Japanese car names
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Megumi Yokota, Japan best for Condé Nast, R-rated Quantas flight, villain queen & Japan rail origins
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Oct. 4, 2024: Japan new PM, price hikes, Tokyo drinks ban, death row lawsuit and bullet train 60th
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Sept. 27, 2024: Noto floods, Japan vs China and Russia, lame ducks, death penalties and e-scooters
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Sept. 20, 2024: Marijuana criminalization, whale meat, elders over 100, Shogun and Japanese sushi
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Sept. 13, 2024: Chinese influx, cash or cashless, child abuse, Fukushima peaches and deathly divorce
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Sept. 6, 2024: Made of steel, 4-day workweek, suicide leap, cycling offense and make babies
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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August 30, 2024: Rice shortage, China's flyby, dolphins attack, indecent exposure and 'hump dolls'
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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August 23, 2024: Shop & pray, Yasukuni graffiti, frequent flyer, 7-11 and Japanese vending machines
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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August 16, 2024: Kishida exit, megaquake, rotten egg, idol worship and golden Games
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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August 9, 2024: Market mayhem, the big heat, gun nut, school bullying and 'Have Your Say'
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Aug. 2, 2024: Agony of defeat, out of OJ, Veron disappearance, suitcase drivers and 'Have Your Say'
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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July 26, 2024: Tourist trap, Harris or Trump, not-so-smooth operator, pizza party and fizzled flame
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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July 19, 2024: Killer robots, microaggressions and Olympic hopes
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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June 28, 2024: Poster Pranks, Death on Fuji, Military Miscreant, Hotel Israel and Royal Flush
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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June 21, 2024: Castle Fees, Mt. Fuji Limit, Koike Scandal, Russia's Reach and Tickling the Ivories
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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June 14, 2024: Bacterium Infection, Maiden Names, the Mount Fuji View Controversy and Overtourism
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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June 7, 2024: Price Up; Cedar Fever; Punk in Drublic; High Tech Toilets and Right Place, Wrong Crime
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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May 31, 2024: Sportsmen, Cheats & Liars; Lost & Found; Run Renho Run; Human Writes and Melon, Oh My!
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May 31, 2024 |
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May 24, 2024: Break Down the Barricades, Japan Tops Travel Lists, Dirty Launderer and F-Bomb Cafe.
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May 30, 2024 |
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May 17, 2019: Work to 70, Nissan Nosedive, Sex Abuse by Dad, War with Russia? and Halloween Havoc
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May 17, 2019 |
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May 10, 2019: Toddler Deaths, Schoolgirl Suicide, Rope ’n’ Road, Quote of the Day and DIY PM.
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May 10, 2019 |
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April 26, 2019: Heisei’s Greatest Hits: Bubble, Disaster, Politics, Crime, Pop Culture and more.
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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April 19, 2019: Micro Racism, Trump Sumo Summit, Toilet Bowl Baby, Train in Vain and Poop Museum.
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Apr 12 2019: The Defiant One, Foot-in-Mouth Disease, Like a Virgin, Fashion Police and Mango Tango.
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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April 5 2019: Bail Fail Jail, Autocrat Era, Lost in Translation, Karoshi Cap and Velvet Buzz Cut.
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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March 29 2019: Emperors New Groove, AWOL University, No Eat’n’Go, Bathroom Cadaver and Hooters Bust.
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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March 22, 2019: Child Abuse Ban, Court Murder, Killer Robots, Election Objection and Invisible Man.
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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March 15, 2019: Virgin Suicides, Too Far Ghosn, Smugglers Blues, Your Name? and The Flame.
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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March 8, 2019: Ghosn Free, Abuse by Pachinko, Too Cool Koike, Yokohama Rocks and Shibuya Tsunami
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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March 1, 2019: Ace of U.S. Base, Diet Rapist, Bad Mom, Shovel It, Spaced Out and Tom Thumb.
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Feb 22, 2019: Abe Bad Bromance, Kidnap Custody, Ms. Robot, Exposer, Testy Tubes and Audrey Hepburn.
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Feb. 8, 2019: Give Mia Shelter, Aso’s Hole, Bowl o’ Roaches, Shoe Sniffer and Valentine Harassment.
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Feb. 1, 2019: Ghosn Plot, A Child Dies, Indecent Exposure, Arashi Storm and Bertrand Russell
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Jan. 25, 2019: Ghosn Fishin’, Osaka Skin, Dismemberer, Teacher Bully, Porn Hubs and A Star is Born.
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Jan. 18, 2019: WWII-ish, Olympic Scandal, All Abeard, Cute Idol Health and Kimono Attack.
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Jan. 11, 2019: Ghosn Fever, Easy College Sex Ranking, LDPTQ, Naked in Mie and Justin-2-Shinzo.
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Dec 21, 2018: All Ghosn, Whaling, Dismembering Mother, Putin Pinup, Escalator Donts and 2018 Recap.
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Dec. 14, 2018: Still Ghosn, Brawliticians, Kanji of the Year, Backstabber and Dangerous Thoughts.
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Dec. 7, 2018: Missing Airmen, Law & Order, Road Rage, Turning Trucks, Police Fight and more.
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Nov. 30, 2018: Ghosn Daddy Ghosn, Foreign Labor, Vanity Plates, Daddy Day Care and Japanese Gigolo.
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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Nov. 16, 2018: Cuban ambassador ban, cyber insecurity, BTS bombs, skirt stunt and hologram wedding.
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Nov. 9, 2018: Unfair trade, knives out, blood money, the mummy and Japan Yesterday.
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Nov. 2, 2018: JAL D.U.I., Warm Biz, get out, up in smoke and Beatlemania.
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Oct. 26, 2018: Blogs of war, medical lawsuit, custody battles, making a murderer and fright night.
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Oct. 19, 2018: Data shakeup, artful daughter, Othello champ, bicycle etiquette and Japan Yesterday.
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Oct. 5, 2018: Discomfort women, Kyoto tax, Kumamoto cough drop, suicide damage and goodfellas.
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Sep. 28, 2018: Japan-U.S trade, no go-karting, coin locker baby, Kanto vs. Kansai and bad tattoos.
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Sep. 21, 2018: Over the moon, dead cops, all hail Abe, least popular city and Japan Yesterday.
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Sept. 14, 2018: Osaka grand slam, helping foreigners, Abe Putin, hangman pay and tourism pollution.
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Sep. 7, 2018: Hokkaido quake, typhoon, radiation death, the fugitive and cop junk.
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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Aug 31, 2018: Hospital heat deaths, trainsitting, hotel quickies, dead dad and Conan Town.
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Aug 24, 2018: Basketball disgrace, super volunteer, Miss Top Gun, The Urinator and Marilyn & Joe
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Aug 25, 2018 |
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Aug 10, 2018: Medical unversity, hot stats, daylight savings, justice minister and octopus mystery.
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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July 20, 2018: Japan heatwave, EU free trade, Son says stupid, forrced kiss and Chaplin in Japan.
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Jul 21, 2018 |
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July 13, 2018: Western Japan flooding, blind groper, expensive grapes and Tokyo Olympic heat.
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Jul 14, 2018 |
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July 6, 2018: Aum executions, clean loss, garbage house, flying cars and AI scabs.
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Jul 07, 2018 |
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June 29, 2018: Clean up cup, fatal stabbings, hero Trump, childless selfish and Japan yesterday.
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Jun 30, 2018 |
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June 22, 2018: After the quake, Mexican whine, horrible parents, lunch break and cup runneth over.
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Jun 23, 2018 |
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June 15, 2018: Kim possible, adults only, dark web, return of the living dead and down vote.
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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June 8, 2018: Bosom buddies, the death of a child, Don Juan, the man who wasn't dead and office sex.
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Jun 09, 2018 |
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June 1, 2018: Feet in mouth, whale of a problem, work Japan, room & abuse and gettin' it on games.
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Jun 02, 2018 |
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May 25, 2018: Playing dirty, the breakup, car troubles, rooms for rent and weird whistler.
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May 26, 2018 |
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May 19, 2018: Foot in mouth, child killer caught, creepy house guest, dating game and early trains.
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May 19, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018: Blood on the tracks, Asian mini-summit, if the shoe fits, Japan needs kids and more.
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May 11, 2018 |
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May 4, 2018: The not-so-great escape, zero-fare bus strike, Cool Biz, small town sex and more.
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May 04, 2018 |
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April 27, 2018: Unjust desserts, sexy yoga, scuba diving murder, Olympics woes and more.
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May 01, 2018 |
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April 20, 2018: Abe and Trump in Florida, immigration center hunger strike, sex scandals and more.
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May 01, 2018 |