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Rorshok Japan Update
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A ten-minute weekly audio update in English of what's happening in Japan. No ads.If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying a shirt here: https://rorshok.com/buy/Learn more about the Rorshok Updates here: https://rorshok.com/Thank you!
Episodes
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JAPAN: Plastic Waste Meeting & more – 26th Feb 2026
The future of US-Japan relations, Tokyo Skytree’s elevators stuck, a raid on Microsoft Japan, a US military fanboy, a new electric moped, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on…
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JAPAN: Prime Minister Reelection & more – 19th Feb 2026
US-Japan joint projects, Valentine Chocolate blues, PayPay on US Nasdaq, Winter Olympic wins, foreign tourism, new iPS cell treatments, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter…
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JAPAN: The Election Campaign & more – 5th Feb 2026
Snow-related accidents, the Pokémon Forest, the morning-after pill, 3-nanometer semiconductors, rare earth in the deep-sea, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: PM Dissolves the Lower House & more – 29th Jan 2026
Panda goodbyes, early voting, fake posts, a medical professor arrested on suspicion of taking bribes, a guitar legend’s death, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &…
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JAPAN: The Prison Sentence of Abe’s Murderer & more – 22nd Jan 2026
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...
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JAPAN: A New Centrist Party & more – 15th Jan 2026
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Cherry-Picked Nuclear Safety Data & more – 8th Jan 2026
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 [email protected] You can...
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JAPAN: Massive Expressway Pileup & more – 31st Dec 2025
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 [email protected]…
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JAPAN: Tax Reforms & more – 24th Dec 2025
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 [email protected] You can also...
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JAPAN: Hundreds File Lawsuit & more – 18th Dec 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &…
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JAPAN: Radar Lock-On & more – 11th Dec 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: Survey on US-Japan Relations & more – 4th Dec 2025
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 [email protected] You can also...
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JAPAN: Governor of Fukui Resigns & more – 27th Nov 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan....
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JAPAN: China Responds to PM & more – 20th Nov 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Human Trafficking & more – 13th Nov 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Takaichi on North Korean Abductions & more – 6th Nov 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter…
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JAPAN: Trump-Takaichi Meeting & more – 30th Oct 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact...
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JAPAN: First Female Prime Minister & more – 23rd Oct 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan....
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JAPAN: Komeito’s Withdrawal & more – 16th Oct 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &...
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JAPAN: New LDP Head & more – 9th Oct 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &…
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JAPAN: Shady Campaign Strategy & more – 2nd Oct 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: Leadership Election Candidates & more – 25th Sep 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &…
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JAPAN: Non-Recognition of a Palestine State & more – 18th Sep 2025
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 [email protected]...
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JAPAN: Prime Minister to Resign & more – 11th Sep 2025
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 [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: China’s Gray-Zone Tactics & more – 4th Sep 2025
Anti-customer harassment measures, the new Tokyo Skytree train, bear overfamiliarity, food import restrictions lifted, a fatal stalking case, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: Next LDP President & more – 28th Aug 2025
A smartphone use ordinance, salary fraud, the Tokyo heat streak, a yen-based stablecoin, the tragic death of a toddler, a volcanic eruption, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: Ukraine Support & more – 21st Aug 2025
Two firefighters dead, Intel investment, the Copper World project, a mysterious meteorite, the Shinjo Festival, McDonald’s One Piece promotion, overseas scammers, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can...
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JAPAN: Severe Rains & more – 14th Aug 2025
A lawsuit against Perplexity AI, boxing deaths, McDonald’s Pokemon mishap, Osaka Expo ticket sales, toilet certification, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Hiroshima Memorial Ceremony & more – 7th Aug 2025
Anti-discrimination backlash, a fireworks festival fire, the World Cosplay Summit, a tennis star comeback, press preregistration, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &...
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JAPAN: Pressuring the Prime Minister & more – 31st July 2025
The US-Japan deal, the Pacific coast tsunami, rice supply and demand, a Bon dance world record, the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &...
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JAPAN: Upper House Election Results & more – 24th July 2025
Ongoing southwestern earthquakes, the oldest rock, telecommunications airships, a new nuclear power plant, the Snow Egg festival, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &...
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JAPAN: Upper House Chair Resignation & more – 17th July 2025
Ongoing tariff talks, foreigner-related political debate, the Emperor’s heart problems, a fatal bear attack, the Osaka Expo air show, multifetal pregnancy reductions, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You...
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JAPAN: Nagasaki Anniversary Invitation & more – 10th July 2025
The Imperial Mongolia trip, Upper House election xenophobia, the new foreign license conversion system, TikTok Michael Jackson impersonator, lower rice prices, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can…
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JAPAN: Welfare Cut Ruling & more – 3rd July 2025
Bear attacks, a Nagoya teacher investigation, the upcoming Upper House election, the Mr. Japan gaffe, 1000 earthquakes in Kagoshima, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter &...
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JAPAN: A Missile Test & more – 26th June 2025
Middle Eastern evacuation, cough cases, a warning on heavy rain, the Tokyo assembly election, a misogynistic comment, the Shanghai Film Festival, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us…
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JAPAN: Travel Warning & more – 19th June 2025
Female politician harassment, Princess Kako’s Brazilian flights, a Japanese animated film receiving an award, a bullet train malfunction, the Mount Fuji trail gate, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You…
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JAPAN: Nuclear Power Plant Lawsuit & more – 12th June 2025
A war-era bomb detonation, a bacteria outbreak, a cash handout proposal, Switch 2 record sales, selfie grandma, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram…
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JAPAN: Foreign Workers Dying & more – 5th June 2025
Fin whale hunting, the train decoupling investigation, birth decline, stockpiled rice sales, a lunar landing, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan....
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JAPAN: Whistleblower Leak & more – 29th May 2025
A gas explosion, the US Steel deal, stockpiled rice plans, blue carbon research, a new bronze church bell, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.…
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JAPAN: Agriculture Minister’s Dismissal & more – 22nd May 2025
An explosion in a restaurant, a host club law revision, the Osaka World Expo restroom controversy, an Uber Eats settlement, the US Steel buyout, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: Student Attacker Reveals Motive & more – 15th May 2025
A wartime bomb discovered, carmakers’ profit loss, importing rice, a huge Tokyo festival, the emperor’s heart problems, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Nationals Abducted by North Korea & more – 8th May 2025
Record-breaking cough cases, the US’ help with abductees, an elementary school assault, the emperor’s heart problems, a Chinese helicopter violating Japanese airspace, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You...
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JAPAN: Attempted Child Murder & more – 1st May 2025
An expressway car crash, tariff talks, a nuclear reactor robotic arm, viral disaster predictions, repeat helicopter rescues, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: US Marines Sexually Assault Women & more – 24th April 2025
An anti-customer abuse policy, hydrogen-powered electricity, cargo bullet trains, Mt. Fuji’s hiking rules, the Imperial garden party, geothermal power, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also…
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JAPAN: A Retrial System Reform & more – 17th April 2025
The teacher workload reform, an online ad petition, a poll on tariffs, a health insurance survey, a rainy Expo opening, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Back Tax Penalty & more – 10th April 2025
Rice prices, Osaka Expo’s methane gas, tariff take-backs, a toll gate failure, an actress arrested, the Japanese Grand Prix, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram...
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JAPAN: Assault Investigation & more – 3rd April 2025
Cancelled air taxi demo, living national treasures, an anti-defamatory content law, AI-generated animation disgust, emergency aid to Myanmar, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: Unification Church to Disband? & more – 25th Mar 2025
The Prime Minister’s gift vouchers, eruption plans, emergency rice sales, a police officer uniform change, new stem cell research, Bamboo Day, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on...
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JAPAN: PM’s Controversial Gift Vouchers & more – 20th Mar 2025
An update on the live streamer murder, an alleged spy in Belarus, a third grader electrician, teachers’ unpaid wages, the Osaka Expo app, a princely graduation, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can…
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JAPAN: Murder on Livestream & more – 13th Mar 2025
Coupling bullet trains, forest fire damage, the Myanmar scam group, an anti-customer harassment bill, the prince’s first press conference, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on…
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A ten-minute weekly audio update in English of what's happening in Japan. No ads.If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying a shirt here: https://rorshok.com/buy/Learn more about the Rorshok Updates here: https://rorshok.com/Thank you!
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