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This Week In Japan, 71 episodes.

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Japan's Favorite Snack Raises Price After 40 Years

2

Jujutsu Kaisen Goes Big At The Box Office

3

Japanese Team Invents World's First 'Lickable' Screen

4

Another Crazy Year in Japan: Christmas Special 2021

5

The First Japanese Civilian Is Now In Space

6

Japan’s Fried Chicken Wars Puts Christmas In Jeopardy

7

Will “Shut the F*ck Up” be Japan's Word of 2021?

8

Tokyo Team Recreates World's Oldest Oil Painting with AI

9

84 Year Old Grandpa Becomes Pokémon Master

10

Princess Mako Marries & Leaves The Imperial Family

11

Next-gen Vending Machines Take Japan By Storm

12

Ramen Shops Ban Ramen Critics & YouTubers

13

Japanese Climate Scientist Wins Nobel Prize

14

Japan to Lower Age Limit in Opposite-sex Onsen

15

Matcha is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

16

High School Creates First Ever Official Manga Course

17

Sumo Wrestler who Lost 104 Consecutive Matches Retires

18

Golf Is Becoming the New Trendy Sport in Japan

19

Tokyo Olympics Special: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

20

TeamLab's Digital Art Museum Breaks World Record

21

Giant Head Appears in the Sky over Tokyo

22

Sushi Ninja Busted for Industrial Espionage

23

Government Officials Turned Into Anime Characters

24

Government Encourages 4-Day Workweek

25

Foreign Residence Card Checker Sparks Controversies

26

We're Back! - Japan Gambles on Successful Olympics

27

Japanese Entrepreneur Plans Journey To The Moon

28

Popular Manga Character Catches COVID-19

29

Netflix To Offer Full-scholarships To Anime Creators Open To Foreigners

30

Clubhouse App Is Making Big Waves In Japan

31

President of Tokyo Olympics Committee Under Fire for Sexist Comments

32

Pandemic Boosts Rice Consumption in Japan

33

Silent Eating Is Trending In Japan

34

Big Setbacks for the Japanese Entertainment Industry

35

State of Emergency 2.0: Welcome to 2021

36

This Year In Japan - 2020 Review

37

Nintendo Company Brochure Becomes Valued Collector’s Item

38

Novelist Sues Square Enix over Game Character's Name

39

Suga Pushes Digital Transformation Agency

40

A Countryside Mayor is the Japanese Joe Biden

41

Breaking News from Osaka Interrupts Anime Broadcast

42

Osaka City Is On The Verge Of Being Abolished

43

Journalist Shiori Ito Sues Politician For Liking A Tweet

44

The Demon Slayer Movie Sees Record Screenings In Japan

45

Japan Aims to Accept Tourists from April 2021

46

Life-size Moving Gundam Is Activated

47

Prime Minister Suga Vows to Cut Mobile Phone Fees

48

Naomi Osaka Wins Third Grand Slam Title

49

Tokyo's Curfew For Bars Is Finally Lifted

50

Race For The Next Prime Minister Begins

51

Top Politician Arrested Again In Bribery Case

52

Japan’s Record Heat Wave Turns Deadly

53

Abe’s Vacant Summer Vacation

54

Three Prefectures Declare State Of Emergency

55

Foreign Residents Allowed Re-entry

56

Abe Set On Tokyo 2021 Olympics

57

Youngest Ever Shogi Master Is Born

58

Robot Workers Coming To Convenience Stores

59

Tokyo Sees Unusual Election Candidates

60

Prime Minister Abe Finally Gets A Rest

61

Economy Reopens and PlayStation 5 Revealed

62

Tokyo Lifts The Alert and BLM Protest Held in Osaka

63

Blue Impulse Jets Fly Over Tokyo

64

Japan Lifts the State of Emergency

65

Demon Slayer Manga Ends

66

Olympian Switches to Uber Eats

67

Japan Extends State of Emergency

68

Ghost in the Shell Revives

69

Social Distancing Games Developed

70

Final Fantasy and Animal Crossing Sales Explode

71

Japan Declares State Of Emergency