This week we discuss the remarkable lengths one student went to cheat on an exam, the most unbelieve accident to ever happen when a man falling from a roof caused another woman to fall out of a window, Japan's favorite snack is finally raising it's price by ¥2 after 40 years and a videogame developer has requested that fans do not send chocolate and presents to their favorite videogame characters this year.Word of the Week:アラサー (ara-saa)アラフォー (ara-foo)アラフィフ (ara-fifu)This episode was recorded...
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This week we discuss the remarkable lengths one student went to cheat on an exam, the most unbelieve accident to ever happen when a man falling from a roof caused another woman to fall out of a window, Japan's favorite snack is finally raising it's price by ¥2 after 40 years and a videogame developer has requested that fans do not send chocolate and presents to their favorite videogame characters this year.Word of the Week:アラサー (ara-saa)アラフォー (ara-foo)アラフィフ (ara-fifu)This episode was recorded...
This week we discuss the nominations for Japan's 'Word of the Year' 2021 competition (流行語大賞), JAXA's search for new astronauts for the first time in 13 years, the seemingly positive return to normalcy with low COVID-19 numbers, and how Uber Eats drivers are unhappy with the current state of flexible wages.Word of the Year Nominations:うっせえわ！ (usseewa)ぼったくり男爵 (bottakuri-dan-shoku)黙食 (moku-shoku)ピクトグラム (pikutoguramu)ウマ娘 (uma-musume)リアル二刀流 (riaru-ni-tou-ryuu)This episode was recorded on November ...
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This week we discuss the remarkable lengths one student went to cheat on an exam, the most unbelieve accident to ever happen when a man falling from a roof caused another woman to fall out of a window, Japan's favorite snack is finally raising it's price by ¥2 after 40 years and a videogame developer has requested that fans do not send chocolate and presents to their favorite videogame characters this year.Word of the Week:アラサー (ara-saa)アラフォー (ara-foo)アラフィフ (ara-fifu)This episode was recorded...
