Untitled News

By: Matthew Smith
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  • This is a bilingual English and Japanese language podcast, discussing news from Australia and Japan. This podcast gives an international perspective on local news stories and also provides listening practice for learners of both English and Japanese.
    Matthew Smith
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Episodes
  • Internet outages causing havoc and paying companies to make their employees take paternity leave

    Internet outages causing havoc and paying companies to make their employees take paternity leave
    Nov 12 2023
    In this episode we discuss how the impact internet outages can have, then discuss a scheme to incentivise fathers to take paternity leave. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231109/p2a/00m/0na/028000c https://www.instagram.com/p/CzW1A-vBswk/?igshid=Y3RpNGR1ZndydThy
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    23 mins
  • Same sex couple gets visa rejected and top 100 bluey episode countdown

    Same sex couple gets visa rejected and top 100 bluey episode countdown
    Nov 5 2023
    In this episode we discuss the case of an American man in Japan having his partnership visa application denied, potentially due to his partner also being make. We then look at Haruka’s favourite bluey episodes. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231103/p2a/00m/0na/017000c https://www.instagram.com/p/CzPsFEnykgp/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
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    26 mins
  • Encouraging 14 year olds to go to clubs and kabuki suicide pacts

    Encouraging 14 year olds to go to clubs and kabuki suicide pacts
    Oct 22 2023
    In this episode we discuss the case of a man encouraging a young girl to go to a club and a kabuki actor assisting his parents to suicide. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231020/p2a/00m/0na/003000c https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/20/japan/crime-legal/kabuki-actor-ennosuke-trial/
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    23 mins

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