Yakushima's Need To Know Tips | STJ 163

About this episode

This episode provides essential tips for visiting Yakushima and discusses various current events in Japan.

Articles from this week's episode https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/24/japan_reverses_course_on_postfukushima/ https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220824/p2g/00m/0na/025000c https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62463974 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/168e1c085f54-japan-eyes-stockpiling-1000-long-range-missiles-amid-china-tensions.html https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220824_01/?fbclid=IwAR2LZi3thnd--q74pZqpQ78IZoHEFQLbf3Q1wUnfDZdn6lQzFzuI9hbu5pI https://soranews24.com/2022/08/27/the-almost-immediate-problems-on-our-almost-no-plan-trip-to-yakushima/ https://soranews24.com/2022/08/27/its-good-to-have-problems-hayao-miyazaki-tells-studio-ghibli-staff/ https://soranews24.com/2022/08/26/tokyos-giant-ferris-wheel-is-closing-for-good-so-its-time-for-one-last-ride%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91/ https://soranews24.com/2022/08/25/japanese-scientists-succeed-at-causing-depression-in-monkeys-using-magnetic-stimulation/ https://soranews24.com/2022/08/24/eggslut-adds-a-whole-ass-eel-to-a-new-sandwich-in-japan/ https://soranews24.com/2022/08/23/brad-pitt-hops-on-the-bullet-train-to-kyoto-gets-teary-at-a-temple-and-receives-a-pasmo-card-in-japan/ https://www.yakumonkey.com/…

People in this episode

Host: Small Talk Japan

Topics covered

• travel tips
• Yakushima
• Japanese culture
• current events
• sponsorship
• adventures

Keywords

• Yakushima
• travel tips
• Japan
• culture
• adventures
• current events
• Hayao Miyazaki
• Brad Pitt

Sponsors

STAPLETON 英会話, DROPS Hair

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Register, Mainichi, BBC, Kyodo News, NHK World, Sora News 24

Places: Yakushima

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