Japan’s pop concert prayers, and a Tigers fan goes viral

About this episode

This episode covers Japan's pop concert prayers, a viral moment involving a Tigers fan, and the issue of deepfake photos.

Your daily kids news podcast. Meteors and comets in night’s sky; Japan’s pop concert prayers; Tigers fan goes viral; and fighting deepfake photos. This month, the night sky is putting on a spectacular show! In Tokyo, music fans are visiting a special shrine hoping for luck in scoring tickets to their favourite bands. A young Wests Tigers fan was caught crying after his team’s tough loss—but things turned around when Nicho Hynes sent him a kind message. The Prime Minister of Italy shared a fake AI-made image of herself to warn people how convincing deepfakes can be. For the full episode transcript, click here.

Topics covered

• pop concerts
• deepfakes
• sports
• night sky
• viral moments

Keywords

• Japan
• pop concert
• Tigers fan
• deepfake
• night sky
• Meteors
• comets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prime Minister of Italy

Places: Japan, Tokyo

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