About this episode

This episode discusses the flavor update of Asahi Super Dry and various news stories from Japan.

In today’s episode: Asahi Super Dry gets its first flavor update in four years Japanese whiskies dominate global Double Gold rankings Air conditioner sales surge ahead of tighter standards and higher prices Kyoto junior high becomes first public school in Japan with hoodie uniform Tokyo police ramp up anti-groping campaign ahead of summer Hama-Sushi considers police action after soap-on-sushi video goes viral

People in this episode

Host: TokyoBill

Topics covered

• Asahi Super Dry flavor update
• Japanese whiskies
• air conditioner sales
• Kyoto junior high hoodie uniform
• Tokyo anti-groping campaign
• Hama-Sushi viral video

Keywords

• Asahi Super Dry
• Japanese whiskies
• air conditioner sales
• Kyoto junior high
• Tokyo police
• Hama-Sushi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Asahi Super Dry, Japanese whiskies, Tokyo police, Hama-Sushi

Places: Kyoto

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