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This episode discusses Japan's efforts to protect its tea brands amid rising counterfeits and covers various news topics including a virus spread and changes to tax-free shopping rules.

In today’s episode: China-linked virus spread through fake USB drives in Japan’s army; Ghosn says calls for his Nissan return reflect investor anger; Japan’s tax-free shopping rules to change starting November; Nepalese man mistakenly arrested over unfamiliar new ID card; Researchers find brain’s stress adaptation peaks an hour later; Japan weather agency warns of typhoon landfall over weekend; Japan moves to protect tea brand as overseas counterfeits spread

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