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The future of US-Japan relations, Tokyo Skytree’s elevators stuck, a raid on Microsoft Japan, a US military fanboy, a new electric moped, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Plastic pollution: https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-hold-int'l-conference-on-plastic-pollution-in-tokyo-in-march “In a new Cold War, Japan-U.S. ties grow in importance” by Stephen R. Nagy: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/japan-us-ties-grow-in-importance/ Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

US-Japan joint projects, Valentine Chocolate blues, PayPay on US Nasdaq, Winter Olympic wins, foreign tourism, new iPS cell treatments, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Takaichi reelected: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260218/p2g/00m/0na/031000c “Japan’s election result redraws political lines across Indo-Pacific” by Shafraz Rasheed: https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/japan%E2%80%99s-election-result-redraws-political-lines-across-indo-pacific Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Snow-related accidents, the Pokémon Forest, the morning-after pill, 3-nanometer semiconductors, rare earth in the deep-sea, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Heavy snow toll: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260202_20/ “Japan's ruling party cannot wish away its money scandal”: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260204/p2a/00m/0op/008000c Snow Festival: https://www.snowfes.com/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate Oops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 3:34, the reader should have said, "5,700." Sorry for the inconvenience!

Panda goodbyes, early voting, fake posts, a medical professor arrested on suspicion of taking bribes, a guitar legend’s death, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Election candidates: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260123_21/ “Mie plan goes against inclusion of foreigners in community”: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16309069 Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

A retrial system bill, a potential February election, a proposal to suspend the consumption tax on food, cherry blossom season predictions, a medical emergency in space, a Go competition, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Consumption tax suspension: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-pm-mulls-to-include-zero-food-tax-proposal-for-election-pledge “Will Japan build nuclear weapons? Why China’s concerns are unfounded, for now” by Lewis Eves: https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/Will-Japan-build-nuclear-weapons-Why-China%E2%80%99s-concerns-are-unfounded-for-now Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Export delays, a spreading wildfire, cross-cultural leadership training, English exam cheaters, a mass attack threat, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Cross-cultural learning as a foundation for future leadership” by Shihab Alfaheem: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260107/p2g/00m/0op/031000c Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Mayors in favor of foreigners, tuna auction record, Japan’s reaction to the US attack on Venezuela, an earthquake in the west, a New Year greeting cards decline, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Majority of Japanese mayors say foreign residents essential but most see good and bad effects” by Casey Baseel: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/majority-of-japanese-mayors-say-foreign-residents-are-essential-but-most-see-good-and-bad-effects Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Stabbing at a factory, record high 2026 budget, bear captures, anti-misinformation proposals, cardboard beds helping reduce blood clot cases, a wolf escaping from a zoo, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Don't make a fuss by chasing pipe dreams” by Hiroki Sugita: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251228/p2g/00m/0op/008000c Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

The emperor’s birthday, the Osaka Light Festival, a woman trying to break into the house of a BTS member, a nuclear weapon protest, a foreign worker program, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Trump risks cementing Chinese and Russian spheres of influence in Asia” by Bill Emmott: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251219/p2g/00m/0op/053000c Osaka Light Festival: https://www.hikari-kyoen.com/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

The China-Japan spat, panda goodbyes, Japan’s word of the year, duck netting, speed skaters to compete in the Winter Olympics, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected] You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan. Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “Ending exclusion begins with inclusive education in Japan” by Jonghwi Park: https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/ending-exclusion-begins-with-inclusive-education-in-japan Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

Nobel Prize laureates, a church leader resigning, a master craftsman award, the men’s World Cup draw, Forbes ranking, the Aomori earthquake, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected]  You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. “What Japan's schools teach us: 16 years inside the system” by Nathaniel Reed: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251205/p2g/00m/0op/026000c  Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

The male-only imperial succession issue, yen carry trade, a ruling on same-sex marriage, a Shangai concert cancellation, the Imperial Palace fall folliage, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected]  You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collections We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

China’s UN letter, a southwestern earthquake, a meteoroid cluster sighting, the G20 summit, an AI train app, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected]  You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collections We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

A fire in Oita, bear deterrent drones, the Takatori Castle Festival, oyster deaths, a volcanic eruption, a robot contest, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected]  You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Rorshok Ocean Update: https://rorshok.com/updates/ocean/ The Takatori Castle Festival: https://sightseeing2.takatori.info/37th_shiromatsuri/  Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collections We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate

An economic stimulus package, intangible cultural heritage, facial recognition tech, an apartment fire, low-latitude aurora, and much more! Thanks for tuning in! Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at [email protected]  You can also contact us on Twitter & Instagram @rorshokjapan.  Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds. Red aurora: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251113/p2g/00m/0na/002000c  Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/ Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collections We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66 Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate