Note from the compiler:
Greetings and thank you to anyone who reads this weekly newsletter!
I hope this is a helpful resource to stay abreast of the latest developments in Japan and an entertaining list of news that interests a wide range of readers. My aim has been to be both informative and professional in the way I compile the news every week.
I regret that I haven’t been able to post as consistently as I hoped. I will continue to try and post every week.
Here is this week’s newsletter.

As usual, the longer version has bookmarks so you can skip over sections that are not of interest.
The lineup:

–Rintaro Nishimura
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