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theTokyoBill Japan news brief

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Show overview

theTokyoBill Japan news brief has published 80 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 7 min and 9 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 80 episodes already out so far this year. Published by TokyoBill.

Episodes
80
Started
2026
Median length
8 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

A 5-minute (or so) English language news brief, on stories related to Japan. Get your coffee on and learn what stories caught my attention recently! Topics include business, culture, defense, entertainment and more, with news sourced from a variety of reputable media outlets.These stories, and more, at: https://thetokyobill.com.

Latest Episodes

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Consumption tax cut on food clears Japan's lower house - November 7, 2026

Nov 7, 20268 min

Chinese ships suspected of surveying undersea cables near Japan - November 3, 2026

Nov 3, 20267 min

Japan changes how tourists get their tax back - October 31, 2026

Oct 31, 20268 min

GMO offers up to $1 million reward to identify cloud hackers - October 28, 2026

Oct 28, 20268 min

Terminally ill man keeps 22 million yen - October 23, 2026

Oct 23, 20266 min

Russia detains Japanese journalist - October 20, 2026

Oct 20, 20267 min

Japan's phantom magnitude 9.9 earthquake alert - October 17, 2026

Oct 17, 20267 min

Five Malaysians arrested for possible cocaine smuggling - October 14, 2026

Oct 14, 20267 min

Digital affairs minister urges new passwords - October 10, 2026

Oct 10, 20266 min

Google Japan's conveyor-belt keyboard brings keys to your fingers - September 7, 2026

Oct 8, 20269 min

Japan raises permanent residency fee twentyfold - October 3, 2026

Oct 3, 20267 min

Central Tokyo records 34 consecutive days of rain - September 30, 2026

Sep 30, 20267 min

Typhoon Dijuan death toll rises to 11 - September 26, 2026

Sep 26, 20266 min

Typhoon Dujuan kills four & batters eastern Japan during Silver Week holiday - September 22, 2026

Sep 22, 20266 min

Xi Jinping's APEC meetings with Canada and Japan take diverging paths - September 19, 2026

Sep 19, 20267 min

Number of centenarians in Japan tops 100,000 for first time - September 16, 2026

Sep 16, 20267 min

Japan raises alarm over new UN world map - September 12, 2026

Sep 12, 20267 min

Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking - September 9, 2026

Sep 9, 20267 min

Japan submits record defense budget for fiscal 2027 - September 5, 2026

Sep 5, 20268 min

SDF ship returns to port with Tomahawk capability operational - September 2, 2026

Sep 3, 20268 min
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