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theTokyoBill Japan news brief

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Show overview

theTokyoBill Japan news brief has published 66 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 9 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 yesterday, with 66 episodes already out so far this year. Published by TokyoBill.

Episodes
66
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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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

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97 - August 29, 2026

Aug 29, 20268 min

Volunteers relocate castle keep by hand - August 26, 2026

Aug 26, 20267 min

Father abandons seven year-old son on Mount Fuji - theTokyoBill news brief - August 22, 2026

Aug 23, 20268 min

United States sanctions chief of International Criminal Court - August 19, 2026

Aug 19, 20268 min

New Kyoto shrine dedicated to stuffed toys - August 15, 2026

Aug 15, 20267 min

Fukushima city offers beetle larvae as tax donation gifts - August 12, 2026

Aug 12, 20266 min

Planned food tax cut draws skepticism - August 7, 2026

Aug 7, 20269 min

Japan schools flooded with AI-generated work - August 5, 2026

Aug 5, 20268 min

Suspected yen intervention ripples through currency markets - July 31, 2026

Jul 31, 202610 min

Japanese bird crowding out native Hawaiian species - July 29, 2026

Jul 29, 20268 min

Nankai Trough 'locked zone' shifts over time - July 25, 2026

Jul 25, 20267 min

Swimming beaches down 30 percent - July 22, 2026

Jul 22, 20269 min

Kirin cracks the science of beer foam - July 17, 2026

Jul 17, 20268 min

Kei cars cleared to join Japan's taxi fleets - July 15, 2026

Jul 15, 20269 min
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