Kishida’s close call, Kyoto’s dual festivals and the now not-so-novel coronavirus

Episode 156,   May 10, 2023, 10:00 AM

We went on a break and there was an assassination attempt, COVID-19 got a downgrade, and a pair of festivals shook up Kyoto. Several Japan Times writers join this week’s episode to help us play catch up with the headlines.
Hosted by Shaun McKenna, with research from Jason Jenkins and produced by Dave Cortez.

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Shaun McKenna: Twitter | Instagram
Gabriele Ninivaggi: Articles | Twitter 
Tomoko Otake: Articles | Twitter
Thu-Huong Ha: Articles | Twitter
Lance Henderstein: Articles | Twitter

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Photo: Yuriko Takagi’s “Threads of Beauty” was one of the highlights of this year’s Kyotographie. | LANCE HENDERSTEIN