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This week we welcome new team member and news anchor, Leyla Gulen.  Leyla joins us from Fox 24 Charleston. She is the Host and Executive Producer for FOX 24 News Now Midday and FOX 24 News Now at 11pm.

This week news articles focuses on: Revil Ransomware, John McAfee, Tax-Deductible Ransomware, Mercedes Breach, and more!

This Week In Japan, At Least 60 Dead as a result of Record Flooding in Kyushu, Former Japanese Idol Gains Over 1 Million Followers in Record Time, Fujitsu to Half It's Office Space, Robotic Employees Are Coming to Japanese Conbini, and App Used to Pinpoint Corona Victims Faces Problems. Word of the Week: “Earthquake, Thunder, Fire, and Father (地震雷火事親父)"

[Japanese Explanation] 

This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題になっているニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、面白い日本語のフレーズも紹介しています。 

(Recorded on July 10th, 2020, in Roppongi, Tokyo) 

This week in Japan, the classic series Ghost in the Shell makes a comeback in the form of a new Netflix series. Companies and comedians face criticism for their mistreatment of people. Lastly, college students contemplate quitting school due to Corona virus. Word of the week: Black Company (ブラック企業)

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題になっているニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、外国人にとっては不思議な日本語のフレーズ等も紹介しています。

(Recorded on April 30th, 2020, in Roppongi, Tokyo)

This week in Japan, following the national declaration of a state of emergency, persistent pachinko players and imaginative creators are responding differently to the news.

- Play as Governor Koike in The Social Distancing Game (Mitsu-desu Game)

- Government Declares Nation-wide State of Emergency

- Abe Shinzo and his 10man Plan

- Popular Anime Series One Punch Man is Potentially Getting a Hollywood Movie

- Pachinko Industry Under Fire

- Word of the week: Golden Week (ゴールデンウィーク)

[Japanese Explanation]
This Week In Japanでは毎週、日本で話題になっているニュースについて、イギリス人アーティストのJulianと日本人起業家のYasuが英語で意見を交わしています。他にも日本文化や、外国人にとっては不思議な日本語のフレーズ等も紹介しています。

(Recorded on April 24th, 2020, in Roppongi, Tokyo)