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Kyodo News
a day ago
- General
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Podcast [English World] Episode 100: Atomic bomb trees
KYODO NEWS - 22 hours ago - 12:00 | All, Podcast How many trees survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima? Three Kyodo News reporters -- Toma Mochizuki, Peter Masheter and Donican Lam -- talk about an article written by Donican about the trees in Hiroshima that survived the atomic bombing by the United States on Aug. 6, 1945. Listen as they discuss how many trees survived and what they symbolize, and the project that endeavors to take saplings from the trees abroad. Article mentioned in the podcast: FEATURE: Silent witnesses: A-bomb trees carrying on aging survivors' legacy Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents. More podcast episodes: Podcast [English World] Episode 99: Overtourism in Japan Podcast Episode 98: Japan mulls covering childbirth costs from 2026 Podcast [English World] Episode 97: Separate surname debate in Japan
Kyodo News
2 days ago
- General
- Kyodo News
Podcast [English World] Episode 100: Atomic bomb trees
KYODO NEWS - 29 minutes ago - 12:00 | All, Podcast How many trees survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima? Three Kyodo News reporters -- Toma Mochizuki, Peter Masheter and Donican Lam -- talk about an article written by Donican about the trees in Hiroshima that survived the atomic bombing by the United States on Aug. 6, 1945. Listen as they discuss how many trees survived and what they symbolize, and the project that endeavors to take saplings from the trees abroad. Article mentioned in the podcast: FEATURE: Silent witnesses: A-bomb trees carrying on aging survivors' legacy Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents. More podcast episodes: Podcast [English World] Episode 99: Overtourism in Japan Podcast Episode 98: Japan mulls covering childbirth costs from 2026 Podcast [English World] Episode 97: Separate surname debate in Japan
Kyodo News
28-05-2025
- Kyodo News
Podcast [English World] Episode 99: Overtourism in Japan
KYODO NEWS - 6 hours ago - 10:38 | All, Podcast Have you been affected by overtourism? Three Kyodo News reporters -- Junko Horiuchi, Toma Mochizuki and Donican Lam -- talk about how a Mt. Fuji photo spot is once again highlighting the issue of overtourism. Listen as they discuss recent incidents with tourists and Mt. Fuji, their personal experiences of overtourism, and their views on government measures. Article mentioned in the podcast: Local reaction to Mt. Fuji photo hunters causing major regrets Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents. More podcast episodes: Podcast Episode 98: Japan mulls covering childbirth costs from 2026 Podcast [English World] Episode 97: Separate surname debate in Japan Podcast Episode 96: Why are there so few trash bins in Japan? Foreign tourists and others wait to take photos at the "Mt. Fuji dream bridge" in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 17, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Kyodo News
28-05-2025
- Kyodo News
Podcast [English World] Episode 99: Overtourism in Japan
KYODO NEWS - 8 minutes ago - 10:38 | All, Podcast Have you been affected by overtourism? Three Kyodo News reporters -- Junko Horiuchi, Toma Mochizuki and Donican Lam -- talk about how a Mt. Fuji photo spot is once again highlighting the issue of overtourism. Listen as they discuss recent incidents with tourists and Mt. Fuji, their personal experiences of overtourism, and their views on government measures. Article mentioned in the podcast: Local reaction to Mt. Fuji photo hunters causing major regrets Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents. More podcast episodes: Podcast Episode 98: Japan mulls covering childbirth costs from 2026 Podcast [English World] Episode 97: Separate surname debate in Japan Podcast Episode 96: Why are there so few trash bins in Japan? Foreign tourists and others wait to take photos at the "Mt. Fuji dream bridge" in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 17, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Kyodo News
22-05-2025
- Business
- Kyodo News
Podcast Episode 98: Japan mulls covering childbirth costs from 2026
KYODO NEWS - May 21, 2025 - 08:53 | All, Podcast Could subsidized births boost baby numbers? Three Kyodo News reporters -- Ellessa Yamada, Eduardo Martinez and Peter Masheter -- talk about the Japanese government's proposals to fully cover childbirth costs from as soon as 2026. Listen as they discuss why the policy is being suggested, its possible benefits and drawbacks, and how much it costs to have a baby in other major economies. Article mentioned in the podcast: Japan set to fully cover childbirth costs possibly from April 2026 Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents. More podcast episodes: Podcast [English World] Episode 97: Separate surname debate in Japan Podcast [English World] Episode 96: Why are there so few trash bins in Japan? Podcast [English World] Episode 95: New cycling fines in 2026
