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Articles from this week's episode

Japan adds four new industries to skilled foreign worker visahttps://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-adds-driver-railway-roles-to-skilled-foreign-worker-visa

Explainer: Japan hiked interest rates. Why is the yen falling?https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/japan-hiked-interest-rates-why-is-yen-falling-2024-03-25/

Japan imperial family to make Instagram debut in Aprilhttps://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/8ef160fa2f54-japan-imperial-family-to-make-instagram-debut-in-april.html

“弁護士が取り調べ立ち会い” 日弁連が4月から支援制度始めるhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240323/k10014400421000.html

US, Japan plan biggest upgrade to security pact in over 60 years, FT reportshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-japan-plan-biggest-upgrade-to-security-pact-in-over-60-years-ft-reports/ar-BB1ks6zM

Thousands call for end to aroma capsules, citing ‘scent pollution’https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15175024

Timeline of events in Shohei Ohtani gambling scandalhttps://sports.yahoo.com/timeline-events-shohei-ohtani-gambling-172658250.html?guccounter=1

Nara considering increasing number of deer that can be killed each year, expanding culling zonehttps://soranews24.com/2024/03/29/nara-considering-expanding-number-of-deer-that-can-be-killed-each-year-expanding-culling-zone/