This week we discuss billionaire Yusaku Maezawa who just became the first Japanese civilian to travel to space, how prolonged exposure to face masks is causing unexpected anxiety and outrage as a school in Tokyo asks students to relinquish their social media passwords.

Word of the Week:
学歴フィルター (gakureki-firutā)

This episode was recorded on December 10th 2021 in Hiroo, Tokyo.

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