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A short (3-5 min.) news brief, stories from in and around Japan.

In this episode: Nagoya University develops improved semiconductor material, Japan defense industry struggling, government calls for gender wage gap data, anticompetition practices by Apple & Google to be restricted, In-N-Out Burger to hold a one-day pop-up stand

Music by Wavecont, care of Pixabay

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theTokyoBill, June 13 2024

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