Miscellaneous
In this week's news from Japan Today: Former Nissan head Carlos Ghosn offers to detain himself in Japan; a sponsor of tennis star Naomi Osaka is accused of “whitewashing” anime characters based on her likeness; an American man sentenced to eight years for killing and dismembering an Osaka woman; a teacher punched a student at a Tokyo high school and the internet reacts; porno mags to be removed from Japanese convenience stores plus a Tokyo-based start-up has sent a rocket to space with all of the supplies for an artificial meteor shower on demand. https://japantoday.com/ Rate and review us: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-today/id517133982?mt=2 This weeks stories: Ghosn Fishin’ — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/tokyo-court-denies-latest-bail-request-of-nissan's-ghosn Osaka Skin — https://japantoday.com/category/business/sponsor-of-naomi-osaka-retracts-ad-videos-over-skin-color-dispute Dismemberer — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/american-man-gets-8-years-for-killing-dismembering-body-of-woman Teacher Bully — https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japanese-teacher-punches-high-school-boy-in-face-social-media-on-his-side Porn Hubs — https://japantoday.com/category/national/Convenience-stores-to-stop-selling-adult-magazines-by-end-of-August A Star Is Born — https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan-satellite-blasts-into-space-to-deliver-artificial-meteors