<description>&lt;p&gt;Alicia and Mizuki discuss the upcoming general election for the lower house of representatives, including the current state of the political parties, a kerfluffle within the opposition, and voting strategies. Go vote!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/kokuminshinsa/2021/" target="_blank"&gt;NHK on the Supreme Court of Japan and justices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by Stone Stewart&lt;/p&gt;
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Alicia and Mizuki discuss the upcoming general election for the lower house of representatives, including the current state of the political parties, a kerfluffle within the opposition, and voting strategies. Go vote!&nbsp;
<a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/kokuminshinsa/2021/" target="_blank">NHK on the Supreme Court of Japan and justices</a>
 
Music by Stone Stewart

#14 General Election Oct. 31st 2021

<description>&lt;p&gt;Listen to the pilot episode of Mizuki's new podcast, Meshi, a show exploring all things (mostly) Asian and Asian diaspora culture and media.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find Meshi on &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/meshipod"&gt;Twitter &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshipod/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Listen to Meshi on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meshi/id1570586996"&gt;Apple&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/63SNA2YRifWX5ybQW0WP7M"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, or your favorite podcast platform.&lt;/p&gt;
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Listen to the pilot episode of Mizuki's new podcast, Meshi, a show exploring all things (mostly) Asian and Asian diaspora culture and media.
Find Meshi on <a href="https://twitter.com/meshipod">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshipod/">Instagram</a>
Listen to Meshi on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meshi/id1570586996">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/63SNA2YRifWX5ybQW0WP7M">Spotify</a>, or your favorite podcast platform.

Bonus: Meshi - Spirited Away

<description>Alicia and Mizuki are joined by Fridays For Future Japan member and college student Isao Sakai to discuss climate activism in Japan.

Isao Sakai: https://www.instagram.com/isao.sakai_/

NoCoalForOurFuture video: https://bit.ly/3qJaIvQ

FFF Japan
Website: https://fridaysforfuture.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fridaysforfuturejapan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FridaysJapan

Follow and support +81: https://plus81.carrd.co/
</description>

Alicia and Mizuki are joined by Fridays For Future Japan member and college student Isao Sakai to discuss climate activism in Japan.

Isao Sakai: https://www.instagram.com/isao.sakai_/

NoCoalForOurFuture video: https://bit.ly/3qJaIvQ

FFF Japan
Website: https://fridaysforfuture.jp/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fridaysforfuturejapan/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FridaysJapan

Follow and support +81: https://plus81.carrd.co/


#13 Fridays For Future Movement in Japan with Isao Sakai

<description>&lt;p&gt;Mizuki and Alicia discuss the steps it takes for a bill to pass through the Diet and become law.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Episode guide: https://twitter.com/plus81_pod/status/1356073470363222016&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Watch the 2015 強行採決 video from the episode here: https://youtu.be/EsVyWNqCQJ4&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow and Support +81:&amp;nbsp;https://plus81.carrd.co/&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Email: plus81.pod@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by Stone Stewart&lt;/p&gt;
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Mizuki and Alicia discuss the steps it takes for a bill to pass through the Diet and become law.&nbsp;
 
Episode guide: https://twitter.com/plus81_pod/status/1356073470363222016
 
Watch the 2015 強行採決 video from the episode here: https://youtu.be/EsVyWNqCQJ4
 
Follow and Support +81:&nbsp;https://plus81.carrd.co/
Email: plus81.pod@gmail.com
Music by Stone Stewart

#12 How a Bill Becomes Law: Japanese Politics Part 3

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of 2020, Alicia and Mizuki revisit this year’s episodes and talk about how much (or how little) has changed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nyukan Resources:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Donate to Pato chan (Bank): https://note.com/kokubai_nyukan/n/n6673215f4c2b&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Donate to Pato chan (PayPal): https://www.paypal.me/forpatchan&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Twitter: @PatoJustice https://twitter.com/PatoJustice&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Twitter: @nodetention87 https://twitter.com/nodetention87&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow and Support +81:&amp;nbsp;https://plus81.carrd.co/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Email: plus81.pod@gmail.com &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Music by Stone Stewart&lt;/p&gt;
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In the final episode of 2020, Alicia and Mizuki revisit this year’s episodes and talk about how much (or how little) has changed.&nbsp;
Nyukan Resources:&nbsp;
Donate to Pato chan (Bank): https://note.com/kokubai_nyukan/n/n6673215f4c2b&nbsp;
Donate to Pato chan (PayPal): https://www.paypal.me/forpatchan&nbsp;
Twitter: @PatoJustice https://twitter.com/PatoJustice&nbsp;
Twitter: @nodetention87 https://twitter.com/nodetention87&nbsp;
 
Follow and Support +81:&nbsp;https://plus81.carrd.co/&nbsp;
Email: plus81.pod@gmail.com &nbsp;&nbsp;
Music by Stone Stewart

#11 Oshogatsu Special 2020

Alicia and Mizuki investigate Japanese social issues, diving beneath oversimplified explanations to grasp the fuller picture of critical conversations on topics such as immigration, rights and obligations, and more. Join them in their journey to better understand the country they call home, as they try to make sense of their positions within Japanese culture.

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