Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here comes the second episode of ７日遅れ, a new show where we deliver last week's Japanese news long after it's relevant.

This week Michael talks about young babies allowed to vote, the future of tattoos in onsen, and a mysterious renegade trespassing at an elementary school.

Sources:
ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201506180056
nbcnews.com/news/world/japan-lowers-voting-age-18-amid-rapidly-greying-population-n376896
time.com/3924590/japan-voting-age
ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201506180022
japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/18/national/komaki-cops-net-goat-runs-loose-playground-neighborhood-three-hours
japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/18/national/tourism-body-poll-spas-tattoo-policy-amid-influx-foreign-visitors-bearing-body-art/#.VYRWxxNVikp

Music:
"Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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