Uploaded July 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome again my beautiful friends to ７日遅れ, a show where we deliver last week's Japanese news long after other news outlets wouldn't dare touch it.

This week Michael and James talk about Abe's landmark decision to militarize Japan, a hotel from the weird future, and the cutest little squishballs under the sea.

ALSO! The divine head of Hayao Miyazaki informs Michael's life choices.

Music:
"Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Sources:
japancrush.com/2015/stories/protests-in-the-diet-as-abe-forces-through-security-bill-vote.html
sputniknews.com/politics/20150716/1024691871.html
mashable.com/2015/07/16/japan-approves-expanding-role-of-countrys-military
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-16/japan-lawmakers-pass-security-bills-despite-public-anger/6625580
bbc.com/news/world-asia-33546465
mashable.com/2015/07/16/robots-run-japans-weird-hotel
theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/16/japans-robot-hotel-a-dinosaur-at-reception-a-machine-for-room-service
gizmodo.com/behold-a-real-hotel-staffed-by-talking-androids-and-ro-1718009807
en.rocketnews24.com/2015/07/15/japanese-netizens-going-nuts-for-super-cute-sea-slug
theverge.com/2015/7/16/8978249/bunny-slugs-jorunna-parva
escapistmagazine.com/news/view/141592-Video-of-Jorunna-Sea-Slugs-Adorable-Fluffy-Bunnies-of-the-Ocean