Episode
theTokyoBill Japan news brief, May 13 2026
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- May 13, 2026
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- 493
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Summary
In today’s episode: Rising costs leading to kitchenless office canteens; Filipino woman jailed due to interpreter’s mistranslation; Ring author Koji Suzuki dies at 68; Japan team passes first engine test for Mach 5 passenger plane; Japan and global partners begin work on redefining the second; 38 new deep-sea species discovered around Japan; Leisure exercise shown to cut sudden cardiac death risk