{"podcast":{"title":"In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News","slug":"in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665","podcast_index_feed_id":6248665,"rss_url":"https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/data/en/news/backstory/rss.xml","website_url":"https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/","image_url":"https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/common/podcast_images/english_features_1500x1500.png","author":"NHK WORLD-JAPAN","episode_count":233,"summary":"Feature stories with video and in-depth analysis on the latest news from Japan, Asia and beyond, produced by Japanese public media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:18:54.674897+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665"},"episode":{"title":"Why Japan is obsessed with 3D bubble stickers","slug":"why-japan-is-obsessed-with-3d-bubble-stickers","published_at":"2026-06-09T03:10:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-3d-bubble-stickers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665","url":"https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/4842/","audio_url":"https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/medias/en/news/backstory/articles-4842-9686-202606091207.mp3","summary":"Pokemon cards, Purikura photo booths and capsule toys all began as trends before becoming fixtures of everyday life in Japan. Now, businesses are wondering whether 3D bubble stickers could be next. The puffy stickers are surging in popularity among children and adults alike. Retailers struggle to keep them in stock as shoppers embark on \"sticker patrols\" to hunt for inventory and companies cash in.","meta_description":"Pokemon cards, Purikura photo booths and capsule toys all began as trends before becoming fixtures of everyday life in Japan. Now, businesses are wonderin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":278,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/episodes/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-3d-bubble-stickers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-depth-news-features-nhk-world-japan-news-6248665/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-3d-bubble-stickers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}