{"podcast":{"title":"theTokyoBill Japan news brief","slug":"thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133","podcast_index_feed_id":7021133,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thetokyobill/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thetokyobill.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18853352/theTokyoBillninja1988.png","author":"TokyoBill","episode_count":20,"summary":"Recent stories in and about Japan that just happened to catch my eye! I’m TokyoBill, a long-term expat from Canada with an interest in the Tokyo craft beer scene. For more of my writings, you can visit theTokyoBill.jp – thanks! 最近、たまたま目についた日本国内や日本に関するニュースです！私はTokyoBillと申します。カナダ出身で、東京のクラフトビールシーンに関心を持つ、長年の在住外国人です。私の記事をもっと読みたい方は、theTokyoBill.jp をご覧ください。よろしくお願いします！","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:17:09.848352+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133"},"episode":{"title":"Japan's 1st regulated yen stablecoin launched - June 23, 20226","slug":"japan-s-1st-regulated-yen-stablecoin-launched-june-23-20226","published_at":"2026-06-23T17:54:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/japan-s-1st-regulated-yen-stablecoin-launched-june-23-20226","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133","url":"https://thetokyobill.podbean.com/e/japans-1st-regulated-yen-stablecoin-launched-june-23-20226/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/setapf57t8j57zzu/theTokyoBill_06232026.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode: Researchers reveal spine secret behind cat air-righting ability; Ninja certification exam draws 131 candidates from Japan and abroad; Japanese university plans clinical trials for womb transplants; Japan’s Supreme Court upholds order to disband Unification Church; Record number of Canadian executives attend Tokyo trade mission; SBI Holdings launches Japan’s first regulated yen stablecoin","meta_description":"In today’s episode: Researchers reveal spine secret behind cat air-righting ability; Ninja certification exam draws 131 candidates from Japan and abroad;…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":487,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/episodes/japan-s-1st-regulated-yen-stablecoin-launched-june-23-20226/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/japan-s-1st-regulated-yen-stablecoin-launched-june-23-20226.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}