{"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":"Mosasaur fossil may represent previously unknown species - July 4, 2026","slug":"mosasaur-fossil-may-represent-previously-unknown-species-july-4-2026","published_at":"2026-07-04T17:28:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/mosasaur-fossil-may-represent-previously-unknown-species-july-4-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133","url":"https://thetokyobill.podbean.com/e/mosasaur-fossil-may-represent-previously-unknown-species-july-4-2026/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pfzchz797evp946u/theTokyoBill_07042026.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode: Nine arrested over Japan fraud ring operating out of Sierra Leone; Man and teenagers assault stranger for saying ”otsukare” outside convenience store; Hong Kong activist held 22 hours at Haneda Airport over national security conviction; Tokyo hospital’s baby hatch and confidential birth programs mark first year; Japan schools still inconsistent on underwear rules during health checkups; AI programs expose growing first-move advantage in competitive shogi; Osaka mosasaur fossil may represent previously unknown species","meta_description":"In today’s episode: Nine arrested over Japan fraud ring operating out of Sierra Leone; Man and teenagers assault stranger for saying ”otsukare” outside co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":486,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/episodes/mosasaur-fossil-may-represent-previously-unknown-species-july-4-2026/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/mosasaur-fossil-may-represent-previously-unknown-species-july-4-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}