{"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":"Startup eyes pig kidney transplants for humans - July 8, 2026","slug":"startup-eyes-pig-kidney-transplants-for-humans-july-8-2026","published_at":"2026-07-08T18:38:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/startup-eyes-pig-kidney-transplants-for-humans-july-8-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133","url":"https://thetokyobill.podbean.com/e/startup-eyes-pig-kidney-transplants-for-humans-july-8-2026/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fk3ibxydyk3p4bax/theTokyoBill_07082026.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode: Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 captures stunning images during close flyby of asteroid Torifune; Japan, US, and South Korea raise alarm over China’s submarine missile launch; Teen arrested for ChatGPT-assisted cyberattack on anime streaming service; Japanese brewers expand zero-alcohol lineups as young drinkers step back; Sapporo Breweries partners with Carlsberg in $643 million Southeast Asia push; Japan startup eyes pig kidney transplants for humans as early as 2028","meta_description":"In today’s episode: Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 captures stunning images during close flyby of asteroid Torifune; Japan, US, and South Korea raise alar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":455,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/episodes/startup-eyes-pig-kidney-transplants-for-humans-july-8-2026/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/startup-eyes-pig-kidney-transplants-for-humans-july-8-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}