{"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":"theTokyoBill Japan news brief, May 16 2026","slug":"thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-may-16-2026","published_at":"2026-05-16T04:50:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-may-16-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133","url":"https://thetokyobill.podbean.com/e/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-may-16-2026/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/k4xfwamwv2j27v5x/theTokyoBill_05162026.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode: Middle East conflict forces Japanese food brands to simplify packaging; Kyoto matcha leaf prices hit record high amid surging global demand; Japanese bookbinding firm finds global success in print-on-demand era; Sharp to launch AI chatbot televisions with personalized recommendations; Japanese fireworks maker develops eco-friendly water-soluble shells; ’Super Monster Wolf’ robots in high demand as Japan bear attacks surge","meta_description":"In today’s episode: Middle East conflict forces Japanese food brands to simplify packaging; Kyoto matcha leaf prices hit record high amid surging global d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":437,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-7021133/episodes/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-may-16-2026/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/thetokyobill-japan-news-brief-may-16-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}