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Podcast: Pure TokyoScope
Episode: 33: Japan 2022 Year in Review (Jan-July)! + Pokémon Burglaries, McDonald's Japan Raises Prices
Description: It's a new year, but Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) take one final look back at the highs and lows of life in Japan in 2022 from January to July. Some talk about Madballs and Shogun Warriors ensues.
NEWS
Series of burglaries target pricey Pokémon cards in Tokyo
McDonald's Japan raises prices on 80% of menu items
Vintage Japanese Toy Sells for $200k+Â
INFO
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