Last year saw crime rates in Japan swing upward for the first time in 20 years. Writer
Alex K.T. Martin joins us to discuss the new types of crime that are popping up, while news editor
Tadasu Takahashi gives us a rundown on the language being used to describe it. Also, reporter
Elizabeth Beattie catches up on what happened at the G7 finance meeting in Niigata last weekend.
Hosted by
Shaun McKenna and produced by
Dave Cortez.
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Photo: A screen grab from a video taken by a witness shows masked robbers inside the watch shop in Tokyo's Ginza district on Monday evening. | KYODO
