Japan Today

In this week's news from Japan Today: Naomi Osaka is the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament but people seem obsessed with her nationality here; Japan — overwhelmed by natural disasters this summer — turns its attention to helping foreigners deal with emergencies; Prime Minister Abe and Vladimir Putin look to officially end WWII hostilities; how executioners get paid in Japan — and how much — and with Japan’s rise as a top travel destination so to the rise in “tourism pollution.” https://japantoday.com/ Rate and review us: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-today/id517133982?mt=2 This weeks stories: Osaka Grand Slam — https://japantoday.com/category/sports/U.S.-Open-champ-Naomi-Osaka-gets-hero's-welcome-in-Japan Helping Foreigners — https://japantoday.com/category/national/focus-quake-reveals-japan-woefully-unprepared-to-help-foreigners-in-disasters Abe Putin — https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Putin-tells-Abe-he-hopes-for-peace-treaty-this-year Hangman Pay — https://japa