Will “Shut the F*ck Up” be Japan's Word of 2021? - a podcast by Japan Insider

This week we discuss the nominations for Japan's 'Word of the Year' 2021 competition (?????), JAXA's search for new astronauts for the first time in 13 years, the seemingly positive return to normalcy with low COVID-19 numbers, and how Uber Eats drivers are unhappy with the current state of flexible wages.

Word of the Year Nominations:
?????? (usseewa)
??????? (bottakuri-dan-shoku)
?? (moku-shoku)
?????? (pikutoguramu)
??? (uma-musume)
?????? (riaru-ni-tou-ryuu)

This episode was recorded on November 26th 2021 in Hiroo, Tokyo.

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