Podcast [English World] Episode 76: Closing izakayas

Where to go when your favorite pub closes?

Three Kyodo News reporters – Yuki Yamaguchi, Peter Masheter and Risa Suzuki – talk about how Japanese-style pubs, known as izakaya, are going bankrupt at a faster rate than during the COVID-19 pandemic due to rising prices. Listen as they discuss how they have individually been combatting inflationary pressures and what their favorite foods are to eat at izakayas.

Article mentioned in the podcast:

Izakayas close at faster pace than during COVID-19 amid inflation

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.

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