English News Weekly

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a dilemma facing the Japanese Government...How to accommodate foreign visitors who have tattoos. This potential problem is a reflection on cultural sensitivities in Japan that associate tattooing with organised crime. This means that tattooed people are banned from places such as public baths and hot springs. Yet with Japan set to host two massive sporting events the dilemma is - what to do with these tattooed visitors? How will this problem be solved? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3