Rural real estate expert, Akiya Hunter, and black metal baron Matt Ketchum gives his take on a recent Tokyo Weekender article that suggests that the Japanese countryside is ugly and undesirable. Aaron and Parker discuss PM Kishida's order to downgrade the classification of COVID-19, Echizen knives hitting record sales amidst overseas demand from chefs, and the recent rise in theft of 90's Japanese sports cars driven by overseas demand.
