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Tokyo on Fire!

This week on Tokyo on Fire: First, we welcome Terrie Lloyd, the author of the popular blog "Terrie's Take" to talk about how tourism keeps rising in Japan. With rapid fire growth in Japan’s rural areas now as well, new infrastructural and logistical problems for the Japanese government are on for debate. What about the opinions and feasible intolerance of Japanese locals? Will there be solutions to accommodate the inflowing crowds? And how much is Tokyo 2020 affecting policies? Next up, we welcome Chris Blackerby, previously of NASA and now the Chief Operating Officer of ASTROSCALE, who reveals an interesting problem that now has collaboration from the Japanese space agency: Space Junk. Chris explains the importance of slowing down and eventual removal of the space debris buildup. With the prices of satellites and rocket launches dropping, and the rising interests from the private sector to get their technologies in orbit - how vital has the management and planning of debris become? Join host Timothy Langley and Michael Cucek in this discussion!