A man dressed as the Joker character was charged with assault and arson aboard a Tokyo train in 2021, charges he denies. Meanwhile, passengers temporarily fled the Yamanote Line on Sunday afternoon after several open knives fell on the floor of the packed train. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki offered caution against the recent rapid decline of the yen. A major Japanese moving company has apologized after a prank video starring several employees went viral. And Notebook recently visited Izakaya ‘Hachinosu' in Matsuyama, Ehime, a short walk from Matsuyama's Okaido shopping street. — Substack: notebookpodcast.substack.com Instagram: @notebook_pod Twitter: @notebook_pod — Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.com Leave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices