This week Savanna sits down with Nick and Ruby Ramsden (recently finished her PhD research on vegan activism in Japan). We talk about Japan’s culture towards animal rights and animal welfare issues in at Nara Park and Animal cafes in Japan. Articles: Nara https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15210364 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15935109 https://www.japan-suki.com/en/visit/places/nara-deer-park https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02496 https://newsonjapan.com/article/125327.php https://qazinform.com/news/deer-population-in-nara-park-hits-record-high-visitor-injuries-increase-ad38f6 Articles: Animal Cafes https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/advpub/0/advpub_24-0257/_article https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/28/national/endangered-creatures-animal-cafe-japan https://wildwelfare.org/japan-animal-cafes-report https://www.dw.com/en/japan-pet-cafe-boom-raises-concerns-about-animal-welfare/a-48818496 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/society/wwf-japan-survey-animal-cafes https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/11/otter-japanese-cafe-dna-small-clawed-otters-captivity-japan-wild-trade Music: Kinoko Teikoku (Mushroom Empire) “Kaijuu no ude no naka” (In the arms of the beast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4eFAWRAPtY&list=RDW4eFAWRAPtY&start_radio=1 スパークル [original ver.] -Your name: https://youtu.be/a2GujJZfXpg?si=3LWN-HiiUk6TW_ba Nara by Alt-J: https://soundcloud.com/alt-j/nara
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