178: Japan’s ‘four-eyed tax hiker’ and the curse of Colonel Sanders

<div>Baseball writer <strong>Jason Coskrey</strong> and editor <strong>Joel Tansey</strong> discuss the Hanshin Tigers’ Japan Series victory; <strong>Gabriele Ninivaggi</strong> explains how the prime minister hopes to get a home run with his tax plan.<br> Hosted by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Shaun McKenna</a> and produced by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/david-cortez/">Dave Cortez</a>.<br> <br> <strong>On this episode:</strong> <br> Shaun McKenna: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jt_sloosh">X</a> <br> Gabriele Ninivaggi: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4179/gabriele-ninivaggi/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jiennegn">X</a> <br> Dave Cortez: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/2449/david-cortez/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/DCortez869">X</a><br> Jason Coskrey: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/181/jason-coskrey/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JCoskrey">X</a><br> Joel Tansey:  <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/182/joel-tansey/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelTanseyJT">X</a><br> <br> <strong>Read/View more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/01/japan/politics/kishida-standing/">Hotly debated tax cuts risk backfiring on Kishida administration</a> (Gabriele Ninivaggi, The Japan Times)</li> <li>​​<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/02/kishida-economic-stimulus-package/">Kishida unveils ¥17 trillion stimulus package amid pushback</a> (Gabriele Ninivaggi, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/08/japan/politics/g7-foreign-ministers-meeting/">G7 top diplomats call for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas war</a> (Gabriele Ninivaggi, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/hanshin-orix-game-seven/">Tigers beat Buffaloes in Game 7 to