As a house cat, I've grown accustomed to being spoiled.

But since my humans subscribe to the Guardian newspaper, they spend too much time reading.

Nowadays they get the newspapers delivered, so they cover the bed with supplements and

um, cast out.

I used to be worshipped.

Now all they worshipped is having up to 50% off their newspaper subscription to the Guardian

and Observer.

Search Guardian newspaper subscriptions to learn more.

Offer ends 21st of May 2023, open to UK and Overline and Residence, age 18 plus for

full subscription terms and conditions visit the Guardian.com slash subscription slash

terms.

Wow.

Hello and welcome to the Brawndjapan podcast.

Probably the best way of learning about life in Japan, that actually being in Japan.

I'm your host Chris Broad and we're joined this week by not Pete Dunnelson.

He's gone later, gentlemen.

He's gone forever or he's gone for a week on a much needed holiday.

Pete has not gone on a holiday the entire time that we've done this podcast or he has

gone lots of holidays.

But somehow we've never missed him.

He's always managed to record some shows.

This time for the first time in two years he's off and I'm all alone except I'm not alone

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