{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a70cb531272918eee8ee568/6a890c5554f87b88762133cc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 Italian News | Japan Executes Man for Killing 5 People","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a70cb531272918eee8ee568/2bb8e918-9832-4949-82b7-793a69d0caa0.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn Italian through today’s real news. Clear, steady Italian at A2, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Japan hanged Sunao Takami, convicted of killing five people in a 2009 Osaka pachinko parlor fire, while debate over the death penalty continues. Also: Australia passed a law forcing big tech platforms to make deals with news publishers or pay a levy on advertising revenue.</p>\n\n<p>Oggi: Giappone impicca Sunao Takami · Australia fa pagare le piattaforme.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s Italian focus: fare accordi - to make deals = to make deals. Vocabulary: accordo (agreement), prelievo (levy), redazione (newsroom).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/italian-a2-2026-08-22\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/italian-a2-2026-08-22</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}