Oil Shipping, Japan Quake, and Kazakhstan Vote
Leah and Sam explain why oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply, how magnitude differs from local earthquake intensity in Japan, and what makes Kazakhstan's first Kurultai election a constitutional change.
Show notes
In this episode
- 0:01 Opening and preview
- 0:34 Oil shipping slows through the Strait of Hormuz
- 3:52 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Japan's Kanto region
- 5:32 Kazakhstan votes for its first Kurultai
- 7:05 Recap and closing question
Sources and context
- Oil shipping slows through the Strait of Hormuz: Reuters and U.S. Department of State
- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Japan's Kanto region: NHK World-Japan and Mainichi / Kyodo News and The Japan Times
- Kazakhstan votes for its first Kurultai: Kazakhstan Central Election Commission and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and Al Jazeera / Reuters
