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Listener Mail
* Momo-J (Japan): Thanks for playing my music!
* Tadashi (Japan): Using Japan Talk to study English
* Overoften (Japan): Spooky Japan Talk experience
* Peter Grant (Canada): Running in Japan
* Dr. Kenney (California): Japanese teeth
* Hulagirl: Japan Talk (and Bart) rocks!

Japan News Roundup
* Marine gets to four years for Okinawa abduction
* U.S. providing sex offender list to other countries
* Whaling crewmembers accused of blubber misuse
* New car system to control your house
* Motorcyclist feeling the pressure in urban areas
* Newlyweds live at ball park for a month

* More flower vandalism
* Bird-killing junior high schoolers nabbed
* Farmer demands right to drink and drive
* Man acquitted for train grope due to lack of evidence
* 95% of 5th graders own game consoles
* Cops give kerosene drenched man smokes and a lighter
* Opium poppies discovered at flower festival
* Man throws glue in girl's face
* Kiss of death
* Nudity crackdown on the way?
* "Hookup cafe" report

Music
* Don't You Tell Me by Saffire
* Stop Watching Your Enemies by Koko Taylor
* Ain't Seen My Baby by Cephas and Wiggins

Links of Interest
* The Marmot's Hole
* Momo-J
* Japan Dental Association

* Mainichi Daily News
* Japan Times
* The Daily Yomiuri
* Asahi Shimbun

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

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Listener Mail
* John Griesser (Austria): Big fan of Japanese music
* Ramon (Switzerland): Japanese baseball (You Gotta Have Wa)
* Peter Grant (Canada): Knowing Japan from Canada
* Courtleigh Duquesne Cannick: Japan Talk appreciated

Japan News Roundup
* J-gas tax still in the news
* Japanese X-ray technicians at U.S. base not licensed
* Number of J-kids still shrinking
* Bicycle hit-and-run woman arrested

* China snubs Koizumi again
* Burglar cleans our adult film firm
* The high price of rice in Japan
* Yokohama college profs selling degrees?
* High school teacher arrested for in-class up-skirts
* Women make money with peep shots

Music
* Pilgrimage by Momo-J (Podsafe Music Network)
* Diana by Kirk King and the Solar Majors (Garageband)
* Shut Me Up by Bankey (Garageband)

Links of Interest
* Robert Whiting
* Chrysanthemum And The Bat
* You Gotta Have Wa
* The Samurai Way of Baseball

* Mainichi Daily News
* Japan Times
* The Daily Yomiuri
* Asahi Shimbun

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

Listener Mail
* Cat In The Rain: Keep up the good show
* Keep up the great show, Mr. JP! I'm your big fan in Japan.
* David Penner: Thanks for podcast
* David Powell: Don't forget Monkey Majik
* David Appelyard: Evidence?
* Kevin: What about Japanese health insurance system?

Japan News Roundup
* Gasoline prices back up in Japan
* Truck driver arrested for stealing fuel
* Fight break out in gas lines
* Aomori University: Coffee may help prevent uterine cancer
* Robert De Niro to expand into Japanese-style hotels

* Japanese whisky crowned best in the world
* Chinese snub ex-PM Koizumi with Olympic invites
* Japanese companies poorly organized
* Where's the butter in Japan?
* Court awards damages for man who worked self into a coma
* Man arrested for holding ex-girlfriend hostage
* Man arrested for assaulting flowers
* City worker fired for viewing porn on the job
* Japan to give preferential visa treatment for language knowledge
* Banker wanted to be a weirdo... succeeds... arrested

Music
All from the Podsafe Music Network
* Everything Is Dangerous by Tom Smith
* Box Of Wine by The Clintons
* Spam by Sudden Death

Links of Interest
* Sendai
* Golden Week
* Monkey Majik
* BackpackingAbroad.com
* Frontline on healthcare

* Mainichi Daily News
* Japan Times
* The Daily Yomiuri
* Asahi Shimbun

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com