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Listener Mail
* Pete Bohan: Diabetes in Japan
* Nate: Japan relations with Korea and China
* Amanda in Texas: I like the music!

Japan News Roundup
* No disclosure on Nork nukes?
* 963 apply to become astronauts
* Space weddings coming soon
* Night

* Ninja sighting closes New Jersey school
* Ambulances used as taxis in Japan
* No Fishing Day. . . But who cares?
* Emergency butter imports planned
* More foliage whacked
* Photos fool vending machine age verification system
* Man arrested for dogging convenience stores
* Local school district refuses government tests
* Japanese tops as tourists
* Japanese tourists from hell

Music (Podsafe Music Network)
* Vegas Hard Rock, by Charlie Crowe
* Haru, by Kayoko Takamichi
* Night, by Kayoko Takamichi

Links of Interest
* Japan Diabetes Society

* Kayoko Takamichi on MySpace

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

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Listener Mail
* Itobun: It's Miyagi no Mie!
* Zichi Lorentz: Head of household on a koseki
* Yesterday 87: Listening to Japan Talk while working security
* Riyu: Border customs question answered

Japan News Roundup
* Tsutomu Miyazaki executed
* Sanrio (Hello Kitty) to create a new character series
* World facing third oil shock?
* Japan to target 10% foreign population
* WWII bomber crews honored!?!
* Police arrest Greenpeace members

* Japan to force citizens to slim down (Good luck!)
* TV Asahi warned over false weight loss claims
* Government to press for higher minimum wage
* Homeless man arrested for robbing ramen shops of food
* Woman dies after hospital pumps food into lung
* Clean diesels on the horizon
* Fisheries co-op accused of false labeling of eels
* Baseball support group sues Japan Pro baseball
* Record number of elderly suicides
* Fansubbers to be targeted by Japanese rights organizations
* Government worker blames groping on "sexual arousal"

Music (Podsafe Music Network)
* Vegas Hard Rock, by Charlie Crowe
* Love Survives, by Love Spirals
* Mad Cult, by The Volume Brothers

Links of Interest
* Tsutomu Miyazaki
* Border check discussion on JAPUNDIT

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

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Listener Mail
* Riyuu: Border customs questions
* Kayako Takamichi: Greetings again from Cat In The Rain
* Yesterday87 (Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.): Japanese Family Registry (koseki)

Japan News Roundup
*Akihabara Massacre
* North Korean and Japanese stances softening?
* Japanese companies raided for trading with North Korea
* Tokyo Sky Tree

* Korean Supreme Court upholds right nipple pinching by military
* Lawmakers call for tripling of ciggie tax
* Hospital apologizes for operating on wrong eye
* Thief caught when he tries to cash in a hot lotto ticket
* Woman sues over repatriation to North Korea from Japan
* Cosplay event canceled when oldster complains
* Man arrested for staying in restaurant for 3 days without paying
* Judge charged with stalking co-worker
* Teacher slapped on the wrist for 20-year pedo spree

Music (Podsafe Music Network)
* Vegas Hard Rock, by Charlie Crowe
* Love Survives, by Love Spirals
* Drinking For England, by The Volume Brothers

Links of Interest
* Japanese family register system (koseki)
* Kayoko Takamichi on MySpace

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

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Listener Mail
* Geoff Robbins (LA): Correction about Garageband music
* Michael: Did you hear the one about the parrot?
* Chad Walker: Greetings from Running Chad
* Paul Christopherson: Pubic hair in Japan
* David Boyle: News about Big Dreams In Little Tokyo
* Weiser Cain: Some comments about Japan Talk
* Kenneth Kiser: New listener
* Amanda B: I love Bart!

Japan News Roundup
* Olympic swimsuit row
* Slacks catching on among high school girls
* Japan cracking down on spam
* Minors illegally hired for hazardous nuclear work
* The saga of No. 57
* Obama thrilled over Obama victory

* Panties for Peace
* Police sued by apartment owner for loss of business
* Provision of Nationality Law declared unconstitutional
* 366 parking violations in six months
* Japan mulling intro of carbon footprint labels
* Figure skating coach arrested for rape
* Tumor turns out to be 25-year-old towel
* Woman found hanged inside airliner toilet
* Man arrested for shooting girls with water pistol
* Naked bandit nabbed

Music (MF247)
* Burlingame, by Ken Sato
* Bruges, by Ken Sato
* Red Bazooka, by EEE

Links of Interest
* What's Happening In Tokyo
* WHIT mention of Japan Talk
* jindies.com
* Shut Me Up (Mindless Self Indulgence)
* Going to Japan? Read this!
* Parrot Story
* Running Chad
* Big Dreams Little Tokyo website
* Big Dreams Little Tokyo on Amazon
* Big Dreams Little Tokyo video clip
* Tiger Industry Films

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

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