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Listener Mail
* Jorge: Saludo desde México
* Sam McKoon: Learning katakana and hiragana
* Jordan Cassady: Weather north of Tokyo
* Phillip Black: Wants to come to Japan

Japan News Roundup
* Rinko Kikuchi on being Japanese in Hollywood
* Aiful to sue Lehmen for bad assessment?
* Ramen noodles are a'changing
* J-embassies told to economize
* Megumi Yokota book to be published in English

* Cops tried to cover liability in suspect immolation
* Another food scandal
* Train crew rapist charged
* Group defrauds woman of 4.5 million yen
* Child porn sites ignoring watchdog group

Music (Podsafe Music Network)
* Vegas Hard Rock, by Charlie Crowe
* Open Your Eyes, by Kayoko Takamichi
* Wakatta Tsumori, by Kayoko Takamichi

Links of Interest * Gaijin House Japan

* 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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