• We are going on break for the summer.
• Next Saturday podcast will be on September 6.
• We will post our interview with Melissa Pitsch before then.
• Have a nice summer!
  

* Blogging an earthquake

* Does IreneB have a Japan connection?

* Japan News Junkie. . . Please join!

Listener Mail
* Ronaldo "Racum" Ferreira (Brazil): Japan/Latin America connection
* Duncan (Hokkaido): Using Japan Talk in the classroom

* What was it like for IreneB being an R&B artist in Spain?

Japan News Roundup
* Woman stabbed in Hachioji in killer's bid for fame
* J-exports fall for the first time in more than four years
* Consumers like Panasonic best
* Newly rich women in Japan
* J-docs avoiding generic drugs
* Press urged to lighten up on Masako
* Acupuncture improves tuna meat
* Frank talk about beans
* Japan recycling more food waste
* Mutt owner dogged by prankster
* Peace demo slated for Yasukuni
* New protein named for Pikachu
* Pokemon bullet train goes into service
* Japan's 62,000 dying communities
* J-cell cameras designed to thwart pervs
* New defendants "rights" in Japanv
* Paul Simon sues clockmaker
* Man arrested for stealing and wearing women's undies

* What are IreneB's plans for the future?

* Where can people go to find out more about IreneB?

Music - All by IreneB
* Mi Realidad
* Me Dejo Llevar
* Un Nuevo Camino

Links of Interest
* Japan News Junkie

* IreneB on Myspace
* IreneB on YouTube

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

Listener Mail
* Bryan Starchman - Man of Starch
* John Rozewicki - Introducing a new Japanese study podcast
* Imanual Portalatin (Camuyano) - Japan-Latin America connection?
* Melissa Pitsch - weather, marathons, kanji, and garlic
* Camden Basset - Japan-Korea relations

Japan News Roundup
* Korea mad at Japan again
* Eggs and tomatoes thrown at Japanese embassy
* Demonstrators butcher Japan national bird in protest
* Japan-Korea exchange student program suspended
* Japanese condom ads removed from Seoul subways
* Calls for derailing Japanese bid for U.S. Security Council spot
* Taeshima/Dokdo history in a nutshell
* Chinese like Koreans least of all their neighbors
* Nihon University debate club suspended for discrimination
* Toyota trying out ads on new cars
* Commander: Less crime among U.S. forces than general Japanese population
* Japan embraces brain science for English learning
* Cigarettes to 500 yen a pack?
* Pair arrested for selling radioactive cell phone straps
* Shades, makes to be banned at ATMs
* Watermelon good for what's good for you?
* Man sentenced to prison for file sharing
* Man frightened by of Chihuahua kicks it to death
* Contract employee dies of overwork

Music
* Cutting Evil Smile Diablo, by Guitar Vadar　(Japanfiles.com)
* Blind Touch, by Swinging Popsicle (Japanfiles.com)
* Bad, Bad, Bad, by Ketchup Mania (Japanfiles.com)

Links of Interest
* Japanfiles.com

* Japan News Junkie

* Bryan Starchman - Man of Starch
* John Rozewicki - Japan Study Abroad Podcast
* RUNNET - Running in Japan
* Camuyanos Great Adventure

* Takeshima/Dokdo history

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

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Listener Mail
* Replies to Phillip Black on Japundit
* Melissa Pitsch - WWOOF, a great way to experience Japan
* Amanda (Texas) - Rotary student exchange program
* Deadrat - Regrets about not going to Japan

Japan News Roundup
* Toyota to add solar panels to the Prius
* Homeless man sues Tokyo for welfare refusal
* Violence against railway workers hits record
* Government to restrict color contact sales
* Thieves make off with load of flour
* Japanese college girl apologizes for graffiti
* Japan drops plans for iPod tax
* Two in five Japanese have chronic katakori
* Japanese woman fools burglar with tea
* Chicken labeling food scandal
* Duo arrested for fake Korean-Japanese weddings
* Doggone Olympics
* Court upholds execution Shimonoseki car/knife killer
* Osaka is Japan's sexual assault capital

Music
* Video Killed the Radio Star, by ROCKET K　(Japanfiles.com)
* Forgive Me Now, by IreneB (Podsafe Music Network)
* Fake It, by Brad Sucks

Links of Interest
* Japanfiles.com
* Japanfiles on MySpace
* JapanFiles Radio
* JapanFiles Last FM

* World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
* Rotary Club Youth Exchange Student Program

* Brad Sucks website
* Brad Sucks video project

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

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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

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

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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

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

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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

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

* 240 listener surveys submitted
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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

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

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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

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

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* No Japan Talk next week. Next episode on May 31.

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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

Contact: podcast@japundit.com