* Japan Talk with Jim Street
* Recorded in Fukuoka, Japan on January 27, 2008

Music
* Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit, from Podsafe Music Network

Links of Interest
* Dejima
* Hakata
* Nagasaki
* Jonan-ku
* Kakure Christian
* Daikon oroshi
* Natto

* Marmot's Hole

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

* No good Japanese indie music
* Looking for music recommendations

* Japan Talk listed in podcast.com
* Joe In Japan likes Japan Talk

Listener Mail
* David Penner - ESL University teachers
* Jordan Cassady - Hole-in-one insurance
* Nadar M - Groping really that serious in Japan?
* Eric Gauvin - Japanese food abroad

Japan News Roundup
* Only 10 confirmed poisoned by tainted Chinese gyoza dumplings
* Suicide squad a deemed a success
* Japan debates lowering adulthood age to 18
* Oldster arrested for DIY RR crossing
* Tochigi farmers ordered to pay Chinese "trainees"

* Blue uniform does not guarantee victory
* Forgotten gauze kills woman 12 years later
* Ruling expected in grisly malpractice suit
* Man sends 30,000 hate mails to former employer
* Tokyo parks going to pot
* Man busted for burled Buddhas
* Man arrested for porn dump

Music
* Booty Voodoo by Lee Coulter (Podsafe Music Network)
* Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit (Podsafe Music Network)
* Kolysanka by 3 Blind Mice (Podsafe Music Network)
* Another Day by Ruby James (Podsafe Music Network)

Links of Interest
* Podcast.com
* Joe In Japan
* Toshi Restaurant

* Lee Coulter
* Brain Buckit
* 3 Blind Mice
* Ruby James

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

* Heavy snow warnings for Kanto
* JAPUNDIT hacked
* Warned of security problem one week before
* Updated to Word Press 2.3.3
* Lots of Japan news

Listener Mail
* Sam - Staying in touch with Japan through Japan Talk
* John Paul - Thanks for a Wednesday podcast
* Naughty Ferret - Sushi in L.A.
* Vin Alsace - Kudos for Overoften interview

Japan News Roundup
* Shinjuku still #1 among tourists
* A new slant on eye surgery fashion
* Japan's oldest Olympian
* Long-term visa to go to three years from five
* Hair restorer settles over barren bald spot
* Raining junk in Fukuoka
* Man beats woman over bus seat
* Codger clobbers conductor

* McDonald's strikes midnight gold
* New Osaka governor declares financial emergency
* Obama for Obama
* Sonny Chiba in TV station punch up
* Guide dog group sues trucker over dog death
* Curiosity sacks the subway worker
* Stress. . . A real pain in the butt

Music
* Higher by The Sushi Cabaret Club (by permission)
* After School by Cutie Pai (MF247)
* Maruki Bune by Nozomi Miyatake (Podsafe Music Network)

Links of Interest
* LongCountdown.com

* The Sushi Cabaret Club on MySpace

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

* Japan Talk with Jon "overoften" Climpson
* Recorded in Kumamoto, Japan on January 27, 2008

* Why he came to Japan
* How he met his wife
* What he is doing here
* London Net
* About learning Japanese
* Any anti-foreigner discrimination or non-acceptance?
* Any downside to living in Kumamoto?
* Is Jon in it for the duration?

Music
* Weaving Song by Akino, from MF247

Links of Interest
* London Net

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit
* Jindiecast

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

* Artist of the week -Salme Dahlstrom
* Salme Dahlstrom send JAPAN TALK her latest release
* Back from Kyushu
* Interview with Overoften coming up on February 6 - Don't miss it!
* More interviews/chats in the pipeline: Jim Street, Mr. Pink, David Weber, Melissa Pitsch

Listener Mail
* Camden Basset: Asks about thinking in Japanese
* Camden Basset: Provides information about podcasting basics
* Kevin Glenz: Asks about handling overenthusiastic translation clients

Japan News Roundup
* Big story of the week: Poison gyoza from China
* Japan starts global cuisine certification
* Teen heartthrob for matrons turns golf pro
* The truth about arranged marriages in Japan
* Insecticide found in hospital IV
* Japanese doctors fearful of publishing
* Man runs down woman to rob her
* Man fakes road accident, attacks woman who tries to help him
* U.S. jurors mock Japanese-Canadian lawyer in court - judge voids verdict
* Lonely man calls directory assistance. . . 10,000 times!!
* Teacher robs boys of their underpants

Music
All of the following songs are by Salme Dahlstrom.
* NEW RELEASE: Superstar Car Crash
* Shine
* Hello California

Links of Interest
* JapanPodcasters.com
* Bicycle Sidewalk

* Salme Dahlstrom Official Website
* Salme Dahlstrom on Garageband

* Podcasting For Dummies - the book
* Podcasting For Dummies - the podcast

* What Japan Thinks (About Chinese Products)

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit
* Jindiecast

Contact: podcast@japundit.com