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February 10th, 2008 at 4:00 am

Japan Talk #097

» by Edward Chmura in: Podcast

Japan Talk #097 is now available on the Japan Talk website and at FeedBurner.

* 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

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