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Ep 173: Here Comes Tomo Choco!
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The Australian government has made an unusual new regulation for the porn industry - no more small-chested women allowed in porn! The odd reason is that they believe it promotes pedophilia.
Valentine's Day is changing in Japan with the newest trend - tomo choco. Women are giving more chocolate to their women friends instead of their male friends.
Big scandal in the sumo world! Asashoryu, sumo's top dog, has resigned from sumo after getting arrested for assault.
Look out for The Black Widow! Luckily, she's in jail now after being busted for the murder of her benefactor.
Big news in the Tech Corner! Apple's iPad is coming soon! Japan's Fujitsu is raining on their parade by claiming that they had the "iPad" name first. Although the iPad has a great ebook function, the whole ebook phenomenon has not caught on in Japan.
Our Dick of the Week is Paul Shirley, who thinks the whole Haiti disaster is the fault of the Haitians themselves. What a dick!
We close the show with music from a canadian singer named EMAR and a song called The Moon Represents My Heart.
That's it for this week! Thanks for listening!
Ep 172: How to Live in a Toilet
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We open with a couple of exciting New Year's resolutions.
We share a couple of less-than-positive emails from listeners. We're trying to overcome our disappointment.
In this week's Religion Corner, we learn about a court in Hokkaido which has ruled that the Japanese government cannot grant free land for shrines, the very strange case of "Jesus Rifles" in the U.S. military, and why Muslims and Christians are at odds about what to call God, er, I mean Allah.
We introduce listeners to Casper, the bus-riding cat. It's a very cute story with a very sad ending.
A politician in South Korea has built a giant house in the shape of a toilet. Why didn't I think of that?
Our Dick of the Week is a guy who was flying to Hawaii and thought he'd write a smartass comment on his comment card.
McDonald's Japan has introduced the Texas Burger, the first in a line of "Big America" burgers.
We close the show with some Japanese reggae from Reggae Far East. It's called "Cans" and it's courtesy of MusicAlley.com.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 171: The March of the Penguins
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Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners!
It's too cold for the penguins in Hokkaido, so they've been forced to march on parade!
Doug has started his hot new Doug's Hot List! It's a new Twitter service that will keep you up-to-date on the very best New Releases coming from Amazon.com, and he's begging listeners to go there and become a follower or check out the Hot List Store.
Sad news! Wendy's Hamburgers has left the building. The company has ditched Japan for good, although they're hinting that they might come back...someday.
Our friend Darryl has put together some really interesting listening exercises for students of the English language using segments from Planet Japan. You can find them englishworkout.com.
In our Tech Corner, SONY and Real D have partnered together to develop 3-D home entertainment, and iPhone has added a free Kindle app that's pretty awesome.
A Japanese otaku-type has married his favorite anime character. Her name is Nene, and the beautiful ceremony was broadcast live on the Interwebs. No word on whether or not they plan to have kids.
In our Religion Corner we take a look at the sometimes strange world of Catholicism and its odd use of the English language, and of course, the crazy Lady in Red who jumped the Pope. And Doug reminds listeners to check out his rantings on The Preacher and The Skeptic blog.
It looks like a new drug might come to the rescue of those men affected by premature ejaculation. Woo-hoo!
Our Dicks of the Week are the 2 EMT workers in NYC who refused to come to the rescue of a woman having a seizure, who died as a result.
We close the show with some great blues music from The Netherlands. It's called "Crazy Mixed Up World" and sung by Percy Strother.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 170: Who the Hell is Billy Mitchell?
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We start the show with the happy tale of Doug's Internet reunion with Dian Curtis Regan, his old Billy Mitchell High School crush who became a wildly successful writer of children's books. Check out her website for some great books for Christmas!
We give you the lowdown on Japanese barber shops and the shocking law that's being proposed that would FORCE all discount shops to install shampoo sinks.
We discover two cool new listener blogs from Zero and Emad!
Our Dicks of the Week are a couple of Japanese men who made a rather unusual number of hotel reservations.
In our Tech Corner, we examine the new LED eyelashes for any women wanting to look like a Christmas tree, and applaud the new solar panels about to erected on the Hanshin Tigers baseball stadium.
We wonder why a Vietnamese man would continue to sleep with his wife long after her death.
In our Religion Corner, we visit ChristianChirp.com, the new Christian version of Twitter, and in our Notes From the Looney Bin, we check in on Sarah Palin's biggest fan.
We close the show with a great jazz song called Sweet Blossom and sung by Robin Stine from Florida.
That's it for this time. Thanks for listening!
Ep 169: How to Pass Your Driver's Test
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We open the show with our favorite wacky, yet actual HEADLINES from actual newspapers.
President Obama came to Japan and created a crisis in Right-Wing World after bowing to the Japanese Emperor. Bowing in Japan? Whoever heard of such a thing?
Our new hero is a 65-year-old woman in Korea who passed her driver's license exam after taking it a whopping 950 times. (Thanks to Emad for the tip!)
Our Tech Corner takes a look at the newest bra from Triumph International - the Golf Bra!
We update our stories on singer Noriko Sakai, who has been given an 18-month sentence for possession of amphetamines, and Tatsuya Ishihashi, the alleged killer of English teacher Lindsay Hawker, who was finally captured after eluding police for two-and-a-half years. For his trouble, we've named him this week's Dick of the Week!!
In this week's Religion Corner, we delve into the amusing and scary bag o' hate mail that has been sent to ProudAtheists.com.
A woman in England has been found guilty of creating a nuisance after neighbors complained that her sexual exploits were WAY too loud.
For the first time ever, Planet Japan presents live music from a couple of local Okayama musicians, Kris McCourt and Mamadu Diabate. They'll be appearing at The New World Beat Festival at Desperado's here in Okayama on December 5th. Check out their YouTube video below...
That's it for this time. Thanks for listening!
Ep 168: Why New York Hearts Godzilla
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Doug relates the scary tale of his own personal "Neighbor from Hell."
The nation of Japan is totally psyched that the Yankees' Hideki Matsui has become the first Japanese player to win the coveted World Series MVP award.
The notorius accused killer Tatsuya Ichihashi, on the lam for the last two years, has been discovered to have recently gotten plastic surgery.
Back in August, the president of NOVA was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for embezzlement.
In our Tech Corner, just in time for winter, an electronic bra heater is available to keep your boobies from getting too cold. Plus soon there will be a very pricey pair of eyeglasses that will translate a language directly onto your retina.
In our second edition of Notes From the Looney Bin, we dig up more wacky right-wing lunacy from the Twitter machine.
This week's Dick of the Week is Mr. Rodell Vareen, sentenced to prison for buggery (and no, it has nothing to do with bugs).
In our Religion Corner, we take a look at the tragedy of Christian pastors in Africa who have been accusing children of being witches, and as a result hundreds of kids have been tortured and murdered. Check out The Preacher and The Skeptic for a more in-depth discussion of this horrific situation.
We close the show with a tune from Lee Coulter called Earthquake, courtesy of Musicalley.com.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening! See you next time!
Ep 167: Notes from the Looney Bin
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Happy Halloween! Foreigners have taken to partying on the increasingly out-of-control Halloween train on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo. We've unearthed this shocking documentary video!
We update stories about the death of the former Finance Minister and the case of the dueling kidnappings. CBS recently interviewed the husband in the case.
We have three Dicks of the Week, since we completely forgot to name one last time. Our first Dick Award goes to the Heene family, otherwise known as the Balloon Boy family.
Our second award goes to the jackass judge in Louisiana who refused to marry an interracial couple, and our third award goes to the Wendy's district manager who had some odd priorities.
Our brand-new segment is called Notes from the Looney Bin and looks at some of the crazier things that right-wing types have put up on the Twitter machine.
We close the show with a brand-new single that our friend, IreneB, just sent to us. its called Dedicated and its from her Metamorphosis CD.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 166: How to Save the Planet by Taking a Pee
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Doug was recently interviewed on an exciting new podcast called Over There. Listen now if you dare!
Foreign residents may soon be able to vote in local Japanese elections! Woo-hoo!
A giant custody brouhaha has busted out between an American man and a Japanese woman after both parents try to kidnap their own children.
The former Japanese Finance Minister has been found dead after embarrassing himself on the international stage a few months back.
Another brouhaha has been caused by an American documentary called The Cove, a film about the killing of dolphins in the Japanese town of Taiji.
ANA Airlines in Japan is going to try an experiment which is designed to save the planet by asking people to empty their bladders before boarding.
In this week's Tech Corner, a Japanese company has come up with a suit that will protect you from the dastardly swine flu virus.
Also, electric cars are great, but way too quiet, which causes problems for blind folks. Enter Vroomtones!
In our Religion Corner, we are shocked to find out that some folks have been praying to President Obama - or maybe not.
Also, a Japanese man has built a giant statue of Buddha out of the carcasses of bugs, so that their souls may rest in peace.
We close the show with a song called Black Hawk White Dove by a group called Kingsfoil - courtesy of musicalley.com.
That's all for this time. Thanks for listening!
Ep 165: R.I.P. Crayon Shin-Chan
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Once again, we explore how you can know if you've been in Japan.
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We check our email and ponder what would happen if one siamese twin killed someone while the other one slept.
Our Dick of the Week is Kanye West, who once again has stolen the spotlight at the VMA Awards. We try to imagine what might have happened if he had interrupted certain historical figures. (Thanks to Takeo Yamada for the tip.) Check out what Adolph Hitler thinks about Kanye West:
In our Religion Corner, we expose Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort's Origin of Species scam as they attempt to give away free copies of Darwin's landmark book. Christina from Romania (below) has a brilliant smackdown of the scam. (The Preacher and The Skeptic debate the matter here.)
The creator of the popular Crayon Shin-chan anime, Yoshito Usui, has tragically died after falling off a cliff, apparently while trying to take a picture.
Some people think that putting blue LED lights on the Yamanote line will stop people from jumping in front of trains. Doug isn't buying it.
Our Blog of the Week is a great new website called Modern Literati, a beautiful site for artists who have a connection to Japan. The creator of the site, Stephen, is looking for artists to become a part of his vision. If you're interested, you can contact him at: info@modernliterati.org.
We end the show with a great song called Criminal from a new band out of Ohio called NotForgotten. It's their first single and it sounds great!
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 164: Mr. James' Excellent Japanese Adventure
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Ep 163: Minced Beef With Bread To Go
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Doug is worried about his appointment to see the death panel and relates his fun times with some Twitter freaks.
The scandal du jour in Japan is the arrest of popular actress Noriko Sakai and her estranged husband after she had gone on the lam.
The new and somewhat complicated jury system has been launched in Japan and has the first trial under its belt.
Big news from North Korea! The nation's very first fast food joint has opened, but you can't order a hamburger. You can, however, order a "minced beef with bread," which apparently makes the government feel better about serving the quintessential American food.
The Bank of Japan has come up with a very interesting survey in Hokkaido which shows the priorities of people in a bad economy. Which is to say that although the number of restaurants is down, the number of sex shops is way up!
The Virgin Mary has made yet another rather disturbing appearance, this time in a condom. Say what??
A woman in Pennsylvania has fallen in love with a gondola ride at an amusement park. And yes, she knows it's pretty weird, but she just can't help herself.
We have a whole bevy of Dicks of the Week this time. First up is a nurse who wasn't all she was cracked up to be. Next is the guy who tried to blame his bad behavior on his cat and the entire Alabama Beverage Control Board for banning a certain wine for its horribly pornographic label (see below). Our last Dick is the moron who threw a dog off the roof of a six-story building. Luckily, the story has a happy ending.
In a happier dog story, Muffy has been found in Melbourne, Australia, nine years after disappearing from its family 1200 miles away.
We end the show with a great song from a German singer named Petzel. It's called Blackbirds and is courtesy of Music Alley.
That's it for this time. Thanks for listening!
Ep 162: Ghost Brides and Stone Babies
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It's time for the Momotaro Festival and there's dancing in the streets. But watch out for the demons.
We explore the wonderful world of Japanese pizza.
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We've got email from Denny Browne, JR, and Emad
One lucky Japanese girl won a Harry Potter contest and was flown to London where she got to interview the cast. She was excited, to say the least.
We update our reaction to the two newest colas in Japan.
The high-tech underpants worn by our Japanese astronaut are back from space and undergoing tests to find out if you can really wear a pair for a month at a time.
In our Religion Corner, we are astonished to discover that the Virgin Mary has been discovered in some birdshit. That's odd.
We take a look at a 92-year-old woman who have birth to a pretty unusual baby.
The world's oldest man has died at 113 years of age and we explore a study that claims that cheerful people die younger than neurotic people. So wipe that smile off your face!
In China, ghost brides are in the news. A man was arrested for digging up a female corpse for his dead son, because apparently you'll be much happier in the afterlife if you're married. Go figure.
Good news! Advertising is now allowed in the Suicide Forest at the foot of Mt. Fuji. With a very high suicide rate, it's a great marketing opportunity for some folks.
In India, some folks like to throw babies off tall buildings. Don't ask. Just watch...
We end the show with music from Daiki and Little Wings. It's called Ala Sola and is courtesy of musicalley.com.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 161: Making Fast Food Faster
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Ep 160: Bikini Jeans and Balloon Dresses
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We've got mail from Vicki in Argentina, Bagel-san in the U.K. (check out her cool photography site), Kathleen, Cary, and Brevard. Keep those cards and letters coming in!
In our Fashion Corner, we take a look at a wedding dress that's set to be worn in the world's first space wedding, balloon dresses from China, and the oddly sexy bikini jeans from Japan.
In Japan, Coke is adding green tea to its cola, and Pepsi is adding shiso. This can't be good, but we'll check it out for you anyway.
The Japanese government has sent a representative to the U.S. to officially apologize to the survivors of World War II's infamous Bataan Death March.
Our Dick of the Week can be found in the Religion Corner this week. The principal of the Heritage Christian School in the U.S. suspended a student for illegal dancing. Something about low-cut dresses.
In the U.K., residents have taken matters into their own hands and changed the name of their street. I don't know, it seems like a perfectly reasonable name to me.
The moral of our final story is that next time you eat a bird, you should check to make sure it isn't thought to be extinct.
We close the show with a song from Cheryl B. Engelhardt called "Out There."
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 159: The Secret to Getting a Jesus Body
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We open the show by celebrating the end of the War on Drugs.
We take a look at how you can get yourself a Jesus body. (Hat Tip to Dan Lawes)
Our listener clears up the reason that couple was having sex on the Queen's lawn. (Hat Tip to Parrot)
We regale you with our exploits in the Japanese media.
JR is so inspired by Jen's invention of a new word that he's submitted it the Oxford English Dictionary. Maybe Jen will get rich.
We discover the secret to Japan's success in beauty pageants. Think Beauty Boot Camp. Think Bond girl.
And in this week's Bra News, we introduce the latest bra from Japan's Triumph International: The Husband-Hunting Bra. We also discover the power of Facebook when women get angry about bra prices.
We explain why Japan has a problem with Google's Street View and why Google has to reshoot their photos from scratch.
We have two Dicks of the Week. Our first one is a Japanese prosecutor who went after train gropers until he got busted for groping on a train. Our second one is a cop who hung up on a girl who called 911 THREE TIMES because she said a naughty word.
In our Religion Corner, we explain why Apple won't allow Me So Holy to see the light of day in the iPhone App Store.
And finally, we explain why Chinese government officials want to force people to smoke cigarettes.
We end the show with a song called First of May by Jonathan Coulton. Please take small children out of the room.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 158: Naked SMAP in the Park
(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) Download | Duration: 00:37:57 We open the show by trying to figure out if we're all going to die from the swine flu. We recommend a couple of first-rate podcasts. 1) "The Japan Podshow" is a great new show from a couple of British lads who love to interview interesting and influential people and who do it with just the right amount of wackiness. 2) Nicholas and Pat have started a fun podcast called "What's Happening News" a show they like to call "News for Stupid People." Check 'em out! And we've got F-Cup email! Tsuyoshi Kusunagi of SMAP fame went nuts and stripped naked in a park and the whole nation is atwitter. And in other naked news, a British couple got busted for doing the deed right on the Queen's Lawn at Windsor Castle. The Japanese tourists were very impressed. Quarter-Pounders have arrived at McDonald's in Japan, and Doug is happy again. We also let listeners in on the marketing secret that was responsible. Pets can now fly first-class on Pet Airways, an entire airline for pets only. In this week's Religion Corner, we take a look at another face of Jesus found in a Kit-Kat Bar. Where else would you expect to find him? Perhaps on a license plate in Florida! And last but not least, the "Door-to-Door Atheists" are two guys who dressed up and went door-to-door trying to convince Mormons to become atheists. Our Dick of the Week is a mother who had a really bad idea about how to punish her 2-year-old daughter. Women in Saudi Arabia are trying their best to convince the government to license gyms for women, while some religious-types are worried that women who play sports may lose their virginity. Uh-huh. I see. We close out the show with a great tune from a German singer named Petzel and a tune called Coasters. That's it for this week! Thanks for listening!
Ep 157: The Miracle of F-Cup Cookies
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We open the show with congrats for Jen, who has secured her Japanese drivers license.
We look at the plight of Noriko Calderone, who was forced to choose between her parents and her life in Japan.
Our new hero is the 114-year-old guy in Nigeria who was busted with 6 and a half tons of reefer.
Two pairs of dicks are given the coveted Dick of the Week awards. The first pair had some strange ideas about what to put in a sandwich, and the second pair didn't quite get the protocol at a nudist colony.
In the Tech Corner, we introduce you to the new Poken system, which allows folks to exchange social media when they're on the go. We also take a look at dog-friendly cars and the world's coolest LEGO warship.
A man made completely out of fruits and vegetables is on the loose in Japan, and he's apparently quite the ladies man. But the big news is Japan's F-Cup Cookies, which promise to make women's breasts more bountiful. Some people are not convinced, however.
Finally, we're happy to note that Japan is writing on the walls of bathroom stalls in an effort to get people to use less toilet paper.
We close the show with a great tune from a group called 4 and 20 blackbirds. The song is called, naturally, Song of Sixpence. Its brought to you courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 156: The Curse of Colonel Sanders
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Jen opens the show by telling us about her exciting honeymoon trip and we apologize for our tardiness.
We've got mail! From Bre, Jr, and Emad. Bre sent us her very cute Rat in a Hat.
We're recommending two great blogs from our listeners:
- Jim Kittleberger is a great writer who covers a wide spectrum of American culture at The Public Reader Daily Magazine and Web Guide.
- Dan Savage has a great photo blog of his Japan adventures at Japan Photo Journal.
And last but not least, Doug has yet another new blog called The Preacher and the Skeptic. Doug is not the preacher.
Japan was shocked and excited when the mutilated body of KFC's beloved Colonel Sanders was pulled from the river recently. Many Hanshin Tiger fans believe that The Curse of Colonel Sanders has now been lifted!
Tired of changing your underwear every single day? Not to worry. Japanese scientists are working on developing underwear that can be worn, stink-free, for an entire week! Let's see another country beat that!
Women in Saudi Arabia are fed up with having to buy lingerie from big hairy men and have organized a boycott of lingerie shops until they hire salesWOMEN!
If your taste in a woman's breast size runs to the smallish side, you're in luck. A Tokyo sex service specializes in sending out women who can accomodate you.
We've got a very interesting interview with Japan's #1 fan, the notorious Georg with No E, who stopped by the Planet Japan studios recently on his trip to Japan. Check out Georg's podcast!
We close the show with a new some new music from Dakoda Collins. It's a cool remix of one of my favorite songs: "(Hot Town) Summer in the City."
That's it for this time. Thanks for listening!
Ep 155: Rats, Cats, and The Twitter Machine
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We start the show with the big news that Doug and Jen have joined The Twitter Revolution! Join in the fun and follow us. CLICK HERE to follow Doug and CLICK HERE to follow Jen. We run through a few of the extremely important lingo from the Twictionary that you'll need to know to be in the know.
The #1 Book in Japan right now is a kind of refresher course for Japanese people who want to brush up on their kanji. Sales skyrocketed after Prime Minister Aso made some embarrassing mistakes when using kanji.
A word to the wise if you're a rat. You're a lot better off in India, where they worship you, than you are in Bangladesh, where they want to kill you.
We take a look at the big fart war on the iPhone between the iFart app and the Pull My Finger app. I can't put my finger on it, but something really smells about this case.
Happy Birthday to Jazz the Cat, Planet Japan's official mascot. And speaking of cats, there's a new cat cafe in Osaka, where you can go eat and commune with 20 kitties. Hat tip to Sarah at the Hollywood North Report.
Bad news for those 20,000 folks who turn 100 years old this year. Because of the recession, the Japanese government has decided to shrink the size of the silver cup that is awarded to every centenarian each year.
Our Blog of the Week award goes to Neil Duckett for his great blog that takes a look at the lighter side of Japan.
This week's Dick of the Week is a Japanese high school teacher who tried to force a student to wear a maid's costume. He says it was just a joke, but we don't believe him.
Doug announces the Grand Opening of his Yesteryear Television Archive. If you enjoy classic TV show, you'll love it!
We close the show with a great song from The Lascivious Biddies called Neighbor. Brought to you courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.
That's it for now. Thanks for listening!
Ep 154: Why Japan Hearts Obama
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We start this week's show with a look at a new marketing campaign in Japan for Valentine's Day. It's Gyaku Choco!!
We offer congrats to Heidi and apologies to Bre.
Our Blog of the Week goes to A Hoodie Monk, which is published by Gomyo, our local neighborhood monk, graffiti artist, and rap star. Check it out for all the happenings in the rapidly expanding Japanese Buddhist graffiti rap community.
Rightwing Nationalists in India have gone completely insane. They've attempted to drive home their strong belief that women should stay home and cook by attacking groups of women in bars. Women are organizing a "pink panty protest" by encouraging women to send their "bright pink knickers" to these neanderthals.
But on the plus side, this same rightwing group is developing a new soft drink made from cow piss, in an attempt to drive Coke and Pepsi to their knees. Good luck with that!
Japan has caught Obama fever. Two of the best-selling books are collections of Obama's speeches which people are using to sharpen up their English skills. But the most serious sign that folks have caught Obamamania is the emergence of Obama sushi. It's Obamalicious!
Our Dick of the Week honor goes to former Japanese Finance Minister Nakagawa who appeared to be shit-faced at the G7 Economic Summit. He resigned in disgrace, but hey, with the economy this bad, who can blame the guy for trying to drown his sorrows? Our Honorable Mention award goes to the Japanese doctors who implanted the wrong egg in a woman.
In this week's Religion Corner, Doug ponders a philosophical point. Why is that God saves some planes and lets others crash?
We take a look at the newest "women-only, no-men-allowed" phenomenon in Japan - the Purikura, or Print Club. These photo booths have become homes away from home for legions of Japanese high school girls.
In our Tech Corner, we examine Japan's newest innovation in architectural design - The Sky Park! Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane....It's a....park??
That's it for this week. Thanks for listening!