Ep 24: So You Wanna Be a Naked Corpse?
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Episode 24 is one for the history books!
We open the show by honoring Bill Gates by mocking him in our opening joke.
Amy has a theory about who might be stealing dirt in Japan.
A man put in his 2 yen worth by stealing 2 yen from an offertory box at a shrine. He was busted by the coppers, but has promised to work out a monthly payment plan to pay back every yen.
The 2-yen Thief
An actual bone from Buddha's finger has been sent to South Korea from China. Authorities have determined that it is definitely NOT the same finger that was found in the bowl of chile at Wendy's in California earlier this year.
Buddha's Finger
A listener asks if anyone knows about a shrine that sells talismans for computers. I guess he can't afford to take it to the shop.
They're always after 'me Lucky Charms
Ladies, are your boobs too damn cold? An amazing new invention from Japan is exciting the nation...microwavable bras!!
Hot Boobs!
Moms...looking for a way to breast-feed in public without getting busted? A new company has come up with a line of clothing that will let you do it. Finally!!
Breast-feeding Apparel
Looking for a job where you can be both naked AND dead? There's a company in Japan that's looking for women to be naked corpses on TV dramas.
Naked Corpses
The big news in the royal family this week is the wedding of Princess Nori to a commoner. The nation is on the edge of its seat as it watches to see if she can adapt and learn how to drive a car and do her own grocery shopping.
From Riches to Rags
Scooter Libby, the recently indicted White House aide, is enjoying a resurgence in sales of his naughty novel about life in Japan long, long ago. If you've ever wondered how prositutes were trained way back when, you might want to read it.
Scooter's Nasty Book
Look out! American manga is Coming! Some American newspapers are going to publish manga comics in their Sunday Funnies starting in January to attract a younger audience. Not actual Japanese manga, but American comics in the manga style.
American Manga
Ikebana (traditional Japanese flower arranging), is making a big splash in Spain these days.
Spanish Ikebana
This week's Cow Tales was sent to us by a listener and is a story of some amazing Siberian cows.
Amy's got a great new podcast! It's called Animal Tales, and has Amy interviewing famous animals! Her first one is with Genki-kun, the famous Okayama cow that got swept 90 km down the river in a typhoon and lived to moo about it.
Animal Tales Podcast
The above link will also let you access archived episodes of Planet Japan for only $1 for 5 episodes.
"Hesoten" is this week's Geek Jargon and means relaxed and content.
This week's Audio Mnemonics is the kanji for "autumn." It's pronounced "aki" and looks like this: 秋
And of course, if you haven't had a chance to vote for Planet Japan this month, here is the link:
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That's it for this week! Thanks for listening to Planet Japan! See you next week!
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