Ep 25: To Kill a Sparrow
Posted by Douglas DeLong at 11/23/2005 7:57 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
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Episode 25 is going to be sent to the Smithsonian!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American listeners!
Speaking of America, the so-called President of the United States was in our neighborhood, but wouldn't sit down for an interview with Planet Japan. I suspect he was afraid of facing our tough questions.
Our Otaku Mom, Cynthia, let us know about her friend, Adam Arnold. He's created a very cool American manga series called Aoi House.
Aoi House
Izimi Kaoru is a Japanese photographer who has made a splash with his series of photographs called "Landscapes With a Corpse," in which fashion models show off the lastest fashions while posing as a corpse.
Drop-Dead Gorgeous
Izimi Kaoru Photographs
Amy tells us about the passion for designer goods among Japanese women.
Princess Nori has entered the scary world of cooking and cleaning as she leaves the Royal Family and becomes a housewife.
Life at Home
Popular Japanese actor Ken Watanabe has been named an "International Man of Sexiness" by People magazine. Amy is ecstatic.
Kenny Boy
A shocking crime has occurred. A giant radish, which was growing up through the pavement, inspired the nation. When it was decapitated by an evil evildoer, the nation went into mourning.
Headless Radish!
But that was nothing compared to the brouhaha that ensued when a sparrow was killed in cold blood after knocking over 23,000 dominoes.
Death Penalty for Sparrow
In this week's Cow Tales Amy tells us about a memorial for the first cow slaughtered in Japan.
In our new segment on special jargon for women, we learn about "Kako Bijin."
This week's Audio Mneumonics Kanji is "gaku" or "manabu." It means to learn or to study and looks like this: 学
By the way, you can now access Amy's fun (and free) new podcast, Animal Tales, and archived episodes of Planet Japan (Episodes 1-15) for only $1 for 5 episodes at Amy's Dollar Bookstore.
Dollar Bookstore
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