* North Korea in the news
* South Korea condom sales on the rise
* Misconceptions about Japanese diet
* Infect MP3 players given away by McDonald's Japan
* Goodwill pizzas irk tax authorities
* Kidneys? What kidneys?
* Grandma gives birth to grandchild
* Garbage bag hag
* Genghis Khan's DNA dynasty
* Karaoke Culture Day
* Billions slated to go up in smoke
* Paris syndrome
* One-grain sushi
* Coffee, tea, or Kitty?
* Comic book about soap
* Iceland to sell whale meat to Japan?
* Golfer hits student and runs
* City official works 8 days in 5 years
* Shoe thief
* Teacher arrested for breaking into student's home
* American prof arrested for stalking

Japundit Contributors:
Danny Bloom in Taiwan, David Weber in Tokyo, Marie Mockett in New York, Kaishin in Casablanca, Alex Pappas in Ottawa and Tokyo, Mike Plugh in Akita, Bill Fish in Fukuoka, Mr. Wake in Kamakura, Sylvain Bouchard in Sendai, Tokyoid in London, Iron Chef in Australia, Harvey in Yokohama, Peter Payne in Gunma, JP in Tokyo

Music
MF247
* Seishun Maggie, by The Alan Smithy Band
* Letter, by Essence
Podsafe Music Network
* Space Rocks Keep Falling On My Head , by Away With The Fairys

Listener Feedback
* Emmett J. Cat
* Len Cullum

Links of Interest
* Hiragana Song
* Danny Bloom on NPR
* McDonald's Announcement (Japanese)
* Len Cullum, Japanese wordworker
* Podsafe Music Network
* MF247
* Japundit

Japanese Terms Used
* shabondama: soap bubble

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

Music
Podsafe Music Network
* Love Attraction, by EEE (Triple E)
* Bura Bura, by Rika Shinohara

Garageband
* She's Gonna Scream, by The Blast
Note: The Blast is misidentified in the podcast as being from the Podsafe Music Network. Apologies to Garageband!

Other Great Podcasts
* What's Happening In Tokyo
* Ed's Mixed Bag

Contact: podcast@japundit.com

* Megumi Yokota's Birthday (42)
* "Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story"
* Forced Abortions routine in North Korea
* Bring in the clones
* Lucie Blackman's father paid blood money?

* Do you have to be crazy to work in a Japanese Company?
* When you drink, don't drive
* Passenger faces charges for drunk driver's crash
* Salaryman pit stop
* NOVA commercial insulting to Japanese?

* Terry Collins to manage the Buffaloes?
* Napster hits Japan
* Raunchy SNS in Japan on the rise
* Divorce Japanese style
* Reciting pi a piece of cake
* Meet Pandapple
* Beware of the exploding Kitty!

* Tastier beef? Or a load of bull?
* Shark takoyaki?!?
* Scarlet cars make vandals see red
* Giving them the finger
* Family found dead with nails in their heads
* The sweet smell of stress relief

Japundit Contributors:
Danny Bloom in Taiwan, David Weber in Tokyo, Marie Mockett in New York, Kaishin in Casablanca, Alexander Pappas in Ottawa and Tokyo, Mike Plugh in Akita, Bill Fish in Fukuoka, Mr. Wake in Kamakura, Sylvain Bouchard in Sendai, Tokyoid in London, Iron Chef in Australia, Harvey in Yokohama, Peter Payne in Gunma, Rich Hayhoe in Mie, Bill (Ampontan) Sakovich in Saga, JP in Tokyo

Music
Podsafe Music Network
* Jungle Beat, by EEE (Triple E)
* Headphone, by Rika Shinohara
* Hiccups, by Riyu Konaka

Listener Feedback
* Freeman, Atlanta GA

Links of Interest
* Megumi Yokota story
* Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (at YouTube)
* Lucie Blackman Trust
* Nova English School
* Nova Commercial - Short Version
* Napster Japan
* Sexii SNS
* Shark takoyaki photo
* Podsafe Music Network
* Japundit

Japanese Terms Used
* oshiri: butt, backside
* furi-furi: shake back and forth
* oshiri furi-furi: shake your butt; shake your booty
* shakkuri: hiccups
* tomaranai: won't stop
* shakkuri tomaranai: my hiccups won't stop

Contact: podcast@japundit.com