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All Rights Reserved.Join Doug, fabled raconteur and man-about-town, and Jen, a Texas renegade with a heart of gold, for a light-hearted look at life in Japan.Doug DeLongJoin Doug, fabled raconteur and man-about-town, and Jen, a Texas renegade with a heart of gold, for a light-hearted look at life in Japan.Join Doug, fabled raconteur and man-about-town, and Jen, a Texas renegade with a heart of gold, for a light-hearted look at life in Japan.noCopyright Planet Japan 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved.planet,japan,comedy,jen,dougComedyplanetjapan07@gmail.comDoug DeLongplanet,japan,comedy,jen,dougplanetjapan/upPqhttp://feedburner.google.comEp 174: Mayhem in the Potato Patchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/VyR-D_vzyx4/ep-174-mayhem-in-the-potato-patch.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) Happy Birthday to Jen who turns 40 this week! If Doug wasn’t so damn old himself, he’d probably feel sorry for her. The Olympics are here and Okayama has a hometown favorite in figure skater <a href="http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/02/20/1037184/takahashi-im-not-done.html" target="_blank">Daisuke Takahashi</a>. Doug is not happy with the flower ceremony, and the Japanese government is not happy with Olympic snowboarder <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/7240259/Winter-Olympics-2010-Japanese-snowboarder-punished-for-wearing-low-slung-trousers.html" target="_blank">Kazuhiro Kokubo</a>. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/takahashi.jpg?a=78" width="271"> <a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/golf/view.bg?articleid=1234653" target="_blank">Tiger Woods</a> has finally made his much-anticipated mea culpa and Doug is annoyed by it. We got some great email from Ian and Hisham, and let us know about the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8512173.stm" target="_blank">Russian farmer</a> who planted landmines along with his potatoes. Parrot wrote and let us know about an interesting <a href="http://www.dumbassguide.info/myfiles/Pimsleur9Excerpt.mp3" target="_blank">Japanese lesson</a> about how NOT to pick up women. In the Philippines, there seems to be a rash of <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5466227/sinatra-my-way-karaoke-killings-plague-philippines-bar-scene" target="_blank">killings</a> of karaoke singers, especially those folks who like to sing "My Way." But in happier karaoke news, if you’re blind, you can now sing along with everyone else with the invention of <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5035508/braille-karaoke-good-for-blind-even-better-for-deaf" target="_blank">braille karaoke</a>. In our Tech Corner, print magazines have begun to develop versions for the soon-to-be-released iPad. WIRED magazine posted the video below to demonstrate what it will look like on the iPad. <object id="flashObj" width="404" height="436" classid="clsid<img src=" http:="" planetjapan.org="" emoticons="" laugh.png"="" border="0">27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1813626064?isVid=1&publisherID=1564549380"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=66775419001&playerID=1813626064&domain=embed&"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1813626064?isVid=1&publisherID=1564549380" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=66775419001&playerID=1813626064&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="404" height="436" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></object> Two airlines share this week’s Dick of the Week award. <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20344142,00.html" target="_blank">Southwest Airlines</a> kicked off movie director Kevin Smith for being too fat, and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/pregnant-woman-husband-ki_n_462757.html" target="_blank">Spirit Airlines</a> kicked off a man and his pregnant wife because the man had the nerve to ask for water for his wife after being grounded for two hours. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/kevin_smith_240.jpg?a=24" width="240"> We close the show with a tune from an Oakland CA group called <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=42c4fdb963199e210aff9525d62d11b1" target="_blank">Radio Nowhere</a> and a song called picture of you, courtesy of the fine folks at <a href="http://musicalley.com" target="_blank">musicalley.com</a>. That’s it for this week. Thanks for listening! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=VyR-D_vzyx4:6R31q_DLhzY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2010/02/23/ep-174-mayhem-in-the-potato-patch.aspx#Commentsb7f7678b-25f0-489d-bb84-2add0ddb0cfcMon, 22 Feb 2010 17:58:00 GMTEp 174: Mayhem in the Potato Patchnono00:36:12http://planetjapan.org/2010/02/23/ep-174-mayhem-in-the-potato-patch.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj174.mp3?ref=rssEp 173: Here Comes Tomo Choco!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/Z2ZlfD9qoro/ep-173-here-comes-tomo-choco.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)<div>(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) </div><div><div>We were excited to get an actual email from Jesus, even though he’s not a big fan of Planet Japan. We also got fun emails from Parrot (who believes that Bob Saget is God) and Grant. A big thanks, also, to Brevard, who sent me an iPhone app called "Tits and Boobies."</div><div> </div><div> 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!</div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=Z2ZlfD9qoro:RhXKbFvCoDE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2010/02/07/ep-173-here-comes-tomo-choco.aspx#Comments939c8ed2-01b0-4ed7-8600-3f6af2512307Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:08:00 GMTEp 173: Here Comes Tomo Choco!nono00:35:57http://planetjapan.org/2010/02/07/ep-173-here-comes-tomo-choco.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj173.mp3?ref=rssEp 172: How to Live in a Toilethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/W4IxqLPfjKE/how-to-live-in-a-toilet.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)<div>Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW)</div><div>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 <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100121a3.html" target="_blank">court</a> in Hokkaido which has ruled that the Japanese government cannot grant free land for shrines, the very strange case of "<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/jesus-rifles/story?id=9618791" target="_blank">Jesus Rifles</a>" in the U.S. military, and why Muslims and Christians are at odds about what to call God, er, I mean <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8435975.stm" target="_blank">Allah</a>. We introduce listeners to Casper, the bus-riding cat. It’s a very cute story with a very sad ending. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N1wrHvknpgM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N1wrHvknpgM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> A politician in South Korea has built a giant house in the shape of a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSEO13684020071009" target="_blank">toilet</a>. Why didn’t I think of that? <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/toilethouse2.jpg?a=43" width="490"> Our Dick of the Week is a guy who was flying to Hawaii and thought he’d write a <a href="http://www.canada.com/strange+note+aboard+flight+Hawaii+land+back+home+facing+charge/2426464/story.html" target="_blank">smartass comment</a> on his comment card. McDonald’s Japan has introduced the <a href="http://www.japanator.com/mcdonald-s-japan-s-texas-burger-cm-american-much--13190.phtml" target="_blank">Texas Burger</a>, the first in a line of "Big America" burgers. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UAUoAMydRZw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UAUoAMydRZw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> We close the show with some Japanese reggae from <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=03210c91c966b600854491407831d95d" target="_blank">Reggae Far East</a>. It’s called "Cans" and it’s courtesy of <a href="http://musicalley.com" target="_blank">MusicAlley.com</a>. That’s it for now. Thanks for listening!</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=W4IxqLPfjKE:AbleSBMBW88:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2010/01/24/how-to-live-in-a-toilet.aspx#Comments7371288b-28a7-4a91-aae3-57e75c25d0cdSun, 24 Jan 2010 12:49:00 GMTEp 172: How to Live in a Toiletnono00:37:42http://planetjapan.org/2010/01/24/how-to-live-in-a-toilet.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj172.mp3?ref=rssEp 171: The March of the Penguinshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/U_r4MSdvgQs/ep-171-the-march-of-the-penguins.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners! It’s too cold for the <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081230a9.html" target="_blank">penguins</a> in Hokkaido, so they’ve been forced to march on parade! <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/penguins.jpg?a=3" width="250"> Doug has started his hot new <a href="http://twitter.com/dougshotlist" target="_blank">Doug’s Hot List</a>! 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 <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/theyestmuse-20" target="_blank">Hot List Store</a>. Sad news! <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/11/wendys-leaving-japan-burg_n_388348.html" target="_blank">Wendy’s Hamburgers</a> 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 <a href="http://englishworkout.com" target="_blank">englishworkout.com</a>. In our Tech Corner, SONY and Real D have partnered together to develop <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704238104574602152550024752.html" target="_blank">3-D home entertainment</a>, and iPhone has added a free <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000301301" target="_blank">Kindle app</a> that’s pretty awesome. A Japanese otaku-type has <a href="http://boingboing.net/2009/11/24/footage-from-the-fir.html" target="_blank">married</a> 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.  <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hsikPswAYUM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hsikPswAYUM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></object> In our Religion Corner we take a look at the sometimes strange world of Catholicism and its odd use of the <a href="http://catholicism.about.com/od/prayers/g/Ejaculation.htm" target="_blank">English language</a>, and of course, the crazy Lady in Red who jumped the Pope. And Doug reminds listeners to check out his rantings on <a href="http://preacherskeptic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Preacher and The Skeptic</a> blog.  <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5gAGu6Bt6Aw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5gAGu6Bt6Aw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> It looks like a <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/12/08/premature-ejaculation-marketing-the-condition-before-the-drug/" target="_blank">new drug</a> might come to the rescue of those men affected by premature ejaculation. Woo-hoo! Our Dicks of the Week are the 2 <a href="http://javascript:void(0);" target="_blank">EMT workers</a> 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 <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=68626a52fd33931d7863195309b06df9" target="_blank">Percy Strother</a>. That’s it for now. Thanks for listening! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=U_r4MSdvgQs:VYvBW9AEl6c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2010/01/02/ep-171-the-march-of-the-penguins.aspx#Comments2594df10-d088-4206-b7f2-71f695b2ed84Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:34:00 GMTEp 171: The March of the Penguinsnono00:37:55http://planetjapan.org/2010/01/02/ep-171-the-march-of-the-penguins.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj171.mp3?ref=rssEp 170: Who the Hell is Billy Mitchell?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/XcMmqbALvkc/ep-170-who-the-hell-is-billy-mitchell.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) We start the show with the happy tale of Doug’s Internet reunion with Dian Curtis Regan, his old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell" target="_blank">Billy Mitchell</a> High School crush who became a wildly successful writer of children’s books. Check out <a href="http://diancurtisregan.com/" target="_blank">her website</a> for some great books for Christmas! We give you the lowdown on Japanese barber shops and the <a href="http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/annals-of-cheap-qb-house/" target="_blank">shocking law</a> that’s being proposed that would FORCE all discount shops to install shampoo sinks. We discover two cool new listener blogs from <a href="http://100totokyo.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Zero</a> and <a href="http://sweetdropsofhoney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emad</a>! Our Dicks of the Week are a couple of Japanese men who made a rather unusual number of <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20091207p2a00m0na016000c.html?inb=rs" target="_blank">hotel reservations</a>. In our Tech Corner, we examine the new LED eyelashes for any women wanting to look like a Christmas tree, and applaud the new <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091205p2a00m0na028000c.html" target="_blank">solar panels</a> about to erected on the Hanshin Tigers baseball stadium. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5484m-tCeA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5484m-tCeA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> We wonder why a Vietnamese man would continue to sleep with his wife long after <a href="http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/12/man-sleeps-with-dead-wife-years-after-burial.html" target="_blank">her death</a>. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/Dead_wife_333_09.jpg?a=6" width="203"> In our Religion Corner, we visit <a href="http://christianchirp.com" target="_blank">ChristianChirp.com</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=dfa61f69d61de6e1268051b1ae2c931f" target="_blank">Robin Stine</a> from Florida. That’s it for this time. Thanks for listening!  <a class="addthis_button" href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=doudel"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=doudel"></script> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=XcMmqbALvkc:J1U0js0WYPI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/12/11/ep-170-who-the-hell-is-billy-mitchell.aspx#Commentsae3e8afb-1227-4b1f-98b9-6f2963bb624fFri, 11 Dec 2009 10:53:00 GMTEp 170: Who the Hell is Billy Mitchell?nono00:39:42http://planetjapan.org/2009/12/11/ep-170-who-the-hell-is-billy-mitchell.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj170.mp3?ref=rssEp 169: How to Pass Your Driver’s Testhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/ILJkWngWoCo/ep-169-how-to-pass-your-drivers-test.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) 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 <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jwZYEGdpnjg-L2dV2wOVhbo4Senw" target="_blank">bowing</a> to the Japanese Emperor. Bowing in Japan? Whoever heard of such a thing?  <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/obamabow.jpg?a=3" width="420"> Our new hero is a 65-year-old woman in Korea who passed her <a href="http://sweetdropsofhoney.blogspot.com/2009/11/woman-takes-driver-license-test-950.html" target="_blank">driver’s license exam</a> 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 <a href="http://pinktentacle.com/2009/11/bra-doubles-as-golf-putting-mat/" target="_blank">Golf Bra</a>! <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/golfbra2.jpg?a=18" width="230"> We update our stories on singer <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091109p2a00m0na011000c.html" target="_blank">Noriko Sakai</a>, who has been given an 18-month sentence for possession of amphetamines, and <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091120p2a00m0na013000c.html" target="_blank">Tatsuya Ishihashi</a>, 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’ <a href="http://proudatheists.wordpress.com/hate-comments-from-believers/" target="_blank">hate mail</a> that has been sent to <a href="http://proudatheists.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">ProudAtheists.com</a>. A woman in England has been found guilty of creating a nuisance after neighbors complained that her <a href="http://www.newser.com/story/73763/noisy-sex-woman-loses-appeal.html" target="_blank">sexual exploits</a> were WAY too loud. For the first time ever, Planet Japan presents live music from a couple of local Okayama musicians, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lifesstudent" target="_blank">Kris McCourt and Mamadu Diabate</a>. They’ll be appearing at <a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=1004138211&albumID=126229&imageID=2376821" target="_blank">The New World Beat Festival</a> at Desperado’s here in Okayama on December 5th. Check out their YouTube video below... <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wu1s1o9siLg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wu1s1o9siLg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></object> That’s it for this time. Thanks for listening! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=ILJkWngWoCo:ZUnG0_L3A3c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/11/25/ep-169-how-to-pass-your-drivers-test.aspx#Comments30c42173-dc48-48da-8154-d74bfd74dfa3Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:04:04 GMTEp 169: How to Pass Your Driver’s Testnono00:36:48http://planetjapan.org/2009/11/25/ep-169-how-to-pass-your-drivers-test.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj169.mp3?ref=rssEp 168: Why New York Hearts Godzillahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/2a1VmwK7LfY/ep-168-why-new-york-hearts-godzilla.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW)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 <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gprOSaCGLQzFZCrTb4pHtLQy32oAD9BPD32O0" target="_blank">MVP award</a>.<img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/matsui.jpg?a=1" width="550">The notorius accused killer <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091106a1.html" target="_blank">Tatsuya Ichihashi</a>, on the lam for the last two years, has been discovered to have recently gotten plastic surgery.<img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/ichihashi.jpg?a=30" width="250">Back in August, the president of <a href="http://www.eltnews.com/news/archives/2009/08/nova_president_2.html" target="_blank">NOVA</a> was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for embezzlement.In our Tech Corner, just in time for winter, an electronic <a href="http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2005/11/10/heated-bra/" target="_blank">bra heater</a> is available to keep your boobies from getting too cold. Plus soon there will be a very pricey pair of <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/02/simultaneous-translation-glasses/" target="_blank">eyeglasses</a> that will translate a language directly onto your retina.<img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/glassestranslator.jpg?a=7" width="530">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 <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/rodell-vereens-sex-with-h_n_345740.html" target="_blank">Mr. Rodell Vareen</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jDt1GxKR-VHAg1Lq3LcUNx2-Y0YwD9BD96180" target="_blank">Christian pastors in Africa</a> who have been accusing children of being witches, and as a result hundreds of kids have been tortured and murdered. Check out <a href="http://preacherskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/11/thou-shalt-not-suffer-witch-to-live.html" target="_blank">The Preacher and The Skeptic</a> for a more in-depth discussion of this horrific situation.We close the show with a tune from <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=dd2b595079fac48d4706a4e4f683bb36" target="_blank">Lee Coulter</a> called Earthquake, courtesy of <a href="http://musicalley.com" target="_blank">Musicalley.com</a>.That’s it for now. Thanks for listening! See you next time!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=2a1VmwK7LfY:NvizWGyxXO0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/11/09/ep-168-why-new-york-hearts-godzilla.aspx#Commentsd916d297-687e-484a-83d2-1499128b80b0Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:21:00 GMTEp 168: Why New York Hearts Godzillanono00:33:47http://planetjapan.org/2009/11/09/ep-168-why-new-york-hearts-godzilla.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj168.mp3?ref=rssEp 167: Notes from the Looney Binhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/WUopFeJf0ME/ep-167-notes-from-the-looney-bin.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) Shownotes Happy Halloween! Foreigners have taken to partying on the increasingly out-of-control <a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/10/14/yamanote-halloween-train-2009/" target="_blank">Halloween train</a> on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo. We’ve unearthed this shocking documentary video! <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDPIqTfFmu8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDPIqTfFmu8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> We update stories about the <a href="http://www.euronews.net/2009/10/04/mystery-surrounds-nakagawa-death/" target="_blank">death</a> of the former Finance Minister and the case of the <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/20/earlyshow/main5400421.shtml" target="_blank">dueling kidnappings</a>. CBS recently <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5400359n&tag=related;photovideo" target="_blank">interviewed</a> 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 <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/mom-admits-balloon-boy-was-all-hoax/1-a-61208" target="_blank">Balloon Boy</a> family. <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gW7IoFbACd8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gW7IoFbACd8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></object> Our second award goes to the jackass <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/interracial-couple-denied_n_322784.html" target="_blank">judge</a> in Louisiana who refused to marry an interracial couple, and our third award goes to the <a href="http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=146622" target="_blank">Wendy’s</a> 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, <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=ed1ebe616c944d79416c2bad3d60a1c3" target="_blank">IreneB</a>, just sent to us. its called Dedicated and its from her Metamorphosis CD. That’s it for now. Thanks for listening! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=WUopFeJf0ME:aj2MaWmO5Y8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/10/26/ep-167-notes-from-the-looney-bin.aspx#Comments9df55e6d-9e29-47e5-a8ba-9f584b9c13a4Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:19:00 GMTEp 167: Notes from the Looney Binnono00:00:00http://planetjapan.org/2009/10/26/ep-167-notes-from-the-looney-bin.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj167.mp3?ref=rssEp 166: How to Save the Planet by Taking a Peehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/EZdUWSY6P2E/ep-166-how-to-save-the-planet-by-taking-a-pee.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW)  Shownotes Doug was recently interviewed on an exciting new podcast called <a href="http://overtherepodcast.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Over There</a>. Listen now if you dare! Foreign residents may soon be able to <a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/view/should-foreigners-have-local-voting-rights" target="_blank">vote</a> in local Japanese elections! Woo-hoo! A giant <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33086856/ns/today-parenting_and_family/" target="_blank">custody brouhaha</a> 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 <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927776,00.html" target="_blank">dead</a> after embarrassing himself on the international stage a few months back. Another brouhaha has been caused by an American documentary called <a href="http://thecovemovie.com/" target="_blank">The Cove</a>, a film about the killing of dolphins in the Japanese town of Taiji. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/Dolphin_face.jpg?a=46" width="499"> ANA Airlines in Japan is going to try an experiment which is designed to save the planet by asking people to <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=98081&nav=61" target="_blank">empty their bladders</a> before boarding.  In this week’s Tech Corner, a Japanese company has come up with <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6265599/Japanese-suit-that-fights-flu.html" target="_blank">a suit</a> 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 <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/mnGreenAutos/idUS4865388320090921" target="_blank">Vroomtones</a>! In our Religion Corner, we are shocked to find out that some folks have been praying to President Obama - or maybe not.  <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CnXbuoOiuk8&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CnXbuoOiuk8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object>  Also, a Japanese man has built a giant statue of <a href="http://www.feer.com/tales/?p=1851" target="_blank">Buddha</a> out of the carcasses of bugs, so that their souls may rest in peace. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/bugbuddha.jpg?a=2" width="490"> We close the show with a song called Black Hawk White Dove by a group called <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=75b793f7bc8f47a9c96594e37c4eefa5" target="_blank">Kingsfoil</a> - courtesy of musicalley.com. That’s all for this time. Thanks for listening! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=EZdUWSY6P2E:_BQcrMKAFBg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/10/13/ep-166-how-to-save-the-planet-by-taking-a-pee.aspx#Comments786d84fc-c6c6-4927-8b2f-93f4a435dd09Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:48:00 GMTEp 166: How to Save the Planet by Taking a Peenono00:33:14http://planetjapan.org/2009/10/13/ep-166-how-to-save-the-planet-by-taking-a-pee.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj166.mp3?ref=rssEp 165: R.I.P. Crayon Shin-Chanhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/uzNqudrXwAU/ep-165-rip-crayon-shinchan.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) Shownotes Once again, we explore how you can know if you’ve been in Japan. Thanks to everyone for your donations to Planet Japan. We really, really appreciate your support. It’s easy to donate if the spirit moves you. Just go to <a href="http://paypal.com" target="_blank">paypal.com</a> and send your payment to planetjapan07@gmail.com 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: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T0PwqvwyG54&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T0PwqvwyG54&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> In our Religion Corner, we expose Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort’s <a href="http://retrieverman.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/want-a-copy-of-charles-darwins-origin-of-species/" target="_blank">Origin of Species scam</a> 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 <a href="http://preacherskeptic.blogspot.com/2009/09/kirk-and-rays-excellent-adventure.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fmHN3JtyUXg&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fmHN3JtyUXg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> The creator of the popular Crayon Shin-chan anime, <a href="http://www.mysinchew.com/node/29459" target="_blank">Yoshito Usui</a>, has tragically died after falling off a cliff, apparently while trying to take a picture. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/shinchanbytroglod.jpg?a=9" width="300"> Some people think that putting <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090919p2a00m0na021000c.html" target="_blank">blue LED lights</a> 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 <a href="http://modernliterati.org" target="_blank">Modern Literati</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.myspace.com/notforgottenonline" target="_blank">NotForgotten</a>. It’s their first single and it sounds great! <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gTG9TP_ME6c&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gTG9TP_ME6c&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> That’s it for now. Thanks for listening!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=uzNqudrXwAU:DJJQ48SbVdY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/09/23/ep-165-rip-crayon-shinchan.aspx#Comments2b65a945-9687-442b-8159-ea8409654b49Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:07:00 GMTEp 165: R.I.P. Crayon Shin-Channono00:31:26http://planetjapan.org/2009/09/23/ep-165-rip-crayon-shinchan.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj165a.mp3?ref=rssEp 164: Mr. James’ Excellent Japanese Adventurehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/bgzrCRxzgMQ/ep-164-mr-james-excellent-japanese-adventure.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)<div>(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW)</div><div> <div> <div>Shownotes </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We open the show with a couple of very funny observations from Bill Mutranowski’s book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Know-Youve-Been-Japan-Long/dp/080483380X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252299231&sr=8-1" target="_blank">You Know You’ve Been in Japan Too Long...</a>"</div><div> </div><div>The Japanese Election is over and it’s a big victory for the JDP. The new Prime Minister will be <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6122810/Yukio-Hatoyama-does-the-impossible-.-.-.-now-for-the-difficult-part.html" target="_blank">Yukio Hatoyama</a>, whose wife <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6819688.ece" target="_blank">Miyuki</a> claims to have visited Venus. Oookay....</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/mr-james" target="_blank">Mr. James</a> is the new McDonald’s mascot in Japan. He’s a geeky, nerdy American who’s got some foreigners crying foul.</div><div> </div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jTXbgaqwPdM&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jTXbgaqwPdM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object><div> </div><div>As Japan gears up for a big outbreak of swine flu, the government announces a program to use <a href="http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bcct/japan-explores-using-cell-phones-to-stop-pandemics-maybe-next-swine-flu/" target="_blank">GPS</a> to track school kids.</div><div> </div><div>Our Blog of the Week is <a href="http://maggiesmind.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Maggie’s Mind</a>, a lovely blog from a fellow Okayaman named Maggie (who woulda guessed?) Great pics and fun writing. Check it out!</div><div> </div><div>Our Dick of the Week was an easy one this time. It’s the guy in Osaka who was so frustrated with his job that he decided to attack women with his own <a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/osaka-construction-worker-arrested-for-throwing-feces-at-female-passersby" target="_blank">feces</a>. WTF??</div><div> </div><div>The Yakuza (Japanese mafia), apparently not satisfied to rake in the big bucks with prostitution and drugs, has gone on a crime spree by stealing the lovable <a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=12409" target="_blank" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">Pekochan dolls</a> from in front of the Fujiya sweet shops.  </div><div> </div><div><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/Pekochan.jpg" width="301"> </div><div> </div><div>We issue a correction on a story we did last week about the lovely Noriko Saito.</div><div> </div><div>We end the show with a fun interview with two of Doug’s colleagues - Carole and Janelle - one leaving Japan and the other just arriving.</div><div> </div><div>Our closing song is from the one and only Caroleanne Birtwell - the voice of Planet Japan. She performs the classic Joan Baez song, "Diamonds and Rust."</div><div> </div><div>That’s it for now. Thanks for listening!</div></div></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=bgzrCRxzgMQ:p0nfkuxG_CI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/09/07/ep-164-mr-james-excellent-japanese-adventure.aspx#Commentsc2cbc224-3347-47b2-8618-31bb2a2d0d3aMon, 07 Sep 2009 04:49:00 GMTEp 164: Mr. James’ Excellent Japanese Adventurenono00:38:51http://planetjapan.org/2009/09/07/ep-164-mr-james-excellent-japanese-adventure.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj164.mp3?ref=rssEp 163: Minced Beef With Bread To Gohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/gI6E8fXa3JE/ep-163-minced-beef-with-bread-to-go.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) Shownotes 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 <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8192181.stm" target="_blank">Noriko Sakai</a> and her estranged husband after she had gone on the lam. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/norikosakai.jpg" width="300"> The new and somewhat complicated <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090816a6.html" target="_blank">jury system</a> 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 <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1202360/Minced-beef-fries-North-Korea-opens-fast-food-restaurant.html" target="_blank">hamburger</a>. You can, however, order a "minced beef with bread," which apparently makes the government feel better about serving the quintessential American food. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/mincedbeef.jpg" width="468"> 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 <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20090807n1.html" target="_blank">sex shops</a> is way up! The <a href="http://friendlyatheist.com/2009/08/09/virgin-mary-makes-an-ironic-appearance/" target="_blank">Virgin Mary</a> has made yet another rather disturbing appearance, this time in a condom. Say what?? A woman in Pennsylvania has fallen in love with a <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2570910/Amy-Wolfe-has-fallen-in-love-with-fairground-ride.html" target="_blank">gondola ride</a> 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 <a href="http://wcbstv.com/local/nurse.rn.arrest.2.1119697.html" target="_blank">nurse</a> who wasn’t all she was cracked up to be. Next is the guy who tried to blame his bad behavior on his <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/08/man-blames-cat-child-pornography.html" target="_blank">cat</a> 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 <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536005,00.html?test=latestnews" target="_blank">dog</a> off the roof of a six-story building. Luckily, the story has a happy ending. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/winelabel.jpg" width="420">In a happier dog story, <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6732864.ece" target="_blank">Muffy</a> 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 <a href="http://www.musicalley.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=e335c97a8a7a2227b3440441639a39df" target="_blank">Petzel</a>. It’s called Blackbirds and is courtesy of <a href="http://musicalley.com" target="_blank">Music Alley</a>.That’s it for this time. Thanks for listening! <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=gI6E8fXa3JE:MvDLoNW7TDM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/08/19/ep-163-minced-beef-with-bread-to-go.aspx#Comments5504af13-745b-4628-a9c0-ef53606cff9aWed, 19 Aug 2009 14:36:01 GMTEp 163: Minced Beef With Bread To Gonono00:37:02http://planetjapan.org/2009/08/19/ep-163-minced-beef-with-bread-to-go.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj163.mp3?ref=rssEp 162: Ghost Brides and Stone Babieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/DTF8dz2PgP4/ep-162-ghost-brides-and-stone-babies.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)<div style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; background-image: none !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW) <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">It’s time for the Momotaro Festival and there’s dancing in the streets. But watch out for the demons. <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "><p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "><p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">We explore the wonderful world of Japanese pizza. <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">We love our listeners and extend our thanks for their generous donations.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">We’ve got email from Denny Browne, JR, and Emad<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">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.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z6Y4CUpscWs&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z6Y4CUpscWs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object><p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">We update our reaction to the two newest colas in Japan.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">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.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">In our Religion Corner, we are astonished to discover that the Virgin Mary has been discovered in some birdshit. That’s odd.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ye3Xg-kYoio&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ye3Xg-kYoio&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object><p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">We take a look at a 92-year-old woman who have birth to a pretty unusual baby.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">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!<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">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.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">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.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">In India, some folks like to throw babies off tall buildings. Don’t ask. Just watch...<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mTcby2LJM8o&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mTcby2LJM8o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; ">We end the show with music from Daiki and Little Wings. It’s called Ala Sola and is courtesy of musicalley.com.<p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; "> <p style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 37px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 44px; ">That’s it for now. Thanks for listening!</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=DTF8dz2PgP4:MSu3AIr3mao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/08/04/ep-162-ghost-brides-and-stone-babies.aspx#Comments48156618-90e5-4729-9031-db15ac6d855cTue, 04 Aug 2009 07:33:00 GMTEp 162: Ghost Brides and Stone Babiesnono00:37:56http://planetjapan.org/2009/08/04/ep-162-ghost-brides-and-stone-babies.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj162.mp3?ref=rssEp 161: Making Fast Food Fasterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/INie15LtfiA/ep-161-making-fast-food-faster.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)<div>(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW)</div><div> </div><div>(Apologies for the fact that my link creator is on the fritz!) </div><div> </div><div>We’re back! We’ve moved into our spacious new Planet Japan studio and to help us celebrate, the legendary Planet Japan Dancers have returned! </div><div> </div><div><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/PJDancers.jpg" width="400"> </div><div> </div><div>We open the show with an appeal to our listeners to help us replenish our coffers so that we can continue to provide the world’s most amazing podcast - Planet Japan! Any amount would be greatly appreciated. You can send your donations via PayPal directly to our email address: planetjapan07@gmail.com. Thanks!</div><div> </div><div>Doug is looking to make some extra cash and is appealing to listeners who may have need of his writing, voice, or teaching services.</div><div> </div><div>It’s been a strange week on Japanese trains, as we learn why it’s not a good idea to fight on a train platform or throw unusual substances on fellow passengers. We also examine a somewhat surprising prohibition on trains and reveal a rather unusual tribute one person has paid to his late father.</div><div> </div><div><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/rushhour.jpg" width="360"> </div><div> </div><div>Our Dick of the Week is a cop in Denver who got tired of waiting for his breakfast at McDonald’s.</div><div> </div><div>In Japan, you’ll almost always get your wallet back if you lose it. Apparently that’s not the case in some other countries. But in England, they have found a way to increase your chances of getting back your lost wallet.</div><div> </div><div>Happy News! You don’t have to feel guilty anymore about swearing when you hit your thumb with a hammer. A new study has shown that swearing actually helps to reduce the pain!</div><div> </div><div>We end the show with a song from one of our favorite Japanese singers, K. Juno. The song is called "Fate," and it’s courtesy of Music Alley.</div><div> </div><div>That’s it for now. Thanks for listening!</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=INie15LtfiA:epUP-oRzBOY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/07/22/ep-161-making-fast-food-faster.aspx#Comments137e7071-c7c4-433e-9d3b-5f8677de4d85Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:04:00 GMTEp 161: Making Fast Food Fasternono00:38:17http://planetjapan.org/2009/07/22/ep-161-making-fast-food-faster.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj161.mp3?ref=rssEp 160: Bikini Jeans and Balloon Dresseshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/planetjapan/upPq/~3/YxPCSmjs0mE/ep-160-bikini-jeans-and-balloon-dresses.aspxplanetjapan07@gmail.com (Doug DeLong)<div>(Click PLAY Button to LISTEN NOW)</div><div>We open the show with the happy news that Doug has finally turned Japanese.</div><div> </div><div> We’ve got mail from Vicki in Argentina, Bagel-san in the U.K. (check out her cool <a href="http://frando.deviantart.com" target="_blank">photography site</a>), Kathleen, Cary, and Brevard. Keep those cards and letters coming in! In our Fashion Corner, we take a look at a <a href="http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?/archives/166-Wedding-Dress-For-Use-In-Space.html" target="_blank">wedding dress</a> that’s set to be worn in the world’s first space wedding, <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/06/04/balloon-dress-popularity-rise/" target="_blank">balloon dresses</a> from China, and the oddly sexy <a href="http://www.denimology.co.uk/2007/05/japanese_ultralow_rise_bikin_j.php" target="_blank">bikini jeans</a> from Japan. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/bikini_jeans.jpg" width="500"> In Japan, Coke is adding <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Coca-Cola-Launches-Green-Tea-Flavor-in-Japan-113561.shtml" target="_blank">green tea</a> to its cola, and Pepsi is adding <a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=10545" target="_blank">shiso</a>. 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 <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7717227&page=1" target="_blank">Bataan Death March</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/05/21/article/gene_owens_choosing_prom_or_diploma" target="_blank">illegal dancing</a>. Something about low-cut dresses. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VUON8zvBGUg&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VUON8zvBGUg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></object> In the U.K., residents have taken matters into their own hands and changed the name of their <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187773/Residents-Butt-Hole-Road-club-change-streets-unfortunate-name.html" target="_blank">street</a>. I don’t know, it seems like a perfectly reasonable name to me. <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/41294-83256/buttholeroad.jpg" width="468"> The moral of our final story is that next time you eat a <a href="http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/26/extremely-rare-bird-photographed-for-first-time-then-eaten/" target="_blank">bird</a>, you should check to make sure it isn’t thought to be extinct. We close the show with a song from <a href="http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=f6b5828c9b53426e8a580178d2a51a16" target="_blank">Cheryl B. Engelhardt</a> called "Out There." That’s it for now. Thanks for listening! </div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?a=YxPCSmjs0mE:T2XYn6bfcQg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/planetjapan/upPq?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://planetjapan.org/2009/06/08/ep-160-bikini-jeans-and-balloon-dresses.aspx#Comments296c6a53-9416-46a1-927f-4cea43ab96ccMon, 08 Jun 2009 12:02:00 GMTEp 160: Bikini Jeans and Balloon Dressesnono00:00:00http://planetjapan.org/2009/06/08/ep-160-bikini-jeans-and-balloon-dresses.aspx?ref=rsshttp://media.podcastingmanager.com/41294-83256/Media/pj160.mp3?ref=rssDoug DeLongnonadultJoin Doug, fabled raconteur and man-about-town, and Jen, a Texas renegade with a heart of gold, for a light-hearted look at life in Japan. false <![CDATA[Planet Japan Podcast]]> 10 philharnish