News for November 04, 2006

Here’s your random news for today:

-Trans-Pacific Radio continues to deliver intelligent news updates on Japan with their latest edition of the Seijigiri Podcast. This week they focus on reforming the SDF and Japan’s education problems.

-The bullies who drove a student to suicide in Fukuoka have resumed their bullying activities. How many kids have to off themselves for teachers to actually punish bullies?

-The father of a Japanese man who was killed by a Chinese national has asked a Chinese court not to give the death sentence to the murderer.

-Tokyo’s Kabukicho is trying to clean up it’s image.

-Over 70% of Japanese have a positive view of the recent SDF deployment to Iraq. Sounds like good news for those who want to reform Japan’s constitution.

-What Japan Thinks tells us that Pizza is the most popular delivery food in Japan. Can somebody lend me $30 so I can pay for a medium pizza?

-North Korea says that Japan will not be welcome at the 6 party talks. Why? Apparently Japan is just another United States territory.

-Looking for the perfect gift for the geek that has everything? How about a ridiculously expensive USB flash drive?

Update: A few more stores for today…

-The Japanese rightist has made another post about his theory that Uyoku ultra-rightists are actually controlled by zainichi Koreans who want to make Japan look crazy. Is it a wacky conspiracy theory, or something else?

-Tobu Railway’s anti-chikan campaign has taken a serious blow after a senior railway worker was caught molesting a woman on one of their trains.

-It’s autumn in Japan and the New York Times travel section would like to tell you about the importance of colored leaves. By the way, did you know Japan has four seasons?

-Foreign Dispatches looks at Charisma Man/Gaijin fever in Japan, while Occidentalism writes about Asiaphilic white guys and the Asian-American girls who hate them.