A few links for today (forgot to post this in the morning, so here it is now):

-Imagine a man rushing by you on the platform and a station and bumping you, making you lose your balance, fall on to the tracks, and get horribly killed by an oncoming train. It happens.

-The Japanese national rugby team seems to be making the best of imported international players.

-Coming December 8: The Nintendo DS mp3 player.

-The LDP is split over whether the postal rebels should be let back in. Apologize in writing, you creeps!

-Yet another wacky USB-hub!

-North Korea has rejected bilateral talks with Japan.

-Nintendo will be releasing the W11, a ketai strap shaped like a miniature Wii controller that also doubles as a safety whistle. Expect it to be a big hit with kids who like the nintendo Wii and Japanese parents obsessed with their children’s safety is this incredibly dangerous nation.

Evening update:

-Police have dropped fraud charges against ex-civil servant who worked 8 days in 69 months and got nearly full pay for the entire period. They examined the piles of doctor excuse notes he had provided, but could get none of the doctors to admit that their notes were untrue. Luckily, his constant illnesses didn’t prevent him from visiting the city government offices several times during his sick leave absense to lobby on behalf of his construction firm. You can read more about this hard-working here in my original update on the story.

-”Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story” has opened in Japanese theaters.

-Mainichi’s WaiWai column features a doctor discussing teen STD/pregnancy trends.

-An Englishman in Osaka celebrates the beginning of toilet seat-warming season!

-Swallowing the print out from your breathalizer test will not save you from being discovered as a drunk driver…

-Another victory of Asashoryu. Is there any stopping this guy?

-Trans-Pacific Radio has released another Japanese politics/education news update podcast. Check it out!

-Did you pay your respects to Freddy yesterday?