Japan News for January 28, 2007

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    Japan-related links for this morning:

    • Kansai Telecasting Corp, under fire for airing a weekly program with fabricated data on the natto diet earlier this month, used deceptive information in a 1998 program, two university professors who appeared in the program said Sunday. [Link]
    • Forbes has posted their “Midas List” of the top 100 technology dealmakers (angel investors, venture capitalists, bankers, etc.). Not one Japanese venture capitalist made it on the list. [Link]
    • Edamame has become popular in the UK! “It is the magic bean that has virtually all the health benefits of eating meat, but none of the blood and gore.” [Link]
    • The notebook of a Japanese soldier killed in the Battle of Iwo jima that was taken as a souvenir by a U.S. soldier has been returned to his eldest son, more than 61 years after the guns fell silent on the island. [Link]
    • The Japan Times provides a rundown on foreign players playing in Japan’s pro baseball leagues this year. [Link]
    • Japanjin examines the sumo match-rigging claims in part 1 of a 2 part report! [Link]

      • Evening update:

      • Marxy has written an informative article on the growing popularity of elementary/junior high school-aged bikini models in Japan. [Link]
      • The anti-whaling / pro-ramming ships group know as Sea Shepherd is offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who can help it find the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. [Link]
      • The Web site of Japan’s Foreign Ministry was ranked No. 2 among 111 countries in terms of hits, but the reason for the recent surge in popularity is not known, ministry officials said. [Link]
      • Japan’s ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare have released their 2006 report on marriage statistics in Japan. Mutantfrog has some interesting highlights. [Link]
      • Investigations into the “Aru Aru Daijiten II” television program over allegations of fabricated data in a recent broadcast on “natto diets” have cast doubt on an earlier broadcast that trumpeted the mental benefits of eating red beans. Were any of their reports true? [Link]
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