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051204JapanConsideredPodcastVol01No03
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:13:47
Publish Date: 2005-12-04 22:18:00
Description: Sunday, December 04, 2005This is the third program in the Japan Considered Podcast series. Today we discuss the following topics:A proposal to change the Imperial House Law to allow female succession to the throne;The political implications of the construction inspection scandal and discovery of earthquake-prone condominiums and hotels;The arrest of Democratic Party of Japan Lower House Member, Shingo Nishimura, on suspicion of profiting from irregularities at his law firm;The landing of the Hayabusa space exploration craft on the asteroid Itokawa and collection of soil samples to bring back home;And we close with music from North Carolina's progressive bluegrass band, The Wind Riders.Links related to the program:The Imperial Household AgencyPrime Minister Koizumi Receives Yoshikawa ReportThe Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and TransportThe Democratic Party of JapanShingo Nishimura's Web Page [in Japanese]The Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyNorth Carolina's Progressive Bluegrass Band, "The Wind Riders"
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