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Friday March 31, 2006. Volume 02, Number 13Thanks
for tuning in again this week. Our subscriptions numbers still are
climbing steadily. But many more of you are downloading the audio file
and/or the transcripts directly. That's unusual for a podcast. But, I
guess, the result is the same. Glad to have you listening. Please
continue to send your comments and suggestions to me at
JapanConsidered@gmail.com. I'm looking into adding a resource that will
allow you to submit short audio comments as mp3 files. But that will
take a while. This week's events tended to pile up toward the
end of the week. With important developments today, in fact. We
consider first the background of Seiji Maehara's resignation today from
the DPJ presidency, and its implications for national politics in
Japan. Then we look at positive and less positive developments in
Japan's relationship with China. And finally we consider the current
legislative agenda. I'd hoped to cover recent developments in the
relationship with North Korea, but that will have to wait. Last
week I ran across a podcast that those of you studying Japanese
language should find useful. It is called Japanesepod101. You can find
it by searching on iTunes, or through a Google search. Here is their
website, which, I understand, is about to go through major revisions. A
group of four language specialists produce a daily program. Quite an
accomplishment. So have a look at:Japanesepod101 |