Japan Talk #082 is now available on the Japan Talk website and at FeedBurner.

* Featured artist: K. Juno

* Quiet news week in Japan
* Yasuo Fukuda expected to become next Japan PM
* Japan’s Politics: A Family Affair

* Listener feedback

* Pushbutton translation soon to come?
* Suspect’s confession rejected by Kyoto court
* Cell phone sales tactics criticized by government
* Cell phone sales tactics defended by industry

* Bloody hell
* “Caucasian man” sprays tear gas on train
* U.S. court rejects suit against carmakers
* Bug spray problem? Or common sense problem?
* Carmaker develops battery that charges in 8 minutes
* Student should get an A for thinking outside the box

Music
Podsafe Music Network
* Senshi
* Lorelei
* Unmei (Fate), all by K. Juno

Links of Interest
* Time Magazine: Japan’s Politics: A Family Affair

* Mainichi Daily News
* Japan Times
* The Daily Yomiuri
* Asahi Shimbun

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit
* Jindiecast

Contact: podcast@japundit.com