Japan Talk #104 is now available on the Japan Talk website and at FeedBurner.

* Why Obama is leading
* Japundit contributor Marie Mockett’s new book

Listener Mail
* The VICE Guide to North Korea
* Tokyo Cowboys
* Kyle - Cleanliness in Japan
* Kyle - How are foreigners treated?
* Alfonso Ponce - Japan-Mexico Free Trade Agreement
* D - How is Japanese baseball different from U.S. baseball?

Japan News Roundup
* Man kills in hopes of being executed
* Teen shoves man in front of train
* Cellphone rage kills

* Chinese government crackdown on online maps
* Crows black out part of Sapporo
* Burqua promoted for pollen allergy relief
* High-tech gravestones
* The Dignity of a Woman
* Police captain arrested in attempted to rape
* Nissan to nix Richard Gere commercial
* Prince Hotels in hot water for rejecting teacher confab

Music
All from the Podsafe Music Network
* Sweet As Sin by Ruby James
* With You, With Me by Timothy Harada
* Emily Has Compassion Fatigue by 3 Blind Mice

Links of Interest
* VICE Guide to North Korea
* Tokyo Cowboys
* Marie Mockett
* Kairoworld
* Chrysanthemum And The Bat
* You Gotta Have Wa

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

* Japan Talk in the iTunes Store
* Japundit

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