Today's show comes live from the dining table of Dave's pad in the western suburbs of Hiroshima.

First we bring up the question of the Japanese and cleanliness - are they as squeaky-clean as they would like us to believe? Evidence from the classrooms of various universities in these parts would seem to suggest otherwise. A love of overheating, keeping coats on indoors, the 'wash cycle' and that strange object the 'kotatsu' are all to blame...

Next up, high culture and the well-known poetry form the 'haiku' is analysed and dissected to much mirth. Well, a little bit, anyway.

Andy's band STAVKA (www.ardle.net/stavkahome.htm) serve up the song  'Parzival',  which leads to talk of ancient Britain, and those wanting to reconnect with it.

Finally, a throbbing mail sack is emptied and we answer some listener's questions. First we tackle the reasons for the relative lack of western women/Japanese men relationships, and digress into talk of Russian mail-order brides and mummy's boys. Next we cogitate upon the relative volumes of poo produced by the Japanese and American servicemen in World War II. Hopefully our dear listeners are not eating during this final segment...

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