This week kicks off with a pungent tale of what the Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere did when he met Queen Elizabeth I.

Next we hear about our hosts' holiday plans - Dave is set to visit dear old Albion during the most dismal month of the year weather wise, there to spend jolly hours in the family mansion while the aged mother knits. Andy reveals his plans to tour Japan's southern island, Kyushu, in March, and anticipates much sulphurous volcanic activity.

Then we introduce www.gethiroshima.com, a somewhat cliquey English-language website designed to let you know about what's going on in the A-Bomb City. Andy relates an amusing tale of how one of his aquaintances passes the time by replying to the very intriguing personal adds to be found therein.

This week's musical offering is another slice of techno from Andy's electronic outfit Easter Islanders, entitled 'Slosco'.

After that, we tackle a very touchy and tricky subject : the use and meaning of the word 'Jap'. Free speech it seems, needs to be tempered with sensitivity in such areas.

We round off the show with another dose of 'Real Japanese' from David, this time centring on those naughty parts and what you might need to say about them in certain situations in good ol' Nippon.

Amen.

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This week Andy tells us of his miserable day at the university and subsequent humiliation in the guitar shop, while Dave enjoys a chunk of schadenfreude.

Next up, we hear some more mangled English from a pudding-faced young  lady under Dave's academic supervision, after which Andy goes off on a rant about Japanese bureaucracy and pettiness - will his woes never end?

This week's music is an old STAVKA song (www.ardle.net/stavkahome.htm) entitled 'The Great Divide', which brings on an interview with Andy concerning his musical endeavours, as suggested by a listener

We conclude with another dollop of 'Real Japanese', this time some rather fruity slang the like of which tends to spout forth from the lips of naughty high school girls - hey!

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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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