Broadcasting to you, not-quite-live from the crystal gondola in the palatial main Tiltyhouse studios in beautiful downtown Noda City Japan, for the education, elucidation, emancipation, enlightenment and mental emolument of the Nipponistic hoi-polloi.

Or in plain English, Dai-Cast is a weekly podcast highlighting recent developments in Japan and Japanese pop culture from a western perspective.

Hosts: Ian Horner, Chris (The Fixed Kitty) Fisher, Eryn Dearden, and Jason Hill.

Topics Covered this Week:

• DS Virtual Beauty Advisor – Tokyo Mango
• Underage Photography In Japan – Mainichi Daily News
• Japan Fears it’s Children Lack Beautiful Minds – Brisbane Times
• Koichi Toyama Arrested – Japan Probe
• Death Note Confiscated by China – link
• Pepsi Ice Cucumber – Japan Probe
• Blessing Cars in Japan – Launching over Japan
• McDonalds to Adopt Regional Pricing in Japan – link
• Beej’s Web Comic of The Week – Punch an Pie