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Center for East Asian Studies: Recent submissions
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Super Rat Poison Man
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-04-04)Broadcast Transcript: Many public figures are gratified to have something named after them. In addition to being flattering, it attests to their enduring legacy, their fame, yes, even their immortality. The Nehru Jacket. ... -
Conquerors and Confucians: Aspects of Political Change in Late Yuan China (Studies in Oriental Culture)
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Wine Tasting Robots
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-03-21)Broadcast Transcript: Well, Japanese scientists have created the world's first wine-tasting robot and the thought that springs to mind is: Why? Followed by: what were they thinking? Or, more to the point, what were they ... -
Blood Types
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-03-14)Broadcast Transcript: According to the Japanese, you can tell a lot about a person by their blood type: Type A is the farmer, calm and responsible; Type B is the hunter, independent and creative; Type AB is humanistic, ... -
Postal Issues
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-03-07)Broadcast Transcript: Pity the poor postal worker here in Shanghai. There are 3,937 people named Chen Jie in the city, each with the same set of characters for their name. Second only to Chen Jie in popularity is the name ... -
Flying Bladder Issues
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-02-28)Broadcast Transcript: Airline travel is becoming ever more of a pain. Long lines at security and check-in, lost baggage, and delayed or canceled flights are just a few of the troubles encountered on a regular basis. And ... -
Dead Bachelors
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-01-21)Broadcast Transcript: Single Dead Man seeks wife. Must like dirt. No, this is not the exact text of a personal ad in the China Daily, but it might as well be. Here among the canyons near the Yellow River, the folk tradition ... -
DMZ as a Tourist Attraction
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-02-14)Broadcast Transcript: Possible injury or death as the result of enemy action may not be high on your list of "Things You Look For In a Vacation Spot" but that doesn't seem to be a concern for the growing number of tourists ... -
Restaurant Exam
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-02-07)Broadcast Transcript: From the "Certification Mania in Japan" files comes this recent report: Tokyo is launching a campaign to "crack down" on those restaurants on foreign soil that bill themselves as Japanese but don't ... -
Bully Bonanza
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-01-31)Broadcast Transcript: Did you know that fully 21 world religions express some version of the Golden Rule: from Buddhism to Daoism, from Shinto to Confucianism, from Christianity to Islam to Judaism, each one has its own ... -
The Ugly Chinese
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-01-24)Broadcast Transcript: Remember the Ugly American? The 1958 bestseller that gave us a phrase that denotes embarrassing American blunders abroad? Well, as China relaxes its strict rules on travel and its population becomes ... -
Fake Starbucks
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-01-17)Broadcast Transcript: Repeat after me: doo-yoo kah-peh rah-teh seh-gop . Roughly translated, that means "triple soy latte" in Korean. Why do you need to know this? Because, in a modern-day David and Goliath story, Starbucks ... -
Information Cul de Sac
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-01-10)Broadcast Transcript: There is no internet access in North Korea. Okay. It's true: this is partly because so few people even have electricity, but it's mostly because information is so strictly controlled here in the most ... -
Tokyo Tower
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2007-01-03)Broadcast Transcript: Scanning the skyline of the Japanese capital today, it's hard to catch sight of Tokyo Tower. Modeled on the Eiffel Tower and 333 meters in height, the orange-and-white landmark is the world's tallest ... -
One Little King
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-12-27)Broadcast Transcript: China's one-child policy has accomplished what it set out to do: decrease the population of the world's most populous nation, but it has also changed the typical family configuration and created the ... -
Kimono Professionals
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-12-20)Broadcast Transcript: Let the North Koreans have their nuclear missile test; here in Japan, it's the kimono test that's in the news. Kimono, the traditional robe worn by both men and women, and obi, the elaborate and ... -
Double Spring Year
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-12-13)Broadcast Transcript: South Korean fiancés are under pressure and the country's esteemed fortune tellers are turning up the heat. Why? Because this lunar year has two first days of spring--one last January, and another ... -
Nuclear Golf
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-12-06)Broadcast Transcript: Pay no attention to that nuclear warhead behind the 18th hole; just shout "Fore!" and drive your Titleist down the fairway. In a development that is bizarre even by North Korean standards, the country ... -
Bar Fight Bar
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-11-29)Broadcast Transcript: Annoyed with your boss? Got a bone to pick with your spouse? Angry at that sales clerk who ignored you? Come on down to The Rising Sun Anger Release Bar and beat those suckers up. Well, not those ... -
There's a Baby in My Stomach!
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-11-22)Broadcast Transcript: From the "Accessories for Pregnant Women in Japan" file, this just in: Rail companies in Japan are offering badges to pregnant women to encourage other riders to give up their seats for them on Tokyo's ...
