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Postcards from Asia radio spots: Recent submissions
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Whale Blame
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-08-30)Broadcast Transcript: The Japanese have taken small numbers of whales from their coastal waters for centuries, but Japan only began deep-sea whaling in the 1930s, selling the whale oil to soap makers in Europe and using ... -
Must Rename Google
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-08-23)Broadcast Transcript: Here in China, foreign brand names are transliterated with marketing in mind. A transliteration that combines propitious meaning and harmonious sound is a marketer's goal. Coca Cola is a case in point. ... -
Goldland Super Mine Adventure
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-08-16)Broadcast Transcript: Gold, or huang jin in Chinese, has been cultural capital for centuries. From pagoda roofs to entrepreneurs' teeth, gold spells success. Enter GoldLand, a new and exciting theme park dedicated to the ... -
Divorce Economy
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-08-09)Broadcast Transcript: Is divorce good for the economy? Some market analysts in South Korea would answer with a resounding "geu rum yo!" That's "Yes!" in Korean. Korea's rapidly rising divorce rate seems to have softened ... -
Breast Increase
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-08-02)Broadcast Transcript: As frogs are to the ecosystem, are breasts a bellwether item for the state of a market economy? Could be. According to research done by the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology--yes, you heard ... -
Smelly Movies
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-06-26)Broadcast Transcript: If you ask some people in Japan what they think of the movie The New World, starring Colin Farrell as John Smith, they might tell you it stinks. But they won't necessarily mean that as an insult. A ... -
Lonely Ladies
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-07-19)Broadcast Transcript: Lee Yu-jin sleeps with a "guy pillow" shaped like half a man's torso with one arm inexplicably encased in the sleeve of a blue dress shirt. Hong Yun-jeong confides in Dori-Dori, a little doll that ... -
Detective Fiction
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-07-12)Broadcast Transcript: Detective fiction in the West celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Of course, the detective genre has been around for way longer here in China. The Casebook of Judge Dee was written about 300 ... -
Space Kimchi
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-07-05)Broadcast Transcript: In space, no one can hear you scream... but did you know that in space no one can detect your smell either? The smell-taste connection means that food in space is not only weightless but tasteless, ... -
The Friendlies Will Get You
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-06-28)Broadcast Transcript: China has the world's largest population, the tallest mountain, the longest wall and now... the most Olympic Mascots. Five. That's two more than Sydney had in 2000. They call these mascots the Olympic ... -
First Emperor Opera
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-06-21)Broadcast Transcript: Qin shi huang di was the first emperor of China back in the 3rd Century BC. Qin for the dynasty. Shi for first. Huang for emperor and di for emperor. The First Emperor unified China, standardized the ... -
China vs. Scotland
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-06-14)Broadcast Transcript: Guess what? The Chinese are now claiming golf as their invention. Of course, they didn't call it golf; they called it chuiwan, which means "hit ball" and is much harder to say. The Scots are not ... -
You Are Never Alone In China
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-05-10)Broadcast Transcript: Here in China, you are never alone. Young couples holding hands and strolling. Citizens practicing tai chi in the park. Elderly women ballroom dancing with one another on the river front balustrade. ... -
Full of Cynical Children
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-06-07)Broadcast Transcript: Goodbye Hello Kitty. Here in South Korea, kid merchandise is evolving from cutesy to snarky. Products with messages such as "Good job" are being replaced by products with messages such as "Mind your ... -
Potty Training Gone Terribly Wrong
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-05-31)Broadcast Transcript: Historians discussing the causes of Japanese imperialism usually mention things like resource scarcity or the pathologies of modernization. In 1942, however, Western explanations of Japan's international ... -
Kung Fu Idol
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-05-24)Broadcast Transcript: First there was Pop Idol. Then there was American Idol. Soon there will be Kung Fu Idol. Well, technically this is not the title of the show but it might as well be. The show's goal is to find the ... -
Hammocks for Rigid Hearts
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-05-17)Broadcast Transcript: If there is such a thing as a Japanese national hangup, it might be rigidity. Well, Hammock 2000 aims to help the Japanese relax both physically and, they hope, psychically. Hammock 2000 makes, hi-tech ... -
Slowbot
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-05-03)Broadcast Transcript: Here in Asia, Japanese running robots are so last season! If you're in the market for a cutting-edge, network-upgradeable motorized pal--and who isn't?--South Korea is where you want to shop. Robotis ... -
Face Fixing Cameras
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2011-06-22)Broadcast Transcript: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder--or on the screen of a digital camera. We are our own worst critics, so few people are satisfied with the way they appear in photographs. A Japanese company recently ... -
Gateball: The Shuffleboard of Japan
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2006-04-26)Broadcast Transcript: When it comes to Japanese sports, most people think sumo or karate, not . . . gateball. What is gateball anyway? Well, it's a game not unlike croquet invented to address the lack of healthy recreation ...
