In which we receive our first email, a message of support from the good folks of the Planet Japan podcast.

Dave then brings up the touchy subject of whale meat, from which we stray into the 'joys of soy' - the recent fad for soybean milk.

Andy then tells us how he lost $100 in a ticket vending machine, before trying to talk about his recent trip to Australia, but Dave diverts things into a discussion on hot cross buns after which Andy recounts his youthful exploits as a pheasant-plucker in the English countryside.

STAVKA provide the musical interlude with the song 'In Search of Cryptic Authors'.

Next, we start to explain the Japanese game of 'Go', and actually play a live game for the edification of our listeners, followed by another selection of Japanese idioms.