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September 23, 2007 @ 4:22 am

[…] Por segundo año consecutivo, el primer ministro de Japón dejará de asistir a la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, por el mismo motivo, lo cual puede lesionar la presencia de la segunda potencia mundial y la cual buscaba un asiento en el Consejo de Seguridad. El próximo primer ministro buscará mejorar las relaciones con sus vecinos y mantener la alianza con Estados Unidos, tendrá que cooperar con la oposición en temas como la agricultura (los últimos tres ministros de esa cartera abandonaron el cargo y uno de ellos se suicidó) y enfrentar temas más cotidianos como la brecha en los ingresos y el problema pensional, temas ignorados por su antecesor. La salida de Abe y la elección de Asō o de Fukuda son importantes pasos, sin duda, hacia el fin de esta época de incertidumbre institucional. ¿Conseguirá Fukuda, en caso de ser elegido, unir al PLD y fortalecerlo? ¿Habrá elecciones en marzo? ¿La oposición será capaz de imponerse y sacar por primera vez en 15 años al PLD del oficialismo? Muchas incógnitas quedan en el ambiente, las cuales se resolverán una vez el vacío de poder se llene este martes. Recomendar esta entrada […]

Comment by Baltimoron

September 23, 2007 @ 9:18 pm

Isn’t it impossible for Fukuda to be a positive influence in the region if he’s only a caretaker domestically until he can win the next election against the DPJ? How can one leader tackle all these issues simultaneously, and with a troubled party to lead?

Also, about Japan’s influence in the region, Japan leads by not resorting to force, like China, to resolve the problem between its rural and urban populations. It means something that Japan is a republic, not a one-party state. If Japan can somehow resolve its rural problem peacefully through elections and bureaucratic gradualism, it will be an example for China. I agree states have to deal with China, but China isn’t an example of anything positive.

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September 23, 2007 @ 9:54 pm

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Comment by Tom

September 25, 2007 @ 2:32 am

any chance you guys can start normalizing your audio? it’s really difficult to listen to your postcasts when you have guests on the show; their audio is always much quieter than your own, and i have to keep my hand on the volume control the whole time.

aside from that, i really enjoy TPR, the news and Seijigiri

Comment by DeOrio

September 25, 2007 @ 3:33 am

Sorry about that, Tom. Unfortunately, most people aren’t used to being in front of a mic and move around a lot, which cause them to come in quiet. If we amp only them, it puts pops into the audio as the volume goes up and down.

I’m actually quite interested in seeing what the listeners think would be better? The first couple minutes of Seijigiri #31 would be an example. If the pops aren’t irritating, that’s the approach I’ll take in the editing.

In general, though, I’ll try to keep guests’ mouths right in front of the mic and keep them speaking loudly and clearly. It can be a tough thing to get used to.

Thanks for the input, though! We hear about the content, which is the main thing, but not many people tell us what they think of the technical side of things.

Comment by Arudou Debito

September 26, 2007 @ 4:46 am

Hi TPR. Not related to the topic at hand, but probably important to all your Mac user fans out there:

I haven’t received a single podcast from you since Sept 12, and even before then I was only receiving about half of what you put out anyway.

Is there any way you can fix what seems to be something odd happening to subscribers through iTunes? Would appreciate it.

Your biggest fan of the Mac users, Debito in Sapporo

Comment by TheTaste

September 26, 2007 @ 8:59 am

Same here, except I’m on Windows.

Comment by DeOrio

September 26, 2007 @ 1:39 pm

We’ll get on that, guys, thanks for letting us know. I noticed that the last two Seijigiris didn’t go out. We’re trying to figure out why.

Comment by ken

September 26, 2007 @ 1:51 pm

My suggestion is to register for RSS. Not sure what’s up with iTunes, but it’s not this end.

Comment by DeOrio

September 26, 2007 @ 1:53 pm

Actually, looking through the numerous podcasts to which I subscribe, I’m not receiving updates through iTunes for us, NPR, CBS, a number of BBC Radio shows, or most others. So far, those to which I’ve re-subscribed over iTunes are now coming, but others aren’t.