In part two of our interview with Japan This! blogger Marky Star, we continue where we left off with the etymology of place names in Japan.  We also talk about the various Japanese dialects, Japan's iconic Edobashi, and the ukiyo-e origins of tetacle porn.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Grossberg, Kenneth. Japan's Renaissance - The Politics of the Muromachi Bakufu Cornell University, New York, 2001 http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1885445083

Japan This! http://markystar.wordpress.com/

Marky Star on twitter: https://twitter.com/JapanThis

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