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  1. Convenience store robberies for Jan.-Nov. up 52.2% YOY [J]: http://bit.ly/7r5gpd
  2. DPJ signals it will do away with system of "provisional" taxes on gasoline, replace w/ "special" taxes to get revenue: http://bit.ly/8nbDOi
  3. Cabinet decides to make "deeper Japan-US security ties" key theme for FY2010 defense budget [J]: http://bit.ly/4PWaLu
  4. Coming back from meeting a client in Yokohama. Cold day!
  5. Editorial Board meeting this evening. Getting ready to discuss content for the first few issues of 2010.
  6. 2009 J. publishing figures: under ¥2 trillion for books; 170 magazines disappear from shelves. http://bit.ly/4yLeug
  7. "Complaints Choir Tokyo" rehearsal footage [video]: http://bit.ly/4zePzY
  8. We've been doing translation for the Mori Art Museum, including work related to the "Complaints Choir": http://bit.ly/7HEk9y
  9. Kitaoka Shin'ichi, Tanaka Akihiko call for continued purchases of our mag: http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/seiji/20091202AT3S0200Y02122009.html
  10. Finished the DBS Ferry interview; got to tour the ship and everything. Waiting at Yonago Airport for the Haneda flight.
  11. @jt_edancorkill I expect the monkeys to be the high point of the trip!
  12. Heading to Tottori tomorrow for an interview at DBS Ferry.
  13. Other work: interviews for JETRO in Nagoya on Tuesday, Tottori tomorrow. What's the weather like on the Japan Sea side?
  14. Will have some full articles up from the new issue soon. Links to follow.
  15. Cost cuts: MOFA may not be able to buy our magazine, Gaiko Forum. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20091126a2.html
  16. Interesting look at the budget review process and the reasons super-computer funding is stopping: http://bit.ly/49xtRK (via @fujisue)
  17. Working on some translation for Keidanren now. This evening: the Editorial Board meets to choose content for our next issue.
  18. Wedding Kimonos: New styles, fabrics, accessories are reviving tradition, winning brides' hearts: http://bit.ly/2yvL6y (via @trendsinjapan)
  19. Now reading: "Japan-U.S. ties crucial for East Asia community," by our editor-in-chief, Shiraishi Takashi: http://bit.ly/3AkbqZ
  20. The government begins work on slashing spending. This may impact some of the projects we do for various ministries. http://bit.ly/2vzNrU