radio story, 'herbivore' men of Japan

feature story on National Public Radio by Louisa Lim,
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120696816
 
[here is the opening text]
 
The sensitive New Age man has finally arrived in the land of the salaryman. But there is a catch — a particularly important one in Japan, where the declining birthrate has caused alarm: The new Japanese man doesn't appear to be interested in women or sex.
 
In Tokyo on the weekends, the trendy area of Harajuku is a melting pot of urban tribes: Lolita goths bat their fake eyelashes, while the punks glower.
 
Away from the strutting are the retiring wallflowers, a quiet army of sweet young men with floppy hair and skinny jeans. These young men are becoming known as Japan's "herbivores" — from the Japanese phrase for "grass-eating boys" — guys who are heterosexual but who say they aren't really interested in matters of the flesh.
 
... [see also the video illustrating typical "herbivores"] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q885V-lviCA

video archive online - Buddhism

Here is an interesting collection of stories and images, not limited to Japan; some is commercial and other is donated by private videographers. The link is an overview of all content with the option to view.
 
http://creator.zoho.com/richard_huang/rsvap/#View:RSVAP_Inventory
 
Or go to the video-media only drop-down list of titles,
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/rowemar/video_archive/demo.htm

bento scenes

http://justbento.com/

more about book, Tokyo Vice (author interview)

Recently the investigative TV show at www.cbs.com called "60 minutes" broadcast a feature story with author Jake Adelstein about his memoir. This many not be suitable reading for most young people, but it surely is one part of one's cultural education to become "an educated speaker of Japanese" for older students and for teachers as well.
 
Today he spoke on the radio show from Philadelphia WHYY, Fresh Air:

An American In Japan, Investigating The 'Tokyo Vice'

Working for Japan's Yomiuri Shinbun newspaper, reporter Jake Adelstein uncovered a world unknown to many of the Japanese public, let alone to foreigners: the world of organized crime. He details its landscape — and the dangers of covering it — in a new memoir.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120237244

investigative TV, "cbs 60 minutes" - YAKUZA

about FBI deal with a leader of the Yakuza who traded his contacts and financial resources to obtain priority in a liver transplant in USA; aired Nov. 1, 2009