TEPCO, Nuclear Disaster & Spaghetti-Os: Bad Deeds Get Rewarded
In other words, it’s as if TEPCO measured the height of Jeremy Lin with only a 12 inch school ruler and proclaimed, “Mr. Lin is the world’s shortest basketball player.”…
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The Prime Minister, The Past, The War, The Shrine and What Is Said In The Unsaid
“The only way to end the controversy is to impose a moratorium on visits to Yasukuni by any serving Cabinet ministers. Officials should honor Japan’s war dead at the official…
As Japan moves toward recognizing joint custody, a father nourishes hope for reunion…
Under the convention, the parents of abducted children will have a legal framework to request their children to be returned if they do not face grave danger, including domestic violence.…
Viva la Révolucion? The Japanese Communist Party: Still Red And Not Dead
The JCP has won government recognition of workplace injuries and fatalities, and its legal assistance has helped secure compensation for workers and their families in several instances of such accidents.…
“Saving 10,000:Winning A War On Suicide” Screened at the National Diet, Publicly Released
“A complete sense of desperation about the apparent hopelessness of the suicide situation pushed me to buy a movie camera and ask a 22 year old former student of mine…
World News This Week: Reported By Someone Who Wasn’t Paying Attention
North Korea launched a missile which saved the entire human race.
Japan & China: a couple that can’t get divorced, says former Ambassador
For thousands of years, China and Japan have been neighboring countries. Former Japanese ambassador to China, Uichiro Niwa, at a press conference held today, explained it is not possible for…
“The name is Bond. Japan Bond.” Abe returns as Agent .007 in “Yenwrecker”
"The name is Bond. Japan Bond." Shinzo Abe returns as the economic death-dealing agent .007 in a new action thriller that has all the economists shaking. Will he be able…
Kim Jong-Il’s Former Sushi Chef Reveals Former Supreme Leader’s Favorite Fish
Kim Jong-Il's Former Sushi Chef Reveals Former Supreme Leader's Favorite Fish
Japan’s Media, Mega-Ad Agencies, & Nuclear Industry: A Lethal Combination?
It is generally considered that the media is the Fourth Estate. Their primary function is to monitor and observe the activities of the other great powers in society, however some…