Navy anti submarine plane adds to surveillance Too Many Planes In The Chinese “Air Defence Zone” Tokyo (Reuters)- The U.S. Navy’s first advanced P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft has arrived in Japan, the start of a deployment that will upgrade America’s ability to hunt submarines and oth[...]
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US carriers urged to comply with China air zone rules
China announced on Thursday it was deploying warplanes in the area for surveillance and defense of a zone it claims contains parts of its territory. (excerpted and expanded from BBC News) The US announced that it expects its civilian aircraft to observe China’s newly imposed air defense zon[...]
CHINA: Mao Muted except in Nanjiecun Noodle Commune
China cancelled plans for Mao’s 120th But his tradition continues in the Nanjiecun Noodle Commune, a joint enterprise wih Japan (from the Guardian) The day begins at 6.15am, as The East Is Red blasts through the speakers and echoes down the wide, empty streets, past the blazingly white statue [...]
October 8th, 2012 - 8:40 am § in Misc.
NOBEL PRIZE: Yamanaka and Gurdon
STOCKHOLM (AP) — British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into stem cells — a discovery that scientists hope to turn into new treatments. See [...]
February 5th, 2012 - 6:26 am § in Politics
Sunday Revelations: Chernobyl was ‘punishment for state atheism’
© RIA Novosti. Andreі Mosienko The Chernobyl disaster was God’s punishment for Soviet atheism, according to Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. by Andy Potts at 28/04/2011 Moscow News And he argued that the nuclear catastrophe 25 years ago was a vital step towards rebuilding a[...]
A Japanese Review of a Jewish Movie
from The Japan Time By KAORI SHOJI If you thought being Japanese is hard work, try the Jewish life for a taste of something gut-wrenching — or so implies “A Serious Man,” created by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. A Serious Man Rating: (4 out of 5) Glutton for punishment: Michael Stuhlba[...]
November 5th, 2011 - 12:29 pm § in Misc.
Japan: The French View of Japanese Heroism
from Le Monde Diplomatique Keeping calm and carrying on Like others in Sendai, he’s focusing on dealing with the damage nature has done, not the damage nuclear fission might do, though of course it’s a concern. The situation at Fukushima was almost immediately incorporated into the calm and orde[...]
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:01 pm § in Uncategorized
Virtual star to be unleashed on US
from The Independent Hatsune Miku sings, dances, has blue hair and is such a huge hit in Japan that Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to launch her presence internationally in a major sales campaign in the United States. Unusually, for an idol promoting a product, Hatsune Miku is not a living, breathin[...]
May 13th, 2011 - 8:32 am § in Misc.
How Serious is the Situation in Northern Japan?
Report from Japan on meltdown.[...]
Commentary by Norm: How much do you know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
The end of life as we know it? If you DO know about TPP, you may not be so sure that line is much exaggerated. And the TPP has a sequel brewing, the TAFTA. MoveOn is starting up a group to battle against this “NAFTA on Steroids” or “Corporate Coup”, as many are calling it[...]