Japan: Death Penalty Broadcast, 53 Years Later
Region: Japan
by Chris Salzberg An audio tape recorded 53 years ago of a death penalty execution in Japan, aired by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting on May 6th and and by Asahi television's Super Morning show ... more
Views: 3983Japan: Return of the Gas Tax
Region: Japan
- by Chris Salzberg Japan's “temporary” gasoline tax [ja] of 25 yen per liter of gas, extended for over 30 years and funding some 5000 road construction programs, has been re-ins... more
Views: 2559Japan: Where Has All The Butter Gone?
Region: Japan
by Hanako Tokita Where is the butter? — cry Japanese consumers who have been hunting everywhere for the dairy product. The drastic reduction in raw milk production, complicated by hikes in the price of grain as well... more
Views: 2249Snow Falling on Cedars : A Book Review
Region: Hawaii
I have never seen snow falling on cedar trees but have seen snow fall over spells in the Himalayas covering every thing in sight gradually with a curtain and a cover of snow. It has a bit of a mystical experience for me &n... more
Views: 3372Japan: The Rising Price of Food
Region: Japan
by Chris Salzberg It may seem like a cruel April Fool's joke, but it isn't: after dozens of years without change, the prices of many staple foods in Japan are set to rise steeply this month [ja], following a trend that be... more
Views: 3182Japan: The New Era of Video
Region: Japan
by Chris Salzberg The days of traditional television are approaching an end. The monopoly on video production and editing once held by TV stations is over, and the age of YouTube — an age in which any individual wit... more
Views: 2271Japanese Whaling Fleet Discovered & Confronted By Greenpeace
Region: AustraliaThe Greenpeace ship known as the Esperanza located the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean after a search that lasted for ten days. After being discovered, the Japanese fleet retreated while the Greenpeace activi... more
Views: 1152Japanese PM draws a new painting of Indo-Japan relations in Delhi
Region: India
Abhishek Behl, www.merinews.com “Stronger India is in the interest of Japan, while a strong Japan is in the interest of India and both countries have started working towards buildi... more
Views: 1596Earthquakes lead to nuclear threat in Japan
Region: JapanAuthorities in Japan today shut down a nuclear power plant after a radiation seep out and other smash up from a lethal earthquake on the country’s northwestern coast giving birth to new worries about the protection of Ja... more
Views: 1378Japan produces more cars than children
Region: JapanIt is sad to know that Japan, one of the highly industrialized countries in the world, produce more quality and fuel-efficient cars than children. As such, it baby boomers are increasing fast more than it expected. With th... more
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