Other parts of the world might be gloomily declaring that print news is circling the drain, but not in Japan, where newspapers have morning and evening editions and newspaper circulation rates are the highest in the world. … [Read more...]
Tensions have started flaring up again in regards to the Senkaku Islands, though to be honest that's been going on for a while now. I brought the islands up in my "Where is Japan?" post, quite a while back and John wrote a … [Read more...]
Democracy is a strange beast. Obviously, it's incredibly important to have direct representation and a voice in government, but opening up the process to everybody means that . . . well, it means that you open up the … [Read more...]
Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]
Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]
In case you hadn't noticed from the ads, constant news coverage, debates, bumper stickers, Mortal Kombat spoofs, or any of the other indicators, it's election year in the United States. One thing that comes in abundance … [Read more...]