The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea says it will consider U.S. policy toward them – financial sanctions and such – to determine whether or not they will conduct future nuk…
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Japan’s 21 Apologies To China
This posting by Muninn Japan’s 21 Apologies to China builds an excellent case as to why Japan does NOT need to apologize any more for its wartime behavior. Japan need no longer beat itself up. W…
READ MOREChina Busy Entertaining Big Wigs – ROK President Heading to PRC
Japan’s new PM, Abe Shinzo, will visit China on Oct. 8th and 9th. Just as quickly as they can get the tables cleared and the new chopsticks out President Roh Moo-hyun of Korea (ROK) will pay a w…
READ MORETop Nine Rice-Exporting Countries
The rice exporters are not the same as the rice producers. Oh, the countries are the same, but the countries that have enough left over to send some off are different.
Absent from the export list thou…
Vietnam Wants Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Japan is the leading source of official development assistance for Vietnam. Japan is also Vietnam’s third largest investor.
Japan’s state minister in charge of science and technology polic…
Japanese PM Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine
He said he would go. Good for his word, PM Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine, resting place for WWII Class A war criminals.
The majority of the Japanese general public was opposed to the visit.
Busi…
Honda Makes an SUV that goes 1300 Miles without refueling
Honda has built and ultraefficient vehicle that goes 1300 miles between fill ups. It carries 6-8 passengers – 8 Japanese and 6, sometimes 5 or 4 Americans.
Of course, there is always a catch.
Th…
Toyota Does Right When They Do Wrong – Prius Recall
Toyota is planning to voluntarily recall about 2/3 of the Prius cars they have made.
Someone in Japan learned that when you turn the steeling wheel and drive real slow into a curb, it can break s…
Toyota Overtakes GM in China
Toyota will overtake GM as the number one car maker in the world sometime this year.
Toyota is building factories; GM is closing them down….Toyota…Toyota…Toyota… I am sure GM i…
NEC and Microsoft Prove We Can All Just Get Along
I learned how to use a computer in Japanese. I knew the tool bar titles in Japanese BEFORE I learned them in English.
My first PC was made by www.nec.com. And what I remember most vividly is that it c…

