Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg want to submit a joint bit for the 2018 World Cup. Do they really plan hosts that far in advance?
The three countries are preparing to submit a bid in January to ho…
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World Cup Co-hosting Discouraged
DPRK Says Future Nuclear Tests Depend on the U.S.
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…
READ MOREHelp! Tell me – what’s the Difference Between Americans, Japanese, Chinese and Russians?
I don’t know everything about everything…but I do know some things about some things.
I spent many years living in Asia. I’d like to share an insight here and ask for your feedback/c…
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 MOREBrazilians Create a Bad Name In Japan
For a long time there were more Japanese expatriates in Brazil than anywhere else in the world. Consequently Japan’s borders have opened up to Brazilians.
The Brazilians have responded by placin…
Chinese Create a Bad Name in Japan
The number of foreigners in Japan is increasing. Along with that increase is a rise in the number of crimes committed by these foreigners.
China has the dubious honor of being the most criminal of for…
China Outsmarts Japan and Korea Combined
A lot of this result has to do with China having more people than Japan and Korea combined. Actually, China has more than 5-6 times the number of these two countries combined.
Still, scholars from Jap…
Four Most Popluar Languages Studied in Japanese High Schools Other than English
English is offered in every high school and jr high school in Japan. But some high schools offer other languages as well.
The four most popular languages studied in Japanese high schools other than En…
South Koreans/Chinese Have Similar Feelings Toward Japan
The Asahi Shimbun (Newspaper) conducted an opinion poll along with the Dong-a Ilbo of South Korea and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
There were three questions asked:
1. Do you like Jap…

