For the past 8 years Japanese have had a steadily decreasing feeling of friendliness toward China.
The reverse of that is true toward Korea with more and more Japanese think their neighbors and rival…
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Japan’s View of China and South Korea
Asia’s Im/Balance of Power
There are seven nations that contribute to the balance or imbalance of military power in the PanAsian reason.
Some have a greater number of troops while others have a greater fleet presence. Still oth…
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…
China Plans “Rape of Nanjing” Film
Signonsandiego reported that China is planning a film version of the book "Rape of Nanjing."
In 1937 Japan did horrible things to the Chinese. China says that Japanese troops killed as many …
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…
Japan Heads to Hawaii-Ken
Ken (pronounced like the boy’s name) is Japanese for prefecture which is roughly equivalant to the US word for state. When I lived in Japan, I lived in Niigata-ken, or Niigata Prefecture.
Japane…
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