In a previous post – 12 Things I Know About ‘All-American Girl’ Mary Kay Letourneau – I pondered why I liked raising my children in Asia. It’s more likely that the girl next door …

Japan is crowded, very crowded. The country is a little smaller than the size of the state of California, and about 60% of the country is mountainous, unlivable. The population is a bit more than …

More than three-fourths of the world’s countries have less than 20 million people. About one-half of the world’s countries have a population that lives less than 70 years.
Japan has more than 20 million people who …

Prime Minister Abe of Japan gave up his position because of attacks…from without and within.
These three elements –  
1. a crushing election defeat,
2. sagging voter support
3. a raft of scandals.
had a big part.
A …