Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsens
Yesterday afternoon at about 2.30pm, the Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd issued a calm warning to…More
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Tokyo After The Shock
The earthquake struck while I was inside drinking coffee in Akihabara, a major electronics district…More
Restless Under The American Umbrella
After last month’s massive defeat of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party ended 54 years of virtually…More
The Value Of Japanese Inefficiency
Among the many things which impress the visitor to Japan are the very low crime…More
Don't Drop In On The Japanese Prime Minister
An odd event took place in the streets of Tokyo a few weeks ago. Angry…More
The Memory of Hiroshima
August 15 is marked by some Japanese as a day of memory for Sadako Sasaki,…More
Abe's Election Debacle
The country is deadlocked. The people are divided. The stockmarket is grumbling. The leader is…More
A New Nippon?
The 52-year-old new Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, has been hailed in the domestic…More
Enshrining War Crimes
Just how much the world’s second largest economy still suffers from the sclerotic hold of…More
Australian War Slaves
Japan ‘s embattled Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, is under new criticism for his family coalmine…More