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3 CJ pics near Victory Monument in BKK
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3 CJ photos in BKK
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THAILAND: Women of the Red Zone
Most of the Red Shirt protesters in central Bangkok are middle-aged women, many with kids. See the full gallery on … Continue reading THAILAND: Women of the Red Zone
Bangkok red shirt protest — crazy hair, serious face
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rise of radical migrants
A turning point in Thailand By CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON BANGKOK — Massive occupations of two areas of central Bangkok the past … Continue reading rise of radical migrants
Bangkok’s bamboo fortress photos 4
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Inside Bangkok’s bamboo fortress, portraits of Red Shirts
Inside their bamboo fortress in central Bangkok, Red Shirt protesters have been sleeping on hard hot streets for 30 days … Continue reading Inside Bangkok’s bamboo fortress, portraits of Red Shirts
inside the occupied red zone of central Bangkok B
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Car free central Bangkok — Reds take over streets
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Besieged in Bangkok — red-eye Red Shirts
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Thailand needs social contract — Globe and Mail
Check out this Globe and Mail article “The protesters’ true colours” at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-protesters-true-colours/arti… Christopher Johnson From Friday’s Globe and Mail … Continue reading Thailand needs social contract — Globe and Mail
Japan debt: party now, bill the kids later
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ECONOMY: Japan crawling into debt crisis?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/is-japan-hurtling-t… Soaring debt, unsustainable government spending, slashed credit ratings. The problems that forced Europe to pledge a financial bailout for … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japan crawling into debt crisis?
Tokyo sakura photos 1
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Zen Nothingness of Zamami Island
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20100502a1.html The Zen nothingness of Zamami Japan on ¥1,000 a day? It’s certainly possible by cycling and camping on this … Continue reading Zen Nothingness of Zamami Island
ECONOMY: Shibuya shopping culture: cigarettes and Hello Kitty
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Japan’s No Fun Olympic Games
If Japan wants to host an Olympics again, it could learn a lot from Vancouver about how to hold a … Continue reading Japan’s No Fun Olympic Games
Japan economic mood — down on the upside
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The Source who Crashed Japan Airlines
As JAL’s sudden demise has shown, the most powerful person in Japan is not Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, or even … Continue reading The Source who Crashed Japan Airlines
Japan at Olympics — Globe and Mail
Japan’s coaches criticize Olympic performance Christopher Johnson. The Globe and Mail. Feb 28, 2010 Like Canada in 2010, Japan had high hopes of owning … Continue reading Japan at Olympics — Globe and Mail
ECONOMY: Japan offended by US treatment of Toyota
See the full gallery on Posterous http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fears-rise-about-a-return-o… When Japanese companies run into deep trouble, the chief executive officer often resigns … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japan offended by US treatment of Toyota
ECONOMY: Shares dive, new CEO boards JAL
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/as-shares-dive-new-ceo-boar… At 55, Masaaki Ueda was looking forward to retiring soon with a generous pension after 32 years of loyalty … Continue reading ECONOMY: Shares dive, new CEO boards JAL
ECONOMY: The ‘JAL family’ feud
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-jal-family-feud/article… Across Japan, thousands of members of the “JAL family,” from ground staff to pilots to the airline’s CEO, have … Continue reading ECONOMY: The ‘JAL family’ feud
ECONOMY: In deflationary Japan, a Life of Minus
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/in-deflation-era-japan-a-li… In 1989, when Mitsuo Tate left Tokyo to work in England, Japan’s cost of living was the world’s … Continue reading ECONOMY: In deflationary Japan, a Life of Minus
Protests erupt in Lhasa, Tibet — CS Monitor
only journalist in Lhasa, breaks uprising worldwide http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0314/p01s03-wogn.html Police keep tight lid on Tibet after protests The region sees its … Continue reading Protests erupt in Lhasa, Tibet — CS Monitor
Tibet monastery photos
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East Timor massacre — Associated Press
Christopher Johnson, Associated Press dispatch, 14 October 1999 SUAI, East Timor (AP) – Australian peacekeepers on Thursday investigated bloodstains, bullet … Continue reading East Timor massacre — Associated Press
Basketball: global parity — NY Times, IHT
Basketball: World championships reflect a new parity http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/sports/11iht-hoops.2766103.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/11/sports/hoops.php SAITAMA, Japan — For the first time in its 115-year history, basketball … Continue reading Basketball: global parity — NY Times, IHT
Golf of Siam — TIME magazine
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,445013,00.html See the full gallery on Posterous Monday, Apr. 21, 2003 Golf of Siam By Christopher Johnson It’s only … Continue reading Golf of Siam — TIME magazine
ENVIRONMENT: Burma cyclone reports — US National Public Radio
http://multimedia.boston.com/pub/m/19890389/here_and_now_for_thursday_may_15_… Also http://www.here-now.org/shows/2008/05/20080515.asp > On Point: http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/05/20080519_a_main.asp http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/05/20080519_a_main.asp> Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Burma cyclone reports — US National Public Radio
ENVIRONMENT: Inside Burma after Cyclone Nargis
live reports on US TV — MSNBC, Comcast — On Sun, 5/18/08: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24600175#%2324600175 —Tuesday, May 20, 2008, live on CN8 TV … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Inside Burma after Cyclone Nargis
ENVIRONMENT: The pregnant mother who climbed a tree backwards during Cyclone Nargis in Burma
http://www.thestar.com/article/439073 Storm victims face new misery Burma forces thousands to leave refugee camps and return to villages obliterated by cyclone … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: The pregnant mother who climbed a tree backwards during Cyclone Nargis in Burma
Interview with terrorists in Baghdad
Female Fedayeen terrorists in The Nation, SCMP magazine, Alternet May 2, 2003 http://www.alternet.org/world/15803/female_fedayeen/ BAGHDAD — The Bush administration, U.S. soldiers, and … Continue reading Interview with terrorists in Baghdad
Afghan civilian dead — Bangkok Post, NOW magazine
Innocents caught by u.s. bombs begin to emerge from media fog peshawar, pakistan — After all the opinions and rhetoric, … Continue reading Afghan civilian dead — Bangkok Post, NOW magazine
ECONOMY: Dragonomics sway Asian stock markets
Western investors accustomed to certain ground rules and behavioural norms in their native markets should consider the influence of political … Continue reading ECONOMY: Dragonomics sway Asian stock markets
Interview with Roger Federer — SCMP
Tennis: Few Asians reach the top — NY Times, IHT
Tennis: Few Asians reach the top ranks http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/sports/06iht-tennis.4492642.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/06/news/tennis.php Christopher Johnson, Tuesday, February 6, 2007 TOKYO– From the synthetic surfaces … Continue reading Tennis: Few Asians reach the top — NY Times, IHT
Tibet Lhasa Potala photos 1
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Tibet cover story in SCMP Magazine
High anxiety The outbreak of violence in Tibet last month shook Beijing and cast a shadow over … Continue reading Tibet cover story in SCMP Magazine
Tibet Lhasa Barkhor photos 1
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Dalai Lama and ASSK — FCCJ magazine
http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/5318 Exiles of a Different Kind: Time for the Dalai Lama and Aung San Suu Kyi to Move On by … Continue reading Dalai Lama and ASSK — FCCJ magazine
POLITICS: Japan election 09 live on CTV national news
live on CTV national news reporting on Japan election 09 http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/landslide-win/#clip208546 Continue reading POLITICS: Japan election 09 live on CTV national news
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POLITICS: Japan’s old boys bite the dust
comment in Toronto Star on Japan election 09, http://www.thestar.com/article/689014 Rout of long-ruling LDP heralds social revolution in conservative, male-dominated land … Continue reading POLITICS: Japan’s old boys bite the dust
TRAVEL: Tokyo opens downtown road to bicycles only
TRAVEL: The Zen of vehicle co-existence in Tokyo
the Globe and Mail With an estimated 20 million bicycles in the metro area, Tokyo is the best major city … Continue reading TRAVEL: The Zen of vehicle co-existence in Tokyo
Credit default swaps for dummies
Why the Wall Street Collapse is like a stroll down Soi Cowboy http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/10/28/opinion/opinion_30086957.php Why the Wall Street Collapse is like … Continue reading Credit default swaps for dummies
ENVIRONMENT: Without surnames, Cyclone Orphans struggle to find parents in Burma
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0609/p07s03-woap.html Rangoon, Burma — Like thousands of orphans, Jo Jo was fit enough to survive last month’s cyclone Nargis. Sheltered now … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Without surnames, Cyclone Orphans struggle to find parents in Burma
ENVIRONMENT: Burma’s corporate relief corps
http://www.thestar.com/article/436557 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0610/p01s05-woap.html Private-sector teams serving as a lifeline for cyclone survivors in remote delta areas RANGOON–With detailed maps and charts … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Burma’s corporate relief corps
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