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
ENVIRONMENT: After Cyclone Nargis, Rangoon endures a month of darkness
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p07s02-wosc.html?page=1 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2008/0603/p07s02-wosc.html By a correspondent / June 3, 2008 Rangoon, Burma — Unable to read street signs at 8 p.m., a Burmese driver … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: After Cyclone Nargis, Rangoon endures a month of darkness
ECONOMY: After deadly protests, Burma’s poor suffer most from sanctions
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1015/p04s01-woap.txt Headline: With more sanctions, Burmese chafe under further isolation Kawthaung, Burma – During the rainy season, Buddhist monks in … Continue reading ECONOMY: After deadly protests, Burma’s poor suffer most from sanctions
ENVIRONMENT: Foreign relief workers begin trickling into flooded Irrawaddy Delta
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0602/p07s02-woap.html June 2, 2008 Rangoon, Burma — Flying home, Burmese sailors are awestruck when they see the Irrawaddy Delta below them. … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Foreign relief workers begin trickling into flooded Irrawaddy Delta
ENVIRONMENT: UN chief flies to Burma to seek meeting with Than Shwe
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0523/p01s04-woap.html United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon arrived Thursday and hopes to meet Burma’s leader Gen. Than Shwe today. By Christopher … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: UN chief flies to Burma to seek meeting with Than Shwe
ECONOMY: Japanese angry over Fukuda’s gas tax
In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues Rising prices, shortages of food items, and political gridlock spur calls for a … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japanese angry over Fukuda’s gas tax
TRAVEL: What Lhasa youth really want
http://www.thestar.com/article/413738 Message from Lhasa’s streets DEAN ROHRER/NEWSART Young Tibetans want to be part of the modern world but they insist … Continue reading TRAVEL: What Lhasa youth really want
Lhasa riots photos in TIME magazine
Three Days In and Out of Tibet – Photo Essays – TIME http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1722865_1548998,00.html?artId=1722865_1548998?contType=gallery?chn=photoessays Comments: Tibet uprising photo in Time magazine … Continue reading Lhasa riots photos in TIME magazine
Tibet Uprising page one photo New York Times
Violence in Tibet as Monks Clash With the Police Reuters Chinese security forces in Lhasa, Tibet, took cover during a … Continue reading Tibet Uprising page one photo New York Times
Japan stock market mistake — Asia Times
Japan: A laughing stock trade, http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GL10Dh01.html TOKYO – The trader was supposed to sell one share for 610,000 yen ($5,065). Instead, … Continue reading Japan stock market mistake — Asia Times
ECONOMY: Finance ministers meet over Japan currency
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Zamami Island — Japan on 1000 yen a day
Japan on 1000 yen a day? Yes, by cycling and camping on Zamami Island Thinking Japan is too expensive, most … Continue reading Zamami Island — Japan on 1000 yen a day
Baseball: Boston bids for Matsuzaka — NY Times, IHT
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/…/13iht-BASE.3887482.htm Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka bidding tough test for Boston Red Sox and Japan Christopher Johnson, Wednesday, December 13, 2006 TOKYO — … Continue reading Baseball: Boston bids for Matsuzaka — NY Times, IHT
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Spain wins world basketball final — the Toronto Star
SAITAMA, JAPAN—Now we know why the Raptors signed Jorge Garbajosa this summer. With centre Pau Gasol out with a broken … Continue reading Spain wins world basketball final — the Toronto Star
English translations of Sherbets lyrics by Kenichi Asai from Japanese
Lyrics copyright Kenichi Asai all rights reserved Translation by Qumico Fucci, Christopher Johnson …………. songs from AURORA …………… MERRY LOU In … Continue reading English translations of Sherbets lyrics by Kenichi Asai from Japanese
ECONOMY: Tsunami wipes out Thai fisheries
Fear Of The Sea Printed on January 21, 2005, http://www.alternet.org/story/21045/ A fisherman his whole life, Somkiat Baanperm never wants to see … Continue reading ECONOMY: Tsunami wipes out Thai fisheries
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