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  • news that I care aboutLast week I did the guest lecture on Shinto again as a favor. I always mention Yasukuni and tell the students to keep their eyes open for controversy in East Asia because of this for X reasons... …

  • Now this is the kind of diplomacy I've been waiting for! As you may know, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making her first trip abroad right now in Asia (good choice!). I'm very, very happy that she choose Japan t…

  • oh no he didn't! Ever hear of the Protestant work ethic, Aso? See Max Weber I just have to shake my head. Oh yeah, and Go Gators. Looks like we just won another football championship. I hope the shrubbery in my neigh…

  • another reason to be on facebook I'm not sure how I did on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Some parts I felt really confident about and some parts I felt like I was almost randomly guessing. I won't find out un…

  • This news is SO amazing. Finally some good news! Speaking of Japan, their PM, Fukuda, recently resigned and many people are reportedly talking about "change" from the current ruling party (LDP). It would be interesting…

  • 'bout time But non-the-less a good change. Japan recognizes indigenous people …

  • here's hoping So we had our immigration meeting and it seemed really optimistic. Our officer was actually really kind and apologetic about our case taking so long. If everything goes right, it looks like Kyohei might h…

  • Online networking = world peace? When I saw this article, I couldn't help but wonder if the globalization of internet networking sites could contribute to better relationships between countries. Japan and China (and J…

  • 'Yasukuni' puts Chinese director on map …

  • PM Abe resigns!http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070912/ts_nm/japan_abe_dc_11I wonder if he will commit seppoku... jk jk, still quoting HarakiriI also wonder if any other world leaders might get inspired by his decision and …

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