By, Uwe Paschen. The Whale hunt and why it is still being practiced by Japan is more of a generation problem as well as a political one then a necessity or the will of the people at large here. The Mainichi...
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By, Uwe Paschen. Japan’s double Typhoon. Yesterday, we had our long awaited elections here and it was also the beginning of a Typhoon in Chiba and Tokyo prefecture. Some see this as an omen and it...
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By, Uwe Paschen.Okinawa, Japan has just been struck by an Earthquake of the magnitude of 6.8 wish was preceded by a sery of Earthquakes through out Japan today, With Okinawa being struck at 09:00 Hours local...
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By, Uwe Paschen. At about five past five just after getting up this morning we had another strong Earthquake here in Chiba Kent, this one was of a force 6 on the Japanese scale wish goes from 1 to 7; 7 being the...
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By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...
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By, Uwe Paschen. The eternal game of victims and predators or Rich and poor, Labourer and Masters. Maybe even as La Fontaine once wrote Lamb and Wolf in a Fable from long ago. There I was visiting the...
opinion by Paschen | 38 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 639 views | 89 recommendations | 18 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Swine Flu is hitting Japan now. Recently the cases of Swine Flu patients have risen in Japan in spite of quarantines earlier and health alerts. Those affected the most seem to be young and...
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By, Uwe Paschen. As it goes here in Japan we have yet another holiday. This time it is the Golden Week, (ゴールデンウィーク), Wish is also known as Ōgata renkyū (大型連休) or even as Ōgon shūkan...
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by, Uwe Paschen. Japan is a Paradise of sorts, yet one that is under attack due in part to natural phenomenon’s such as Earthquakes and Typhoons, as well as Tides and Tsunamis yet the greatest damage is due to...
opinion by Paschen | 43 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago 338 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. The Japanese Cherry Blossom festivals. In Japan, the Cherry blossom has a very particular and important meaning since the cherry tree is botanically a native of the Japanese Isles. From an early...
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By, Uwe Paschen. Toyotas First Solar Powered car Toyota is in spite of a Global Recession and maybe soon to be Depression, as well as its first annual loss in 70 year still investing into environmental...
created by Paschen | 46 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago 1611 views | 29 recommendations | 10 comments
Via, Uwe Paschen Winds Storms up to 140Km/H Storm Warning out for Hokkaido, Hokurico, Kant/Koshin, Chiba. Visibility is below 10 meter in Chiba due to the storm and Dust from the Farmlands being lifted up, Wind...
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Japan has it’s own new conspiracy theory. Hisayasu Nagata, a former MP and a former Japanese lawmaker. He graduated from Keio Shiki Boys' Senior High School in 1988, Tokyo University in 1993, and then entered...
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Driving in Japan. I rented a Car for two days in order to get to a couple of places that where rather remote mainly driving along the coast line of Japan. I am used to drive long distances and on the right side of the road. In Japan, how ever, like in some other countries...
created by Paschen | 1 year ago | updated 48 wks ago 1168 views | 19 recommendations | 6 comments