By, Uwe Paschen. H1N1 has entered the second wave here in Japan. In Narita Grade 1 and grade 3 students have to stay home since Tuesday due to several new cases in those grades. The School has not yet been closed;...
created by Paschen | 7 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago 2713 views | 92 recommendations | 9 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Yukio Hatoyama, Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister intends to keep his electoral promises in spite of resistance on several fronts. Japan’s Democratic Party just won last August National...
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By, Uwe Paschen. Tatebayashi City (Gunma Prefecture) was hit today by a major tornado/twister causing 21 injured and major destruction with 160 houses being destroyed. Flying wood destroyed countless windows and...
created by Paschen | 15 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 1481 views | 70 recommendations | 17 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. The North Korean Crisis may be blown out of proportion to get Japan and South Korea to side with the US against China and Russia. More and more articles from Asia start suggesting that...
opinion by Paschen | 19 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 1187 views | 88 recommendations | 17 comments
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...
created by Paschen | 21 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago 720 views | 88 recommendations | 41 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Japan is serious, when it comes to the environment. New legislation right in time for Earth day was passed and has been made law. Those laws are effective has of now with harsh Fines and even...
created by Paschen | 22 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago 919 views | 104 recommendations | 22 comments
Japans Government has forced the implementation of a new Jury system in spite of popular opposition and lack of public consultation. This is just the latest in a serry of undemocratic moves by Japans minority...
opinion by Paschen | 23 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 602 views | 33 recommendations | 24 comments
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...
created by Paschen | 27 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 1548 views | 101 recommendations | 16 comments
Japan Today. Is a round up of Japan's top 10 or so news events. Via, Uwe Paschen. Well as the World is still in a recession going towards a depression the Asian Market did follow Wall-Streed and tubled....
created by Paschen | 37 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 525 views | 33 recommendations | 14 comments
South/East Asia Today. Is a weekly + round up of the 10 or so most important News events. Via, Uwe Paschen. US Secretary of State H. Clinton still touring Asia Asking for money to bail out the US. As the US...
created by Paschen | 37 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 310 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Japan welcome Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Tokyo today. As usual and expected Japan gave The Secretary of State the most courteous welcome as it does for all official visitors. With...
created by Paschen | 37 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago 466 views | 24 recommendations | 10 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. Today is a very important day here in Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) for most Families since most have some one in their family that will celebrate...
created by Paschen | 43 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago 596 views | 83 recommendations | 9 comments
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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By, Uwe Paschen.Well, as I opened the news channel this morning I fund out that Niger's Higher court had given another independent Journalist a suspended sentence this time and not the usual prison terms of 3...
created by Paschen | 51 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago 354 views | 52 recommendations | 11 comments