A strong earthquake hits Tokyo, Japan.

Strong earthquake hits the Kanto region in Japan A strong earthquake was felt in the metropolitan Tokyo area on Friday evening.The quake registered 5-minus on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 in the city of Mouka in southern Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo.There is no...

Earth Day Japan

   Earth-day Japan 2011.Every year on year’s day, I usually take part in rallies and write several posts about the issue and the need for change. However, this year, I am somewhat physically and mentally drained, even tiered. After the March 11 disaster that...

Japans misfortune could be an opportunity.

Japan has been severely crippled, this not only by a devastating earthquake followed by a tsunami and a nuclear disaster that is still ongoing. Moreover, it is now losing countless customers through out Japan and the world. Its industry has been severely damaged and in part...

Japans never ending nightmare.

It has been eighteen days since the triple disaster here in Japan.Dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami would be by far enough on their own. However, the crippled Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant only adds to the grief and stress for...

Japan is struggling to cope.

It has been five days since the massive earthquake of a magnitude of 9.0 on the RS or 7 on the Japanese scale that struck us here in Japan. Since then many smaller aftershocks where felt some of which where strong enough by them self. Their epicentre is changing even though...

Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake strikes Japan. (Our Earthquake)

By, Uwe Paschen. As the earthquake struck, I was working in our school, at first it seemed like just another earthquake. However, we all realised very quickly that this was going to be a major earthquake, one that will cause some serious damage and claim many lives. As we...

The Japanese political Titanic.

By, Uwe Paschen Current Prime Minister Naoto Kan beat former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama length of time in office last Tuesday, surpassing the term of his predecessor now. This may be the only good news in this weeks head lines here in Japan, at least for Mr. Kan, whose...

The Japanese Farm ministry will raise the wheat price by 18%!

By, Uwe Paschen.The Japanese government will raise the price for five major brands of imported wheat to be resold to flour milling companies by an average 18 percent starting in April due to rising wheat prices on the international market, so it announced last Wednesday. The...