Japanese Cherry blossoms. (Sakura)

By Uwe Paschen.   It is spring now, Sakura season, wherever you go you will see cherry trees in full bloom. The Sakura tree is an important symbol here in Japan; it is not only one of the first trees to come...

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...

China apologises for Roughing up Journalists days before the Olympic Games

The apology came after border police "clashed" with the Japanese journalists who had arrived in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region after an alleged terrorist attack Monday left 16 police dead, Xinhua news agency...

Lonely Japanese man calls directory help 2,600 times: police

"A lonely Japanese man has been arrested for allegedly calling directory assistance thousands of times because he liked to be scolded by female operators, police and reports said Wednesday. Takahiro Fujinuma -- who is 37, single and unemployed -- reportedly would whisper...

Boeing Boeing...Gone

"Is it a case of don’t trust the early adopters? Boeing’s Connexion “broadband in the sky” service received rave reviews from most of the early adopters who wrote long paeans about the service, and how...
 

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