The Virtual Family Reunion.

By, Uwe Paschen. The virtual Family reunion.  Yesterday was my Mothers Birthday and with only my Brother, Sister in law and nephews leaving with her nowadays due to the fact that most of us are scattered around...

The race for the First Manned Mission to Mars has begun.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Race for the first manned mission to Mars has begun.  The six volunteers from Russia, France and Germany chosen  out of some 6000 candidates have started the first simulated trip to mars in...

One UN Hostage in Niger released. No word on Fowler and Guay.

Niger Hostage release, One out of three.  Last December 14th 2008 Robert Fowler, Louis Guay and Soumana Mounkaila disappeared in Niger about 40 Km from Niamey the Capital City of that country. Many conflicting...

Sheep Farmers do it better! :)

By, Uwe Paschen.   Sheep Farmers do it better! Or in this case Shepherding broth to the extreme. My Son send me a video attached to his e-mail. The question asked was, “can we do it better?” Well, after...

The Ever Rising Health Care Cost, has to be Cut off Now.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The ever rising Health care cost of the Social Democracies such as Japan, Germany, Sweden and to a certain extend even Canada is putting public health care in serious jeopardy. Last week I took...

The Missile Crisis of the Japanese Sea is escalating further.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Missile escalation of the Japanese Sea.  Japan is to deploy the first ship-based long-range missile defence system, said Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo Yesterday. The...

The Hinamatsury Festival in Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. Today is Hinamatsury, here in Japan. This is the Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り Hina-matsuri), or Girls' Day, Hinamatsuri is held on March 3, the third day of the third month. A Platforms with a...

Humanity Comes full circle as the Earth turns.

The Irony of the World and its radical movements through out History.  We had it all, war, oppression, injustice, resistance, terrorism, and we had it from all sides as well as in all eras. Where could we...

The Lamb and the Wolf of Japan's economy.

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...

Japan Today.

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....

South/East Asia Today.

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...

Sec. of State H. Clinton Engages Asia, with her visit to Japan.

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...

The Reality worse then the prognosis. Latest IPCC report.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The Reality is now worse then the prognosis. Climate Change Prognosis have been to Optimistic in light of latest reports indicating that the predicted global temperature changes of between...

Are the Days of free speech on count down?

By, Uwe Paschen.  Are the Days of free speech on the Internet on count down?  The 'Minerva' case has sent shockwaves through South Korea's blogging community as well as elsewhere is South East Asia....

Heavy Storms hit Japan

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...