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Prank Calls
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Decline of Japanese Language
TV shows confront decline of Japanese language
http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?ek20051122mn.htm
One thing these programs demonstrate is that "kokugo panic" may be well-founded. On one episode of "Quiz! Nihongo-O!" only 17 of 30 ( Read more... ) -
Ugly Images of Asian Rivals Become Best Sellers in Japan
TOKYO, Nov. 14 - A young Japanese woman in the comic book "Hating the Korean Wave" exclaims, "It's not an exaggeration to say that Japan built the South Korea of today!" In another passage the book states that "there is nothing at all in Korean culture to be proud of."MBA in Temple Management
Eighteen Buddhist monks in China are pausing in their spiritual pursuits to concentrate on more worldly issues.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4223412.stm
"Their study will include corporate strategy and religious product marketing. "I think ( Read more... )Richard Gere and Koizumi like to dance.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Hollywood actor Richard Gere have treated reporters to an impromptu ballroom dance performance.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4390753.stm
Afterwards Gere described Mr Koizumi as "charming and spontaneous". ( Read more... )(Untitled)
Japan's police force was exposed to ridicule when morning TV viewers saw a man chasing away two officers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4287899.stm
"Television footage showed the officers approaching a car that had ploughed into a building in Tokyo ( Read more... )North Korea
As of late I've been keeping up with some news concerning North Korea:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4183571.stm
This combined with the country's recent development of nuclear weapons is becoming a bit alarming.
What do you think is in North Korea's near赵紫阳..
There were reports earlier this week that Zhao Ziyang had entered a coma. News today from Beijing tells us that he has officially died in a Beijing hospital at the age of 85.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/17/content_2469618.htm
自由最后...China is spying on Canada.
Whether or not you're Chinese or Canadian this is an interesting article ( Read more... )