Month: March 2007

  • links for 2007-03-25

    China, Venezuela to cement ties with oil deals － Reuters :: China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代 Venezuela said on Saturday it was working on a raft of oil deals with China, giving impetus to President Hugo Chavez’s attempts to break his country’s dependence on oil exports to the United States. (tags: chinaus, oil, venezuela)

  • links for 2007-03-24

    Editorial Criticizes Nationalism for Poisoning Olympic Spirit SCMP: “…the drumbeating [within China] about being the top medal winner at the [Beijing 2008] Olympic Games has already damaged China’s image.” (tags: olympics, china, nationalism) Dr Nakamatsu promises to invent missile shield if elected governor of Tokyo » Japan Probe Nakamatsu said he planned to invent a…

  • Aso Knocks Blonds, CNN Runs Un-Flattering Photo of 'Asa'

    Japanese Foreign Minister Aso Taro is in rare form, even for his inflammatory self. Making a case for the potential for Japanese diplomacy in the Middle East, he asserted that skin color would be a major advantage: “Japan is doing what Americans can’t do,” the Nikkei business daily quoted the gaffe-prone Aso as saying in…

  • links for 2007-03-17

    No-sword But 渋 is in a class of characters which were simplified by a subtly different kind of rule. A couple more examples from the same class should make it obvious what the rule is… (tags: kanji japanese) Japan reiterates sex slave stance The Japanese government has stirred further controversy by again saying it had…

  • links for 2007-03-16

    EastSouthWestNorth: Shinzo Abe’s ‘Apology’ This post consists of two translated opinion columns concerning Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent comments on the ‘comfort women’ issue, as summarized in the following newspapers: Sino-Japanese Studies Journal archives online. Frog in a Well – The Japan History Group Blog (tags: japan history) Frog in a Well – The…