Monthly Archives: April 2007

links for 2007-04-30

Virtual China: Cross-cultural analysis of MySpace profile pictures

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links for 2007-04-28

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan has tough act to follow in bonding with Bush – International Herald Tribune “So, with an eye toward a Japanese public that expects the new prime minister to get the same treatment as the … Continue reading

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Obama on China: ‘Neither Our Enemy Nor Our Friend’

Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator and candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, is a brilliant rhetorician. But it’s notoriously hard to pin down his opinions on discrete policy areas and questions. It’s reasonable to speculate that the campaign is … Continue reading

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links for 2007-04-27

A Green Partnership — Beijing Review Green Development — Beijing Review China’s less developed western region is promoting environmentally-friendly investment and rejecting the polluters GIs frequented Japan’s ‘comfort women’ [2007.04.22] 慰安婦問題で米国メディアに謝罪した安倍首相の迷走ぶり | Blog(ブログ) | [公式] 天木直人のブログ Hirohito quit Yasukuni Shrine … Continue reading

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links for 2007-04-26

China becomes Japan’s top trade partner – Yahoo! News Japan said Wednesday that China became its top trading partner for the first time since World War II, unseating the United States in the past fiscal year despite strained ties between … Continue reading

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links for 2007-04-25

Japan’s fund for former sex slaves never achieved purpose – International Herald Tribune Onishi: Facing calls to compensate the aging victims of its wartime sexual slavery, Japan set up the Asian Women’s Fund in 1995. It was a significant concession … Continue reading

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links for 2007-04-24

Japan’s revisionism imperils Asian ties

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links for 2007-04-23

How to piss people off with your Japanese (Video) » Japan Probe 7Online.com: Japan challenges China in space Japan is set to launch its first lunar orbiter this summer, but exploring the moon is just part of the mission. China … Continue reading

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links for 2007-04-22

Japan to join U.S. complaint to WTO over China’s IPR violations Japan will join the United States in its complaint to the World Trade Organization about violations of intellectual property rights in China with the status of a “third party” … Continue reading

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links for 2007-04-21

BBC NEWS | Business | Asian stocks buoyed by US rises Asian stocks have rebounded in Friday trading, buoyed by America’s main Dow Jones index breaking records for a second straight day at Tuesday’s close. Nation & World | Japan … Continue reading

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