Whale sashimi in Japanese supermarkets
Recently, I have noticed Antarctic whale meat (in the form of sashimi) on supermarket shelves lately. The particular species of whale that was on sale at my local supermarket was the Minke Whale. Japan tells the world that they are killing whales for research purposes and not for food. The international community generally does not [...]
Obama finally in office
Although I am sure that just about everyone else in the world is writing (and happy) about Obama finally taking office I have a bit of a concern. Although I think he will be good for the country and the world I am sure, many things may be more out of his control that we [...]
Reaction by Japanese news to near 100$ a barrel oil
This morning I was watching the news program of a major news progam and at exactly 7:30AM a giant headline appeared on the screen saying that a barrel of oil had closed at over $97US in New York at the end of the previous day of trading. This is indeed quite significant news. However, immediatly [...]
Japan starts fingerprinting foreigners.
As I wrote in a Previous article Japan was scheduled to start fingerprinting all foreigners that enter Japan include those with permenant residence and excluding those that fit into special categories such as 3rd generation Korean born or people on diplomatic visa and they did just so.
Do we really need bottled water?
The market for bottled watter grows every year and in the US it currently stands at 15B $US and set to pass 16B$ next year. In the last few months, the bottled water industry has been taking a fair beating in the media. Quite rightfully so in my mind. Bottled water seems like a very [...]
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