Trump has people in Canada, Mexico, Japan and Europe a bit worried about how we’ll fare in a trade war with the United States. We’re
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Scripturient: Shin Godzilla: the reboot
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that, of all the Godzilla films I’ve watched, I can recall the exact details of few. I cannot remember, just
Continue readingScripturient: Gojira, the original kaiju
At the end of most Godzilla films, the audience is led to believe the giant reptile has finally been killed off. Blown up, defeated by
Continue readingThings Are Good: Birds Provide Japanese Train Design
Yesterday a Japanese train company apologized for running 20 seconds ahead of schedule. How did Japanese trains get so fast? The answer for how their
Continue readingThings Are Good: Visualizing Bold Climate Action
There’s so much talk about taking action around climate change that it can be hard to remember what real action looks like. Climate action can
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Empathy Classes in School. The World Needs More of This
We start our lives as the whole of the universe. Reality is completely comprised of our perceptions and any “outside” object that is blocked from
Continue readingLeft Over: No Non-Polluting Victories on Victoria Day…
Stephen Hume: Province’s secrecy puts people’s health at risk STEPHEN HUME More from Stephen Hume Published on: May 20, 2016 | Last Updated: May 20, 2016 3:25 PM Finally, the Mayor of Vancouver, BC, Gregor Robertson is earning … Continue reading →
Alberta Politics: Jason Kenney sails close to the wind on Anti-Terrorism Act at picnic visit
PHOTOS: Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan’s photo of the Kurdish Peace and Cultural Festival in Toronto Saturday, with an image of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan visible
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Education Reform In New Brunswick: What Japan Can Teach Us (Part 1)
As a graduate of New Brunswick’s education system I sometimes reflect onthe quality of the schooling I received. I also have a longstanding interest inJapanese culture. It
Continue readingThings Are Good: In Japan, Abandoned Gold Courses Become Solar Farms
Golf courses have a well deserved reputation of being absolutely horrible for the environment. Golf courses are responsible for deforestation and damaging local ecological systems
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: A Hooker is Just a Hooker – Provided, Of Course, She’s Korean
This time they’re using Japanese academics to dispute the reality of “comfort women” – women, mainly Korean, coerced into prostitution by the Japanese army during
Continue readingBill Longstaff: Oh my God! The Japanese make better whisky than the Scots!
A year of firsts for whiskey. For instance, it’s the first time in the 12-year history of the World Whisky Bible’s rankings that a Scottish
Continue readingEclectic Lip: A mini blog re: Mega Fauna
Productivity gurus occasionally say that to make time for the most important things (e.g. promoting your next book) you need to cut back the time
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Capitalism – “Breaking” Cultural Norms (Ochobo) by Reinforcing Them.
From Sociological Images Micheal Lozano – […] Japanese fast-food has found a way to bypass the cultural stigmas that impede their profits. One food
Continue readingThings Are Good: LED Farms Could be the Growing Fields of the Future
As humans flock to cities and the surround them with suburban sprawl we have covered some of the most arable lands in concrete. This has
Continue readingThings Are Good: High Speed Rail Coming to……Texas?
Texas is an American state best known for its gun-loving, big truck driving, cowboy, remember the Alamo culture. It is the last place I’d expect
Continue readingThings Are Good: Japan Ordered to Stop Whaling and Complies
Japan has long been criticized for its “scientific” whaling and now the UN has asked them to stop. Japan defended itself by saying that their
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: No, This Can’t Be Possible. Could Japan Actually Rescind Its Apology to Wartime ‘Comfort Women’?
One of several dark stains on the honour of Japan was its practice, during WWII, of impressing foreign women, mainly Korean, into sex slavery to
Continue readingLeDaro: Harsh weather strikes accross the Globe
Severe weather is making news from record snowfall in Japan to devastating floods in the U.K. Following video says it all:
Continue readingEclectic Lip: Back from Happy Hawaii
Synchronized phoning, coming soon to a summer Olympics near you… Trivia note: Swedish supergroup Abba’s “Why did it have to be me” was originally titled
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