photo by Dan Zen What is it about Britons and big cons in Japan in October?  There’s been two big ones in the news this month and we’re waiting for the third (as things always come in threes!) The first was a British man who won 16 million yen betting on horse races and then escaped Tokyo [...]

photo by foodforthepoor.org Unknown to a lot of nations and people, Japan does donate a lot of money (often granted by the Japanese Government) to groups of other nations who are in need or less fortunate than themselves. Earlier this month, the Japanese Government extended this generosity to some of Jamaica’s poor. In some rural parts of [...]

Photo by JelleS Fall in Japan’s unemployment rate According to the BBC, “Japan’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5.5% in August from July’s record high of 5.7%, official figures showed.” Although this looks like Japan’s economic condition is started to improve, the situation is still pretty bleak and unemployment levels are still very high and among the worst [...]

One poor foreign man gets picked on during a “peaceful demonstration” through Akihabara on 27th September 2009.  It what appears to be a noble and nonthreatening stand for his human rights; he is suddenly turned on by the crowd. Although he manages to escape, he must only have been grateful for the quick and effective Japanese [...]

Morbi rhoncus arcu egestas erat, convallis eros laoreet cubilia nulla, integer lectus sequi quisque, nunc suspendisse in a. Tellus massa non mi eget, quis dui eu phasellus dignissim. Tristique est dignissim dui urna, ornare ipsum odio sed. Elit lectus sed dictum nullam, mauris a sit vitae. Integer vivamus elit amet a, nulla sodales justo sed, [...]