December 12, 2016

Virtue signal to men: 27 skidoo

Here's the latest program designed to wreck businesses on behalf of feminism. 

June 6, 2016

The Forest Boy, his Parents, and the State

Young Yamato Tanooka's forest ordeal may mean more than at first meets the eye.

March 8, 2014

Anne Frank and the Sushi Test

What, you might ask, does Anne Frank have to do with Korea?

August 27, 2013

China reportedly subjected to major computer hacking attack

Sources unknown.

July 21, 2013

Don't Underestimate North Korea

This is not just some backward country that can't feed itself.

April 13, 2013

Korean Cyberwarfare Update: Leaving The Keys In The Car

South Korea falls asleep at the switch.

March 23, 2013

South Korea's Problems Worsen. Could China Be Next?

This weekend the computer disaster in South Korea worsens, but the attribution for its origins has changed.

March 21, 2013

Does North Korea Have Its Own Stuxnet?

Or is there a more mundane explanation for the loss of computer systems in South Korean?

December 2, 2008

Who wants the terrorists' bodies?

According to the Muslim Council of India, there should be no "final resting place anywhere in sacred Mother India" for the bodies of the terrorists responsible for the events in Mumbai over the past week.

May 22, 2008

First European Sumo Champion?

A Bulgarian who uses the nom du sumo Kootooshu is within reach of becoming the first European tournament winner in the history of the ancient sport.

May 21, 2008

Report of terror violence in China

According to Japanese blogger Masahiro Miyazaki, who blogs under the name 'China Watcher,' there have been two recent terrorist bombings in China which took civilian lives.

March 22, 2008

Those Sophisticated Europeans

One of the favorite debating points of those who expressed amazement at the American public's critical reaction to Eliot Spitzer was to compare American attitudes to attitudes of Europeans

October 28, 2007

Why Won't Japan Have an Empress?

When American news sources report on the question of the succession of occupants of the mostly-symbolic Japanese throne they tend to frame the issue in feminist terms.

September 23, 2007

Gorgeous Asashoryu

Unlike pro wrestling in the United States and many other countries (including Japan), the ancient Japanese sport of sumo is steeped in dignity and restraint.