Maggie Abe and the Eggheads of Doom
When Thatcher passed away, a Facebook campaign propelled “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” high into the charts
Memories of Silk and Straw
Infanticide and the sale of daughters into prostitution were necessary evils
Eurogeddon – the Japanese Perspective
Yet successful conservative politicians are always empiricists, not idealists…
Joey in Japan
Joey “Pepe” Smith is a great raconteur with a boatload of fascinating stories, some of which may even be true.
Twilight of the Technocrats
Even Iceland, this century’s poster-child for financial excess, is almost back to peak economic activity
This Year’s Model
“In theory there is no gap between practice and theory; in practice there is.”
Japan’s Immigration Dilemma
The role model is Yuichiro Miura, who reached the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80
Tokyo Dystopia
Half-naked girls brawling on a bed of satin, champagne bottles spurting foam into eager upturned mouths..
FIFA Should Be More Like the ADB
The story started with a swoop worthy of Eliot Ness, the heroic investigator who took down Al Capone.
Who are the Brain Police?
Despite a 7 year investigation involving 170,000 police and list of 110,000 suspects, the crime remains unsolved to this day.