Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov Posted December 17, 2021 Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 8 for fighting for freedom of expression in countri…
National character, stereotypes and the sinking ship Posted November 30, 2021 The countries of the world are quite different! Each nation has its own values, attitudes and customs. One famous story that illustrates these differences is the “sinking
Daikagura training ‘was like studying abroad’ Part 2 Posted November 28, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Though she never had the opportunity to study English abroad, she did go on an exchange program to Nantes, France, during high school. When she…
Daikagura training ‘was like studying abroad’ Part 1 Posted November 27, 2021 Michiyo Kagami is an English-speaking daikagura performer who also gives lectures on the traditional performing art. “So much of daikagura is rooted in traditi…
Osaka, Ohtani and Kuma make Time 100 list of world’s most influential people Posted November 22, 2021 Three Japanese were named in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. For one of them, it was her third time on the annual list. The Ti…
Man finds 160 bowling balls under home Posted November 18, 2021 A Michigan man made a striking discovery under his house when he went to demolish his back stairs: about 160 bowling balls. David Olson, 33, s…
Best friends on Earth, reunited in heaven Posted November 9, 2021 You never know when the best friend you could ever hope to have will suddenly appear in your life and change it forever. That was what happened to Ohio Sheriff Dan McClelland when…
Aussie mourns aunt with heart-shaped ewes Posted November 5, 2021 An Australian farmer couldn’t go to his aunt’s funeral in late August because of pandemic restrictions, so he paid his respects with a novel alternative: dozens o…
During Hungry Ghost Festival in Malaysia, paper vaccines are popular items Posted November 2, 2021 As the world scrambles to inoculate people against COVID-19, one store owner in Malaysia is finding his paper vaccines have become popular. Raymond Shieh Siow Leong sells relig…
Views and Visions: Did you plan your life? Part 2 Posted October 31, 2021 Continued from Part 1… I was fortunate in that I had the opportunity to take my education all the way to college. But I would be lying if I said there…