News Mash-up: Space Posted January 28, 2022 SpaceX delivers four new crew members to join space station until spring A SpaceX capsule with four astr…
News Mash-up: Famous Figures Posted January 27, 2022 Lady Gaga stayed in character for 9 months to bring Gucci tragedy to big screen Lady Gaga brought her star power to Londo…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: TV: on the shoulders of giants Posted January 26, 2022 The history books say that television was invented by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird. But he couldn’t have done it without the work of many earlier inventors. Baird’s “tele…
News Mash-up: Political Trouble Posted January 25, 2022 EU agrees to step up sanctions on Belarus The European Union agreed Nov. 15 to step up …
4-year-old boy summons police to check out his toys Posted January 24, 2022 In Japan, the police emergency number is 110. In New Zealand, it’s 111. Needless to say, in both countries, that number should not be dialed unless the caller is …
Interview: Maverick English teacher with a Tiktok following Part 2 Posted January 23, 2022 Continued from Part 1… His motivation stems from a desire to change the Japanese education system in a way that will benefit both teachers and studen…
Interview: Maverick English teacher with a TikTok following Part 1 Posted January 22, 2022 Many Japanese say they hated sitting through English classes in school. Yes, grammar lessons can be boring, textbooks can be difficult and teachers may not be engaging
Swallows beat Buffaloes to win 1st Japan Series title since ’01 Posted January 21, 2022 Tokyo Yakult Swallows overcame the best pitcher in Japan to become the best team in Japan. Pinch hitter Shingo Kawabata hit a bloop single to left to bring in the go-ahead run …
Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement Posted January 20, 2022 U.N. climate talks ended Nov. 13 with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the key driver of global warming, even as coal-reliant countries lob…
News Mash-up: Court Cases Posted January 19, 2022 California high court won’t hear appeal in custody battle between Pitt and Jolie The California Supreme Court on Oct. 27 refused to consider Brad Pitt’s appeal…