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Thanks for taking back the House and the Senate from the Republicans.  Let's start to make some changes! 

Last weekend I took a trip back to Arizona for my friend Nico's wedding.  I also got to catch up with some other friends who flew in for the big event.  Sophia flew in from San Francisco and the Chasés, who I haven't seen in ages, flew in from Texas.  Although I enjoyed the 80-something [...]

Independent pod-journalist Bicycle Mark interviewed Japanese human rights activist, Arudou Debito, about the policies of the controversial governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara.  Click here for the podcast. 
Links: 
http://bicyclemark.org/blog/2006/11/bm164-ishiharas-tokyo/
http://debito.org/ 

"The planet deserves the benefit of the doubt."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1782512.htm
  

Take a look at this very interesting comparison of the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan on Japan Focus - The Ryukyus and Taiwan in the East Asian Seas: A Longue Durée Perspective.  Both the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan are small, island societies stuck between two giants - China and Japan.  They are both also strategically located [...]