2014, August Archives
【#261】Xi Jinping Joins Hands with Hu Jintao in Power Struggle
August 25, 2014 The Xi Jingping administration's anti-corruption campaign has become similar to the past Cultural Revolution where betrayals were rampant. Xi is taking advantage of the campaig...
【#260】Asahi Shimbun in Summer 1945
August 18, 2014 “We are Japanese. We are all Japanese… Some in the crowd began to sing a song. The military song was ‘Umi Yukaba’ (If I go away to the sea)… It’s the voice of the nation. It’s...
August 11, 2014 On July 26, China announced the indictment of Zhou Yongkang (whose original name is Zhou Yuangen) who had served as member of the Communist Party of China Politburo Standing C...
【#258】Cuisine and Manga Cannot Counter Anti-Japan Propaganda
August 4, 2014 I have criticized the Japanese Foreign Ministry's apology diplomacy for more than 20 years so that I would hardly be surprised to hear about whatever the ministry does. But I g...