Toyota starts making cars in Russia

Chinese ambassador in Tokyo is optimistic about disputing Gas reserve in East China sea, the problem has stalled the sino-japan relations and stirred up protests in China.


2,000 Santas joggling together in Belgium


GDP growth rate in China stalls, China's central bank, People' bank will be 10.9%, instead of 11% as estimated.


Toyota starts producing cars in Russia, the first among all Japanese car makers, even Russian President Putin was drawn to a visit.


I will be taking days off for the next week and will post on a irregular basis.

Merry Christmas to you and yours! Have a safe Holiday!

Korean President -elect ignores China?

President-elect Yi Myunpark met with U.S. and Japanese ambassadors in Seoul, indicting a warm-up relations with the two countries, however, is Mr. Yi purposely ignoring the other big neighbor and player in the region, China?


Beijing Olympics, Walk-Life-Balance are among the key words selected for Japan in the coming year of 2008. other key words include G-8 summit to be held in Toyako in Hokaidao, Japan, U.S. presidential election, etc


Big protest takes place in Macao, the gambling capital, for ever-growing gap between the rich and the poor


Bush doesn't concern about Subprime crisis.


China is ready to flex its massive muscles, an investment company is to put over 50 billion dollars to Morgan Stanley.

Japan test anti-missile, causes China concern

Japan successfully conducted a anti-missile test from a ship near Hawaii. It is described the first layer of defense in the case of a missile attack from North Korea. However, the test has raised attention from Chinese, who urged Japan to take consideration of the regional peace and security.


Japan is in negotiations with Hungary, in a deal to buy right for CO2 emission.


Cancer patient number in 2007 reaches 120 million, and overweight, smoking and unhealthy diet are main reasons to cause cancer. Among men, lung caner, prostate cancer and for women, breast cancer are among the top cancers.

Nikkei stock index suffers the fifth day of declining.


The Subprime crisis in the U.S. and spread to Japan.

Fukuda to meet Hu on the 28th

Japan's PM Fukuda will be in Beijing from Dec 27th, he will be meeting Hu Jintao on the 28th first time as Japan's premier.

Early decided employment rate for next year graduating Japanese high school students increases again this year to 67%, a trend that has lasted for 5 years in a roll.


No other countries in the world consumes more beer than China, Chinese in total drinks up more than 21% of all beers produced last year. Japan keeps the same ranking of the 6th, however due to a low birth rate, consumption is declining.

China is planning to set up a new Department of Energy to streamline cooperations with international community in this field.

economic condition for Japanese large corporations is worsening

Japan's Tankan(Diffusion Index) shows that economic condition for large corporations is worsening. The current data is 4 point lower than three months ago, and the most notably worsening industry is construction materials, with a 18 point lower. the reason is the further slowing in Housing and home building industry.

In Beijing, U.S.-China talk ends with agreement on cooperation over energy and environment


Recent survey conducted by Yomiuri found that number of people who view U.S.-Japan relationship positively have increased in both countries.


China remembers 70th anniversary of Nanjing massacre, with a expansion of a museum dedicated to the tragety.


Fukuda administration pushes a new economic growth strategy-Asia Economy and Environmental Alliance. Japan aims to become the center for environmental technology, energy conservation and Intellectual property protection in Asia.


Japan's cloth chain Uniqlo keeps expanding overseas, it opens its No.1 store in continental Europe in Paris, its fifth overseas stores outside of Japan after U.S., China, UK and Korea.

Japan's Word of the Year

"偽” (fake) is voted as the word of the year in Japan. Considering a series of food mislabeling incidents, scores of stores faking high-end local produce brand with cheap imports, and loss in pension funds and misuse in political donations, it demonstrates a credibility crisis is worsening in Japan.

As China is soon to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest CO2 emission country, Japan is focusing on if China is going to sign on Kyoto treaty on CO2 emission limit. In Indonesia, UN global summit on climate, Chinese has said it will refuse to follow standard of Industrial countries.

Shanghai's newly opened foreign language TV station will start broadcasting Japanese News.


Japanese steel maker Kobe Steel will set up a factory in China to make steel reels


A new flight from Haneda, a closer airport than currelty in use Narita, to Beijing is under consideration.

3rd China-US strategic talks

All eyes on China-US 3rd round of strategic talks currently being held in Beijing.



SinoPec, largest Chinese petroleum company signs a 2 billion dollar contact with Iran in developing oil fields.



China market may be breeding ground for deadly viruses



Nobel peace price winning Al Gore urged U.S. and China take actions on cutting greenhouse gas emission.



Visiting Beijing, Mayor of New York City,
Bloomberg Seeks Less Info Control in China



Who else benefits from China more than Wal-Mart?
Wal-Mart to grow by more than 30 pct annually in China



Ever wonder how lives in Beijing among elites and the haves? experience 36 hours in Beijing

Pearl Harbor Remembered

Beijing Olympics is just around the corner, constructions in Beijing speeds up as well. This time, some historical buildings get a face lift.

China chokes on growth? soaring gas prices impact Chinese truck drivers


EU plays catchup with China in Africa


Web access and Emails from your next flight? only in some airlines in the U.S.


Pear Harbor remembered


Richard Armitage and Joe Nye argues that America is the strongest when engaged.


105 miners are killed in China' s latest coal mine blast


New Bird Flu case found in China



Movie Star Will Smith said the new film-I am legend is not yet approved in China.

Blood Coal

Bush wrote a letter to Kim Jung Il, a first for Bush to do so to the leader of axises of evils.


China continues to have worse than the worst coal mine accidents and deaths, a blast in Linfen, Shanxi, today, estimated to have killed 96 miners. Considering the cold weather and huge demand for coal burning, it is sad to see the blood coated coals.


China plans subsidies for oil companies, do they already much richer than rest of the economy and industries?


More MiC(Made in China) get recalled today, one case is from Starbucks, which recalled three kinds of coffee mugs and another is again, Toys.


Wapo did a feature story on Japanese Bloggers, calling them "humble giants of the web"


North Korea's Kim Jung Il is certainly busy now, China's Hu urged Kim to solve North Korea's abducting Japanese issue

Killer Noodles

Four students in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China died after eating instant noodles, a very popular snack food among elementary and middle school students. The noodles are made in China, and an emergency recall of the product has been made.

Chinese UN ambassador sees a new direction away from U.S. policy to impose additional sanctions towards Iran. after the new U.S. Intelligence report that Iran has stopped nuclear production since 2003.


Like Iran, Is North Korea's nuclear program in doubt?


Is U.S. Congress beginning to take actions to cut CO2 emission?


China still has turned corner of its recent history regarding Chairman Mao's right handed man, Lin Biao, who died in a mysterious plane crash on a rushed trip leaving China to Russia. This December marks Lin's 100 birth anniversary, however, Beijing bans Lin's family members to publicly remembers Lin.

Japan's Democratic Party President Ozawa lead a super delegation to China, with about 450 people going with him.

China and CO2, Nanking the Movie

China asks the major industrial countries to cut CO2 emission by 25-40%.


A minor "fight" broke out inside Japan's Congress-Diet regarding Japan's democratic party's leader Ozawa's visit to China this week.


China's President Hu met visiting Japanese Foreign minister Komura, a rarity between a head of a nation and a cabinet member, shows that China highly values relations with Japan.


Hu will visit Japan next year, following Premier Wen's trip to Japan this April.


As Nanjing Massacre day is approaching, Xinhua puts out stories on Japanese soldiers' records.


Movie Nanking is about to hit theaters Next Wednesday, Dec 12th, to collaborate with Nanjing Massacre's day, check out the official website

Most Popular words in Japan

Annual most popular words in Japan is announced today in Tokyo. Includes: netcafe refuge, big eater, disappearing pension, Prince Hanikami, etc.


Soccer Japan won a ticket to Beijing Olympics by beating Taiwan team.


Watching Digital TV from your palm? Japan's electronics companies such as Panasoic, Hitach are competing to market a HD cell Phone.


Chinese President Hu Jintao urged to solve Sino-China dispute over East China Sea's Gas reserve, in a meeting with Japan's FM Komura.


Australia signed Kyoto Protocol, leaving the U.S. as the only Industrial country that has not
signed the CO2 emission reduction agreement.


A relics of a ancient city with a history of over 4,300 years is discovered near Hangzhou, China.


For the first time, a Chinese women won a major title of International beauty contest.


Have a Marvelous Monday!