Japan Replaces Diplomats With Chinese Speaking Counselors

Japan seems to be increasingly turning its attention to Beijing. According to Tokyo Broadcasting System, Tokyo has recently single-handily changed four of its five counselors in Beijing, replacing them with diplomats that have obtained training at Chinese language school. (TBS)


Have you heard of China's Ghost towns? They have nothing to do with Gold rush, but have everything to do with real estate bubble. (TBS)


Heatwave spreads to Shanghai, Japan's sport idol Ping Pong player Ai Fujihara collapsed at Expo. (TBS)

China Tigthens Camera Security in Urumqi

According to Japanese TV network TBS, there are around 40,000 cameras set up around Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang region. The cameras were around all major streets, businesses and shops. Right before one-year anniversary of riots where 197 people killed, the measure is to monitor any threats to the city. Last month, the authority also added 5,000 policemen to guide the Urumqi streets.


Japanese wrestlers or gamblers? The biggest news in Japan now is the exposure of several Sumo wrestlers were involved in gambling on....., while nothing than the national pastime, baseball.


Xi'an, a tourist hot spot in China where I used to live, locals counted on hard currencies from the tens of thousands of Japanese tourists coming to see the starting point of the famed Silk Road. Now, the wind is completely revised. Japanese hotels and department stores are hoping to kiss ass of Chinese tourists, especially a new relaxed visa ruling taking place July 1 has make Chinese easier than ever to travel to the eastern neighboring land.


Japanese PM Kan Naoto extended invitation to China to the G8, which had caused a damage control from FM Okada, who said, such invitation is only ad hoc, not on a permanent basis. As a only Asian country in the G-8, Japan certainly feels the position threated by China and South Korea in a larger G-20 meetings.


India and Japan is in nuclear talks.