Milk Powder Shadows China

Recently, every thing you heard from China is the Milk Powder, however, today a shocking news from Xi'an, my home town, eight babies died recently at a single hospital, seemed to have nothing to do with the milk powder. What's going on?

EU among such countries as India, bans milk products from China


Served five year as Japan's Prime Minister(one of the longest serving after the war), Koizumi retires from politics


Japan media pays very close focus on China's successful launch of a spaceship


New Japan's PM Aso Taro addressed the UN general assembly. He emphases value based diplomacy and partnership with China and South Korea.

After the games, China looks to Hi-Tech

Citing potential threat from China's People's Liberation Army, Japan's annual defense beige book also calls for close attention to Russia's increasing military move in the Far East.


Paralympics Opens in Beijing.


Social unrests continue in China, two big scale(several thousands) protests, one in Central China,Hunan, one in eastern Zhejiang province's Ningbao.


Tokyo stock market suffers along with NYSE, both drops over 200 points on September 4 .


2 out 3 people worldwide watched Beijing Olympics


After the games, China looks to High-Tech


BOC-Bank of China, China's central bank, in need of love(Money)

Breaking: Fukuda Resigns

This morning at 8:30am, a hour and 45 minutes ago, and Tokyo time at 9:30pm, Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda held a unscheduled press briefing and announced his immediate resignation. He disclosed that the decision was made over the weekend.

Fukuda's sudden resignation mimics his precedent Shinzo Abe's resignation last year, just before the Diet is opening for business. Too much pressure is speculated last time and this time.

Taro Abe, the next on the rank, will be a possible successor to Fukuda.

How it is going to impact Japan's economy and political future will be closely watched, especially at Tokyo stock exchange, which had another down day, Nikkei index dropped over 200 points.

Fukuda's resignation is also a blow to Washington, who is looking to Japan to renew the oil supply law to the U.S. navy ships in the ocean off the Afghan coast.

Beijing A-Z

With 51 gold medals, China fulfills its determination to take the No.1 place in gold medal count.


I find this Interesting: Beijing: A-Z


After the Olympics, What's the next?



Will Hu Jintao invite Dalia Lama to China to commemorate the Sichuan Earthquake victims in November, 6 months after the powerful quake hit?



Have the Olympics Changed China?

Old War and New War

Former WWII biggest war criminal Tojo Hideki's diary was recently found(youtube video clip). Inside he described a wish to carry on the war, and surrendering will be a disaster for Japan.


Due to Georgia situation and series of shuttle diplomacy between Europe and the U.S., secretary of state Condi Rice will not go to Beijing for the closing ceremony. How about British Prime Minister Brown?


Former vice President Mondale is helping Obama shape foreign policy towards Japan


Chinese net writers increase dramatically, few actually make a decent income

World War II Ended This Day 63 Years Ago

Many Fukuda Cabinet members and two former Japanese Prime Ministers worshiped in the Yasukuni Shrine. The officers included Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, who just came back from attending Beijing opening ceremony, and Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe. It is a policy turn for Abe, who visited Beijing right after took office and broke the ice between the two countries, and refused to go to Yasukuni when at office.


Today's worship at the Yasukuni didn't stir too much wave from China who is occupied with the Olympics and South Korea, which also a independence day celebration. South Korean President tried hard to avoid using harsh words toward Japan in his national speech.


The movie Yasukuni is still unofficially and effectively banned in Japan, no screenings planned.


Maybe too much attention has been paid to the Yasukuni Shrine, and a new nonreligious memorial venue is needed, suggested by former cabinet secretary and current Prime Minister Fukuda and reiterated today by Diet President Yohei Kano.


Besides the Yasukuni and historic issues, the toxic dumpings also has prevented Beijing and Tokyo coming to the tables, now Japan's Foreign Minister Komura is on his way to Beijing aiming to solve the issue. He is to meet Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and No.2 Daibingguo.


Tokyo governor Ishihara criticized Fukuda for not standing up at the Beijing Olympics opening when Japanese athletes entered the stadium and insincere when giving encouraging words to them

what's wrong with the Olympics?

Taiwan President Ma Yingjiu travels to Lantin American vie the U.S., he said he wouldn't do anything that may anger China.


As peace returns to Georgia and Russia, everyone wonders how far a full blown war will break out, considering Russia assert s its oil money supercharged muscle and China as the undoubtedly superpower already considering its gold medal sweeping this week in Beijng.

9-year girl lip-sync at the opening ceremony, the spectacular fire works of giant food ended up being a piece of computer graphic work.
What's wrong with the Beijing Olympics? Is it just started?


Japan's economy, the second largest in the world, shrinks 0.6 percent in the first quarter from April to June.


Just when foreign tourists flood Beijing this week, they are asking, where are the Yaoming shirts, Liu Xiang mugs?