Nippondit....short posts to get you thinking about Japan, updated not nearly as often as I would like...but still throughout the day.
Tokyo International Anime Fair is kicking off on Mar 22...the techno-monster, gory plot, ultra-cute teenage hero version of the Cannes Film Festival. 11:17 am
Japan remembers its alarmist, uh, Kyoto pledge about global warming...except in places where it is actually getting cooler. 11:20 am
Japanese are eating less fish. Really, they are eating less fish (then 110 gms/day...now 94 gms/day) because they are eating more meat, or mostly because of the decline in population. From 1992-2002....global fish consumption GREW by 40%. 12:20 pm
Retiring bureaucrats (amakudari) will continue to find jobs under Abe.... 1:03 pm
Japanese potlickers take a look at remarriage law for women after divorcing...instead of 180 days....100 days. 100?! That's it. How about 3 years? 5:10 pm
ABC asks if Hello Kitty is on her way out and a rival moving in? 9:45 pm
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