Posts Tagged ‘christmas’

It’s Christmas – One More Reason Japan Can Not Meet It’s Kyoto Protocol Goals

It must be Christmas. And all through the Japanese house, nobody is worried about meeting Kyoto Protocol Goals.
Here’s yet another example -

Visitors can be seen wandering through the Kobe Lumi…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 8th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

Santa Claus Academy Graduation in Japan

Just when I was thinking  Japan Does Not Get Christmas
I get even more evidence that they do not…unless, that is, your idea of Christmas is Santa Claus…and Santa Claus academy and a bunch…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 26th, 2008 in Japan | 4 Comments

$850 Christmas Chicken to Defy Recession

The Christmas chicken is defying the recession. You read right. It’s not the bear or the bull. It’s the chicken that is doing the defying.
I have heard that Japan sells more Kentucky Fried…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 12th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

Japan’s Most Beautiful Way to Not Fight The Global Warming Monster

Global warming is, is not, argument aside.
Japan is all about reducing carbon emissions, fighting the global climate change monster and generally reducing the spin on the electric circuit…except…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 6th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

Christmas in Japan Sets New Record for Early

Kobe Harbourland and my neighbor would get along grand. My wife and I can’t tell if my neighbor put his Christmas lights up early for this year or just left them up from last year. Doesn’t…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 30th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

Even Christmas can’t save China…

Not too long ago, America and Europe in their quest to find cheaper production costs found China, leading to the birth of the nation’s thriving toy industry (among others). Even Father Christmas…

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Posted by Raziel on October 25th, 2008 in china | No Comments

Merry Christmas from Japan – Electric Eel Powers Christmas Lights

An electric eel is giving the power to light Christmas lights on a tree at the Aqua Toto Gifu aquarium.
Un-creatively named the 'eel Christmas tree' Sparky is likely to be happy to not be on s…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 3rd, 2007 in Uncategorized | No Comments