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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Finding Nice Beer in Japan: A Beginner’s Guide
Frank Zappa once claimed `You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline`. After JAL’s recent travails, Japan is only just holding on to its airline, but it does have a `big four` group of … Continue reading
Posted in Ale and pubs
Tagged baird, beer, craft beer, ebisu, hitachino nest, iwate kura, Japan, kohaku, real ale, sanktgallen, yona yona
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The Futenma Debate: No Way Out for Hatoyama
An examination of Yukio Hatoyama`s actions with regard to the relocation of the Futenma air base Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged cabinet, Camp Schwab, DPJ, Futenma, Hatoyama, Kitazawa, LDP, leadership, Nago, Okada, Okinawa, SDPJ, US alliance, Westminster model
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Hokuriku Highway Blues: Part Two
When we last left you, the dashing Mr. Lomas and I had just been picked up by the Yamazaki family. Their warm car was a wonder after the drizzling shits of Nagaoka, and Mrs. Yamazaki was, admirably, drinking a cup … Continue reading
