TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – Yunessun Spas
Some decidedly unusual baths. …
Japan
News Commentary
Abe Apologizes For Vote-Buying Scandal
At least 96 people directly implicated in corruption investigation. …
Editorial
The False Hope Of Japan
Why Japan’s success cannot translate into American success …
News Commentary
Japan Facing Second Wave
The government indicated complacency …
News Commentary
Second Wave Hits Japan
An example of the danger of letting one’s guard down and attempting to return to normal too early. …
TNB Night Owl (Open thread)
TNB Night Owl – Daicon
The annoyance of copyright law. …
News Commentary
Power Moves In Asia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership …
News Commentary
Japanese Flooding Kills Dozens
Rivers flooded their embankments and levees broke …
News Commentary
South Korea To Curtail Japanese Military Pact
Ending the pact diminishes the military capacity of both countries. …
News Notes (Open thread)
The Post It Note 8/13/19
An Open Thread round up of the day’s news …