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Red in Tooth and Claw

Posted By David Hulme on May 8, 2017 in Columns, Japan |

Our wasabi farmer takes blood-curdling revenge on the rich array of wildlife aiming to devour his precious vegetables.

Disrupting networking

Posted By Dan Slater on May 3, 2017 in Columns |

Inventing a new, efficient and high-trust form of networking.

Battling the plague of Japanese cedars

Posted By David Hulme on Apr 17, 2017 in Columns |

Our wasabi farmer investigates the disastrous legacy of monocultural sugi plantations – even his precious mustard patch is at risk.

“Omotenashi” passing?

Posted By Dan Slater on Apr 12, 2017 in Columns | 7 comments

Japan’s “hospitality spirit” is under threat from the foreign onslaught.

Wages, Getting Around And Honest Drivers in Iloilo, central Philippines

Posted By Tim Coomber on Apr 4, 2017 in Columns |

Tim Coomber finds low prices and high-risk transport in IloIlo. And a dirt poor jeepney driver finds and returns his $1000 phone…

“China’s Asian Dream” by Tom Miller – book review

Posted By Dan Slater on Apr 2, 2017 in Columns |

Tom Miller’s new book looks at how China is struggling to build a new Asian empire, using concrete, rails and tarmac.