Eric Boa6 min readMushroom Diplomacy Japan, South Korea and North Korea share a troubled history. Japan’s colonial era and subsequent treatment of its occupied countries left...
Stoker6 min readTokyo, Texas The editorial command* is that we must cheer our readers up this month. Crikey, as a much missed politician used to say: “Steady on...
mark nicholson6 min readAkbar the Lion and other catsI read today that Rupert Murdoch is to be married for the fifth time. While I am not particularly interested in Murdoch, he is often...
Richard Pooley8 min readAs Others See Us...and HistoryIn “To A Louse, On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet at Church”, one of Robert Burns’ most amusing yet profound poems, written in 1786, the...
Eric Boa6 min readA Reckless Guide to Reckless TravelWe live in an age of golden travel. Never has it been so easy to go so far and wide. Yet moving around also has limitations, bounded by...