The Koreas

• Is Korea “impenetrable” and “weird”?  So says this University of Maryland professor.
• Just another sign that the ROK military better watch the Northern Limit Line.
• Yes, it looks like North Korea is looking to get their bailout package as well.
• The North Koreans are so desperate for a bailout, they have taken their show on the road to the UK.
• Yes with Kushibo you do always get two for the price of one!
• If you are a Canadian expat with kids, you may want to read this.
• Happy Birthday to the city of Gangneung.
• Sucky Hollywood remakes of Korean films continue.
• Please don’t do this on the subway.
• The Metropolitician is having a special event to promote his new fashion book that looks quite good.
• The Seoul Podcast has a special episode that interviews family members of expats who died in Korea under suspicious circumstances.
• Could there one day be race riots in Korea?

Japan

• Well I guess when your band sucks, appealing to Korean anti-Japanese sentiment to promote your video is the way to go.
• Can anyone guess what this is that was found in Osaka?
• Another week and another J-babe.
• What not to eat in Japan when you are hung over.
• Ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was in Iraq this week signing an accord between the two countries.
• I don’t think burying $4 million dollars in your backyard was a smart thing to do.
• It looks like even hostess bars are getting hit by the economic down turn.
• If you can believe it, Tokyo is actually in the midst of a population decline.
• Does Japan really need an Emperor?

China

• Apparently China has now launched a “Strike Hard” campaign against the Tibetans.
• There is another Virginia Tech murderer, but this time it is a Chinese student who decapitated a fellow student in a university cafe.
• Get a Chinese bank card for your mistress.
• What do Chinese people really want?
• Interesting look at Christianity in China that appears to be spreading like a wildfire.