Tag: Japan
Aug. 21, 2015
Seventy years after Hiroshima, and still no apology
When I teach students about World War II, I reserve two topics for the end of the discussion: the Holocaust and the atomic bomb. Both…

May. 1, 2015
Gyu-Kaku offers its diners unique Japanese experience
When you enter Gyu-Kaku, you don’t just get welcomed; you get pampered. The entire restaurant staff greets the guest saying, “Our guest has arrived” in…

Dec. 4, 2014
Japan’s recession to hurt US exports
To the surprise of many, Japan has pushed itself into another bad recession in the last two quarters of this year. An economic recession is…

Jul. 11, 2014
Men’s lax team plays in Tokyo
This past season, the Drexel men’s lacrosse team went further than it had ever gone before. The Dragons clinched their first NCAA tournament berth with…

May. 23, 2014
Monster movie hit ‘Godzilla’ stomps into theaters
The kaiju are back, and this time there aren’t any giant human-piloted robots to protect us! Humanity’s only defense against malevolent skyscraper-sized monsters in Gareth…

Jun. 7, 2013
A symbol of a disgraced past
I will put this issue in the simplest mathematical terms: The Japanese Rising Sun Flag equals the Nazi swastika flag. Simply put, both flags represent…
Feb. 22, 2013
Japan pushing world to currency wars
Shinzo Abe was first elected prime minister of Japan in September 2006. He showed commitment to fiscal policy reforms, including a balanced budget, but failed…
Apr. 8, 2011
Drexel honors Japan with vigil
Drexel University held a vigil for Japan March 16, in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed parts of the country March 11.…