The Road to the Kokugikan
August 21, 2011 by CJ
The Road to the Kokugikan
(Cartoon by Politicomix, August 19, 2011)
The SMAP Summit
May 23, 2011 by CJ
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(Cartoon by Politicomix, May 23, 2011)
A weekend trilateral summit among the leaders of Japan, South Korea and China featured the impromptu (uh-huh) a cappella serenading of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao by Japanese male idol group SMAP.
Post-traumatic stress
May 10, 2011 by CJ
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(Cartoon by Politicomix, May 10, 2011)
Kool biz
May 3, 2011 by CJ
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(Cartoon by Politicomix, May 3, 2011)
Meanwhile, in Shibuya
April 6, 2011 by CJ
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(Cartoon by Politicomix, April 6, 2011)
One of the potentially most damaging side effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent crisis now gripping Japan is an austerity campaign that has seen the cancellation of hundreds of events, the skipping of the nation’s traditional cherry blossom-themed celebration of springtime, and — probably most important — the cancellation of the season finale of “24,” a show so famous here a parliamentarian recently suggested the prime minister could learn a lesson or two about disaster management from Jack Bauer.
The problem, of course, is that if people sit home all day (and night), not spending their money, businesses will go out of business. Thousands of businesses will go out of business.
Tokyo rad
April 1, 2011 by CJ
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(Cartoon by Politicomix, April 1, 2011)
Radiation leaks from the damaged nuclear reactor cores at the Fukushima Nucelar Power Station have sparked panic as far away as Europe and the United States.
The radiation levels are indeed high, but dangerous (at the moment) only in the area immediately surrounding the plant. Once the weather warms up a bit in Tokyo, Japanese are expected to irradiate themselves normally.
