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  • What is jibtv?
    Written by Alex No Comments
    Posted:: May 27, 2009
    What is jibtv?
    There’s now a new way to watch Japanese TV shows if you’re not in Japan. I recently heard about this thing called jibtv from TokyoCooney (check out his YouTube channel) and thought it would be a good thing to share. You can tune in to the jibtv streaming internet channel to watch a variety of Japanese programs. They have a pretty wide variety of shows that are educational and enterta...
  • 南京!南京!City of Life and Death
    Written by Alex 22 Comments
    Posted:: April 30, 2009
    南京!南京!City of Life and Death
    “Nanjing! Nanjing!”, also known as “City of Life and Death”, is a new Chinese film by director Lu Chuan depicting the battle of Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This battle is commonly referred to as “The Rape of Nanking” or the “Nanking Massacre”. Synopsis City of Life and Death takes place in 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-...
  • Jim Rogers: Asia is the ant. The U.S. is the grasshopper.
    Written by Alex No Comments
    Posted:: March 16, 2009
    Jim Rogers: Asia is the ant. The U.S. is the grasshopper.
    These days, Asia is like the ant and the United States and Europe are like the grasshopper. If you don’t save for a rainy day, you’ll be sorry. I know China has a savings rate of about 35% compared to America’s…maybe 2%. Anyway, here’s a video interview of Jim Rogers from a Dutch TV station about Asia and it’s bright future. I always listen to Jim Rogers for my ...