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Nuclear psychology: why don’t the Japanese look upset?

('hkeet',) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:00:00 -0000

No tears, no moaning. Photographs of stupified Japanese people in the middle of ruined buildings following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March were more reminiscent of the restraint of the samurai than Edvard Munch’s infamous European painting, The Scream. Bernard Bernier, a Canadian specialist, points out the restraint of a society rooted in pride

Japan radiation reaches Europe, where 14 states run 143 nuclear plants

('Danielle Farrell',) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:30:00 -0000

'Would we be ready to face a nuclear disaster in Europe?' asked EU energy and environment ministers during a risk evaluation meeting on 14 and 15 March. It's a reaction to the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in central Japan, damaged after an earthquake and tsunami on 11 March

Eco-activism: Sea Shepherd puts early stop to Japanese whaling

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:30:00 -0000

Three months of fierce combat in the Antarctic has successfully ended the annual whale hunt in Japan. We first met the US-based conversation society activists during preparations for their grand departure on Operation No Compromise in early December 2010

Five questions about the Korean conflict

('victor escandell',) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:45:00 -0000

On 23 November North Korea turned the heat up with the first attack on South Korea civilians since the end of the war in 1953. There were four casualties on Yeonpyeong Island. Spanish journalist Alberto Lebrón explains why diplomacy is working with the weapons loaded

Sea Shepherd: tuna fish pirates hiding in a stretch of sea near you

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:30:00 -0000

The American conservation society are preparing a ‘No Compromise’ campaign against illegal whale fishing in the Antarctic. Now the ecological pirates are back to fight against tuna fish hunters in the Mediterannean

Notes: mid-twenties crisis of a journalist going round the world

('Lydia Bigos',) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:22:18 -0000

The day that I turned 25, I decided to just leave everything - work, my family, the flat I rented with some friends. I bought a round the world ticket and embarked on a year-long journey. Summary of a blog recognised by as 'the best non-English language blog' at the 'Lonely Planet travel bloggers’ awards

EU-Japan history via Karl Marx, the manga

('Helen Swain',) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:15:00 -0000

On 14 March 1883, the father of socialism died. In these times of economic crisis, sales of Capital are on the increase in Europe, and Karl Marx is also going to become a comic strip. The Tokyo publisher East Press is launching a series of 28 manga versions of important European and Japanese literature. Dostoyevsky is among the bestsellers, along with Dante, Kafka and Hitler’s Mein Kampf

Barroso in the land of the rising sun

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:02:57 -0000

Is the EU trying to interfere in Japan? Plus, European troops in Georgia - weekly news from Brussels

Modern pirates use GPS in Somalia

('Erin Woycik',) — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Recent attacks on Spanish and French ships highlight the insecurity of maritime activities. The EU is confronted by a challenge which puts its capacity to create a policy protecting common security into question

Paris-Japan-Dublin with Erasmus

('Angela Steen',) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0000

One voice amidst the 100, 000+ other Socrates students who traverse Europe and its borders

Ken Yamamoto: 'Being German is a cultural identity'

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0000

The Paris-born Japanese-German slam poet, 30, lives in Mainz, is married to a Colombian and has more than plenty to recite on what Europe means to him

When manga becomes European

('Sarah Gray',) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0000

There's a new breed of European-borns, brought up on bread and TV cartoons, who are taking on the famous Japanese comic-strip genre and making it their own

What’s love got to do with it?

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:00:00 -0000

February 14th is a special “day of love” in most places in the world. Do we really need it or is it just a marketing scam?