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Funny article that highlights the greatness of being Taiwanese. Yes, it’s true, one of the places that Japan “dealt with” during WWII, was Taiwan, but somehow in less than a century, Taiwan and Japan are somehow friends – at least culturally. Hopefully, that’ll grow. Here is a list of things that Taiwanese do that Japan could and should. (Japantimes – Taiwan!)
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Jiroemon Kimura at 115, is the world’s oldest man. 22 of the 64 oldest are in Japan. We’re glad he still smiles huge. (SFGate – World’s Oldest Man)
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This is what a small minority of Japanese leaders are asking for. Just to meet halfway. We wrote about Haruki Murakami and Shunji Iwai’s voices about this subject which includes sharing. (Giant Robot) China called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to meet Beijing ‘halfway’ to try and improve relations that have been hurt by a debilitating territorial dispute. (TimesofIndia – Halfway) )
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Japanese dolls returned after “safekeeping” while the owner was in a WWII Internment Camp. Aside from the greatness of getting the heirloom dolls back, it’s amazing to see the greatness of these dolls. The details are amazing. The story is about the reuniting of two childhood friends after 70 years and it’s a nice read. (Sacbee – Friends) Photos by Paul Kitagaki Jr.
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We missed this one. But there’s a Google App called Make Me Asian and guess what? You can become one. Is this a problem? Perhaps, since being Asian can mean wearing a rice picker hat. What does, “Make Me Black” or “Make me African” do? Is there an app like that? If not, why not? Why is it ok for an Asian one? (ABC15 – Make Me Asian)
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