It’s easy to tell Gareth Edwards is relatively new to Hollywood. The director of the new Godzilla reboot is talking up the film as a climate change treatise even though the finished product barely registers as such. The new Hollywood
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com In a new escalation, China builds airstrip on Philippines reef Thousands of violent Vietnamese protesters torch Chinese businesses Cyberwar between China and Vietnam may be breaking out In a new escalation, China builds airstrip
The Philippines lodged a formal complaint with China Wednesday accusing it of moving building materials onto a disputed strip of the South Johnson Reef, a move perceived as yet another act of belligerence by China in heavily disputed territory. The
More than 700 families of forced laborers that toiled for Japan during World War II are suing the corporations responsible en masse, seeking millions in redress, a public apology, and a monument to those forced into labor by Japan in
The most unique element of Timothy Geithner’s new 580 page book Stress Test is that he seems to have actually written it. As former President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank from 2003 to 2009 and then U.S. Treasury
Israel and Turkey are likely to normalise relations soon after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from his trip to Japan on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. “We are waiting for the prime minister to return and finalise the deal,”
Nintendo is apologizing and pledging to be more inclusive after being criticized for not recognizing same-sex relationships in English editions of a life-simulator video game. The publisher said that while it was too late to change the current game, it
Republican Neel Kashkari is still blasting rival Assemblyman Tim Donnelly’s claim that he was involved in encouraging sharia-compliant finance–that is, banking in accordance with Islamic law–in his role overseeing the Wall Street bailout at the U.S. Treasury, and specifically through
On May 8 Japanese Firearm and Sword Control officers arrested Yoshitomo Imura “for possession of five 3D firearms” at his home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. According to 3DPrint.com, “Two of these firearms had the ability to be loaded with live
According to reports by Russian newspaper Izvestia, Russia plans to have a lunar base and moon colony in place by 2030. Izvestia claims it received a government document from the Kremlin that details the moon colony project. The project has
Today, May 8, marks the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Though the war would continue against Japan in the Pacific for many more months, the unconditional surrender of Germany at the Allied headquarters in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo isn’t allowing gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game. The publisher of such gaming franchises as “The Legend of Zelda” and “Mario Bros.” said Tuesday it wouldn’t bow to pressure to
NEW YORK (AP) — Nancy Strumwasser, a high school teacher from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, always thought she’d have two children. But the layoffs that swept over the U.S. economy around the time her son was born six years ago
On Tuesday, the Commerce Department reported the March deficit on international trade in goods and services was $40.4 billion. Overall, the deficit is up from $25 billion since the economic recovery began in mid-2009 and poses a significant barrier to
Apparently, some revelers just couldn’t wait until Cinco de Mayo to celebrate: on May 1, 2, and 3, Lucha VaVoom, the Mexican wrestling and burlesque hybrid stage show based in Southern California, performed three shows in Los Angeles and Chicago
In an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described the crisis in Ukraine as “a global problem concerning Asia,” one which he intends his government to be heavily involved in solving. Abe, who is in Spain
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Japan’s pacifist constitution limits much military activity Japan debates ‘collective self-defense’ to protect America and Japan Japan’s pacifist constitution limits much military activity After the end of World War II, Japan adopted a ‘pacifist’constitution,
With just two phases to go in India’s nine-phase, five-week marathon national election, time may well have run out for India’s ruling Congress Party to hold onto power and prevent the expected landslide victory by India’s conservative Bharatiya Janata Party
From The Economist: “Why is it that everybody is so eager to use military force?” America’s cerebral president betrayed a rare flash of frustration on April 28th when dealing with a question in Asia about his country’s “weakness”. Barack Obama
PARIS (AP) — French authorities have suspended imports of live pigs and certain pig products from North America and Japan to prevent a deadly virus from contaminating the food chain here. The Agriculture Ministry said Friday no cases of the
The economy created 288,000 jobs in April, up from 203,000 in March. That’s the second-best showing of the Obama recovery, but still less than what is needed each month to raise employment to pre-recession levels. Those results are consistent with
It was the headline that buzzed ’round the world: “China poised to pass US as world’s leading economic power this year.” Okay, so China is now #1. We are now #2. Let’s ask ourselves: Does it really surprise us that
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at a joint press conference in Berlin Wednesday that the nations stand united against further Russian invasion into Ukrainian territory and that they fully expected unanimous cooperation among the
Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 215,000 jobs in April. A moderate improvement over February and March when the pace averaged 195,000, indicating growth will improve this spring over its tepid winter performance. Still good
Controversial TV show host Jeremy Clarkson has been accused of use the ‘n-word’ in unaired footage filmed by the BBC. The Mirror claims that the Top Gear presenter was reciting a rhyme while in front of cameras, during which he
