China Economic Growth
China, the manufacturing powerhouse that makes up 20% of the world’s entire population, has seen fierce economic growth for the past ten years. Even the automotive industry, the pride and joy of American manufacturing, has been over taken by China. The following is an examination of the Chinese automotive industry, the changes it is facing, and measures that have been enacted to combat the shrinking domestic auto market.
‘So Glad I Went!’ 2013 Ranking: The Places In Japan That Made an Impact on Foreign Visitors1
The Ten Most Beautiful Tunnels in the World and Where You Can Find Them2
The Grave of Christ and Vampire Ice Cream – Japanese Town Solves Many of the World’s Mysteries3
With Title “Happiest Place on Earth” Already Taken, Amusement Park on Cebu Island Makes Its Claim to Be the Sleepiest4
Japanese Electronics Company Releases Camera Glasses for Under US$1005
Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan1
Oozing up From Below, Mysterious Marshmallow-like Substance Covers Nanjing Street2
Beautiful Cosplay Girl is Actually Nerdy Guy3
Saudi Arabian Reporter Floored by Things Japanese Take for Granted4
When Two Amazing Worlds Collide: Welcome to the World of Cat Sushi!5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum2
Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”3Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan4
Real-Life Barbie Gives Her Friends and Family a Makeover, Turns Them into Dolls5We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1
Peenzilla Worship! Japan’s Kanamara Festival Coming Up this April!2Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3
Chinese Student’s Bicycle Seat Breaks and… Gyah!4Crime of Passion: Three Men Forcibly Deported from Saudi Arabia for Being “Too Handsome”5
Meet the Buildings Used by Millionaires, Statesmen … and Naked Bathers and a Ghibli Movie
Disney Villains Clean Up Well, Wow Japan
Comically Huge Mega Potato is a Gift from the (Obese) Starch Gods
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Anime Backgrounds: True Works of Art Hiding Behind All Those Digital Boobs
Oozing up From Below, Mysterious Marshmallow-like Substance Covers Nanjing Street
Chinese Photoshop Trolling Part 2: Now with 20% More Shirtless Men!
Ukraine’s Anime Girl and Real Barbie Meet Face to Eerie Face!
Philip Kendall
Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
Steven Simonitch
Writer/Translator Though a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven currently resides in Nagano, Japan, where he is known by the old lady at the supermarket as “the white guy who always buys 2 packs of natto.
Master Blaster
Writer / Translator Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Steven Le Blanc and Masami M.
Kay
Writer / Translator Kay is a native Japanese who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Tokyo and enjoys writing about a wide range of topics, including all things cute and glamorous.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Writer / Translator Originally from California, Michelle is currently working as an assistant English teacher on the tiny island of Chiburi in Shimane prefecture.
Jessica Ocheltree
Writer / Translator Jessica Ocheltree is a freelance writer and editor living in the exciting, interesting and sometimes perplexing city of Tokyo.
