----------Obuchi is grilled over political funds abuseBY MIZUHO AOKI - Japan Times (OCT 17, 2014)http://goo.gl/P6qAqs---------- In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, trade minister Yuko Obuchi was grilled Thursday by the opposition camp …

Experts question indictment of Japanese journalist in South Korea (韓国での日本人記者に対する起訴、専門家からは疑問。) KYODO - http://bit.ly/1txHbWz (OCT 10, 2014) South Korea’s indictment of the former Seoul bureau chief at the right-lean…

----- Mobs attempt to break through Hong Kong protesters’ barricades BLOOMBERG - http://goo.gl/DMjBd2 (OCT 13, 2014) ----- HONG KONG – Hundreds of men attempted to break through barricades erected by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters near…

Rights group urges Malaysia not to deport 155 Uighur migrants to China AFP-JIJI (Oct 5, 2014) - http://bit.ly/1rYVUIL —— KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian human rights group on Sunday called on the government not to forcibly deport 155 Chinese et…

Tourists may not warm to Japan’s welcome BY PHILIP BRASOR - The Japan Times (Oct 4, 2014) http://goo.gl/lcJlin —— A former colleague of mine always made it a point to tell people coming to Japan for a visit to bring lots of handkerchiefs b…