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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity[1] (Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité) is known as the slogan of the French Revolution and became an official motto around the time of the Third Republic (…
In view of the fact that many municipal offices have ceased functioning due to the off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (Great East Japan Earthquake), the Residents System Di…
New York City Touts Its API on Subway Advertisements New York City Touts Its API on Subway Advertisements Adam DuVander, February 3rd, 2011 http://blog.programmableweb.com/2011/02/…
Last time, I argued that combining the Internet with a universally and widely used number—a general-purpose identifier—system could put “everyone under Inspector Javert’s gaze” and…
The other day, while talking with Professor Suzuki of Niigata University, we agreed that media interviews really are difficult. This was our reaction after seeing an article in the…
Well, I am grateful—who would have thought that something like this would reveal the whereabouts of a best friend I had lost touch with… Mark Ndesandjo, my closest friend whe…
Obama’s victory speech in South Carolina. (The transcript is here.) Listening to something like this, you can sense a leader. I feel as though he might change the world. Well…
An Asahi Newstar program in which experts discuss how corrupt the Japanese mass media are. I already thought they were corrupt, but much of the discussion convincingly explains the…
Japan’s leading companies, including Toyota and Canon, are apparently establishing a new think tank that will cover a broad range of topics, including international politics,…
These were the words of Mr. Ishi of the Government Tax Commission. If he is going to say that, then before anything else, I want him to make much more of an issue out of the 9:6:4…
