http://www.fugume.com Rice, Trains, and Skyscrapers Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:39:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have finally found a good summary of the Japanese attitude toward the North Korean nuclear issue. Monday, the International Crisis Group released a report, “Japan and North Korea: Bones of Contention”. With Japan having an important role as participant in, and even original proponent of, the six ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/north-korean-nukes-the-japanese-angle/ This is a 5 part series. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1. We continued around the expo, but never did get to the Japanese pavilion. We did see the Prince, and I caught this picture of him moving between pavilions in Europe. He ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/aichi-expo-part-5-finishing-with-china/ Passengers going to Aichi Expo aboard the Linimo, a new train built for the expo, suffered an additional delay this morning. A little after 10:15am, the Linimo suddenly stopped just before the expo station. It started moving again, and then overshot the station. The driver then took ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/aichi-expos-linimo-malfunctions/ This is a 5 part series. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1. Continuing our tour of Aichi Expo, we considered a stop at the Japanese pavilion. From the gourd shaped road looping the expo, you could look down on the Japanese pavilion. In ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/aichi-expo-part-4-whos-at-the-expo/ This is a 5 part series. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1. Walking from the Australia pavilion to explore its neighbors at the Aichi expo, we spotted three men in tight pink suits with hair that looked like it was trying to phone home. ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/aichi-expo-part-3-hot-pink-and-hot-food/ This is a 5 part series. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1. Once inside we headed directly to the Hitachi and Toyota Pavilions, rumored to be the most interesting at the expo. The more popular pavilions had a time reservation system where you could ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/aichi-expo-part-2-down-under/ Aichi Expo is a world’s fair with an environmental theme. It is being held this summer, just outside Nagoya. I had been debating whether or not to go, which seems a crime being already in Japan. But it was reported crowded, and Nagoya’s hotels were booked solid. I ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/aichi-expo-part-1-getting-there/ It was long in the coming, but the site has finally had a major cleaning, and I am posting new notes. Those looking for the old content can still find most of it tucked away on the exact same pages as before, including journal entries from the early days ... http://www.fugume.com/archives/2005/06/welcome-back/