7.16.2001 whatever day it was, koizumi's visit to yasukuni is just not that important. the fact that other asians as well as moderates/leftists and koreans in japan still make such a big fuss over such an issue just stalls the healing process. on the other hand, yes, it is wrong for japanese prime ministers to keep going there at all. they of course should be a bit more clever, too.

7.14.2001 seku-hara in japan reaches the front page of the new york times.

7.11.2001 in a move that has angered South Korea and earned a sharp rebuke from China, Japan rejected calls for major revisions to a history textbook that critics say whitewashes Tokyo's wartime atrocities. now why on earth would japan want to continue the charade?

7.8.2001 the next step in China’s stockmarket reforms is to bring in investors who know what they are doing.