Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara has stated that he “couldn’t care less” about pandas and sees no reason why Tokyo should pay what it’s being asked to for the privilege of housing giant pandas at Ueno Zoo. This isn’t the first time Governor Ishihara has made insensitive comments toward animals or human beings. His derogatory comments […]

First, let’s clear the air: Tokyo has a tremendous public transportation system. It’s convenient, reasonable and expansive, not to mention pretty easy to understand for foreign types. My hometown (Detroit, MI) would have benefitted greatly from such a system. Instead, awful political leadership over the past 30 years has relegated the city to being a […]