Jottings from the Granite Studio

From the Everything Old is New Again Desk:
The Chinese government this month announced the names of China’s 100 Outstanding Mothers with some of the awardees gathering in Beijing this week to meet with officials.
Wang Zhaoguo, President of the NPC, praised the women for showing their spirit of selfless maternal love, their outstanding moral character, and [...]

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Interesting weekend for Japanese history:
December 23 is a public holiday in Japan to celebrate the official birthday of the reigning emperor, Akihito. Akihito used the occasion of his 73rd birthday today to remind Japanese not to forget the lessons of World War II nor forget those who died in [...]

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