Sunday morning. Catching up on work, listening to Gregorio Allegri’s Misere, YJ doing her yoga…and my neighbor drilling holes in the concrete right next to our apartment to install a window grate and air conditioning unit.
When I politely inquired why they chose Sunday morning at 8:00 to do this little home renovation project, they informed [...]
Noise Pollution in Beijing: "suzhi" (素质) and a softball bat
April 28th, 2007 · 8 Comments
Tags: Beijing Journal
Comfort Women update, AP: "Did the Japanese set up sex stations for U.S. troops, too?"
April 28th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Following up on yesterday’s post about the Japanese Supreme Court hearing two cases involving forced labor and forced prostitution. In a ruling early yesterday, the court overturned a lower court ruling awarding five laborers compensation for forced labor on Japanese construction sites. Late Friday afternoon, the court denied two Chinese women compensation despite their [...]
Tags: Chinese History
