79th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing August 9, 2024 The event commemorates those killed when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. This year’s event was boycotted by the US and UK after organizers decided not to invite the Israeli ambassador. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still evoke strong feelings in Japanese … Continue reading Nagasaki Atom Bombing: 79th Anniversary: Anybody Listening?
South Korea: Hyper-Competitive and Childless By Gwynne DyerMarch 6, 2024 There are enough people to go around: eight billion now, compared to two billion less than a hundred years ago. Fifty-one million in South Korea, compared to only twelve million a hundred years ago. So why are South Koreans obsessed about their low birth rate? … Continue reading South Korea’s Population is Collapsing; Government Is Panicking
Ukraine: The Generals Are Not The Problem ‘God is usually on the side of the big battalions’, Voltaire allegedly said. Not always, but ‘usually’. So how much do you want to bet? By Gwynne Dyer, in Opinion · February 12, 2024 Coming up to the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (24 … Continue reading Ukraine’s New War Commander & the East Asian Population Bust
[Almost no one is paying attention. Voices crying in the wilderness. Luke 19: 39 Then some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “command your disciples to be quiet!” 40 Jesus answered, “I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones themselves will start shouting.”] BY MARI YAMAGUCHI AP —August 9, … Continue reading Nagasaki: AP News: Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons