Japan is shedding the restraints that bound it after the Second World War The ruling party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party, removed its pledge against war from its working policy revealed yesterday at the eighty-first annual convention of the party in Tokyo.
Subsidies and industry lobbying wreak havoc to national health There is a health care crisis in the United States right now, related to the excess consumption of sugar, a practice which has a multitude of negative health effects including coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout, fatty liver disease, and cancer.
Is it ethical to hunt dolphins? International pressure is mounting to stop the Japanese practice of dolphin and porpoise hunting. Entities such as the International Whaling Commission, Environmental Investigation Agency, Animal Welfare Institute, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation are being joined by activist groups such as Save Japan Dolphins and Sea Shepherd.
The world's most subtle drink is changing The National Science Foundation has awarded a $931,000 grant to a team of researchers who will study the effect of climate change on the world's most popular beverage: tea.
Is it time for a sequel? Two days ago, the Jamaican bobsled team qualified for the Sochi Winter Olympics. One day ago, news outlets made it known that they could not afford the costs of attending the Olympics and had turned to donations to raise the money required to go.
A domestic tourism advertisement placed in Tiananmen has led to a storm of controversy on the internet after several sources reported it was a stand-in for the actual sunset.
