Love Is in the Air: Vladimir Putin, the World's Greenest Politician?

An unexpected actor has more positive impact on the world's climate than Mr. Obama and the EU combined: Vladimir Putin.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Checklist

On March 1, it will be exactly six months since I landed in Japan, and on March 7, it will be six months since I first set my foot in the city of Kyoto. During these six months, I have been telling you all kinds of different things about my experience in Japan, but I have touched very little on the topic of the city that I live in. Let me tell you more about it. You should know, if you have been...

Monday, February 14, 2011

Hokkaido, Take Two

One of the largest snow constructions at the Sapporo Snow Festival, featuring Sapporo's two symbols, and owl and a fox. Courtesy of Irene Hofstetter. During the week of Feb 7-13, high school seniors from the Kansai area as well as from the rest of Japan flooded the Imadegawa campus as Doshisha...