On first impression, the news stories most read online in 2013 paint a fairly gloomy picture, a mix of loneliness, darkness and tragedy. However, you can also see readers¡¯ penchant for science and fantasy, even if Atlantis was not actually discovered. May there be plenty of good news in 2014!
Japan is a lonely, lonely country, if two reports, one in Spa magazine and the other in the weekly Aera, reflect the true state of things. The former focuses on single life, the latter on marriage. Both come across as sad, abject, mournful failures.
Being good has never been easy. And it¡¯s not getting easier ¡ª unlike many things in this age of mass technological empowerment. If it were, presumably, there would be more good and less evil ¡ª unless evil is more attractive?
The pitcher plant with purple-red flowers was initially believed to be a variant of the white-flowered Drosera indica, designated as an endangered species by the Environment Ministry.
Welcome to the new Dark Ages of Japan, brought to you by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Your Party. If the economy and the actions of the government and its politicians seemed opaque up to now, the ruling bloc is making sure that it¡¯s very solid obsidian.
The health ministry has issued a nationwide notice that cervical cancer vaccinations should no longer be recommended for girls aged 12 to 16 because several adverse reactions to the medicines have been reported.
A Brazilian official said the discovery of the granite ¡ª which normally forms only on dry land ¡ª is strong evidence that a continent used to exist in the area where the legendary island of Atlantis, mentioned in antiquity by Plato in his philosophical dialogues, was supposedly located.
Welfare benefits will be slashed by ?74 billion over a three-year period starting from fiscal 2013, after a government panel found that some people are making more on the dole than the average low-income person who is not spends on living costs . . .
The Chinese Defence Ministry said the zone was created to ¡°guard against potential air threats,¡± but the move will only inflame a bitter sovereignty row over the islets, which China claims as Diaoyu.
Saaya Suzuki, 18, had gone to the police with her parents Tuesday morning to say she was being stalked by the suspect, who was later identified as Charles Thomas Ikenaga, 21. The police subsequently tried three times to call Ikenaga on his cellphone to issue a warning, but he didn¡¯t answer.
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