Could China Become Like Japan in the Early 1990s?

All the clues point in the direction of China being on the cusp of a lost economic decade similar to that which Japan experienced in the 1990s, writes Desmond Lachman for the newest edition of The ... ( read original story ...)

Spooks and kooks on a Japanese island

Most Japanese schoolchildren know the kappa as a trickster who looks like a cross between a frog and a turtle with an indented head. If you're not careful, it could drag you into the river to drown. ( read original story ...)