©John Nelson
©John Nelson
03/23/2011 by Leave a Comment
Note: I decided to revise yesterday’s article, which I wrote in a state of anger. As the comments rightly guessed, I found it hard to disassociate myself from this situation and write objectively. The small contingent who haven’t left Tokyo feel the same, I think, and those who are beginning to trickle back from Osaka [...]
***I wrote this in haste because I was incensed about the coverage in the foreign media. However, I realize now that this was a highly emotionally charged response. Read the rewrite here which is more objective, detailed, and to be honest, convincing. *** I think it’s time I checked in with another update from Tokyo [...]
Across the barren steppe totem flags flap in the cold winds that blow from the Altai mountains beneath a bright blue sky. The world’s last wild horses run in the distance as herds of goat, sheep and cows graze on the sparse grass. A shaman’s drum beats rhythmically across the land while a woman in [...]
