Listen to George Harrison live 1971, Concert for Bangladesh: Here Comes the Sun
(Photo of Sasebo, Japan - edited by me to remove the warship)
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Blogs I Like
- Ad B: Japan Navigator
- Adventures of a (Swedish) Salariman in Tokyo
- Amy: Blue Lotus
- Boing Boing: Wonderful Things
- Brendan: UNU OurWorld 2.0
- Hiroko & Rick: Itadakimasu
- Jared B: Tokyo Green Space
- Joan: Popcorn Homestead
- Jon: Toshogu or As I See Japan... From L.A.
- Justin B: The Rational Pessimist (Climate & Risk)
- Kat: Food Adventures in Japan
- Ken: KenElwood in semi-rural Japan
- Mari: Watashi to Tokyo
- MTC: Shisaku
- Otakimura: In The Pines
- P: Pacific Islander
- Peko Peko: Kyoto Foodie
- Richard H: Spike Japan
- Risa & Kirk: Savory Japan
- Robert: Pure Land Mountain
- Shizuoka Gourmet
- Ten Thousand Things
- Tom: Kitchen Garden in Japan
Links I Like
- News: About Sweden in English
- News: BBC
- News: Der Spiegel (Germany) in English
- News: Deutche Welle
- News: FT Asia (UK, EU)
- News: Kyoto Journal (Japan)
- News: NHK World Society & Others (Japan)
- News: People's Daily (China)
- News: Telegraph (UK)
- News: The Local (Sweden)
- News: Yomiuri Online (Japan)
- News: Yonhap (Korea)
- NGOs/News: Organic Consumers Association (US)
- NGOs: Amnesty
- NGOs: Consumers Union (US) Food
- NGOs: Consumers Union of Japan
- NGOs: Greenpeace
- NGOs: Greenz.jp
- NGOs: Japan for Sustainability
- NGOs: Japan Organic Agriculture Association
- NGOs: Japan Vegetarian Society
- Shops: Alishan Organic Center
- Shops: Eco to Waza (GreenJapan)
- Shops: Warabe Mura
- Stuff: Japan Probe
- Treehugger
3 comments:
It will be a day to celebrate when schools get all the funding they need and the military has to hold a bake sale to buy a ship or a bomber.
Thanks for the comment and making the connection (and both education and the military are directly paid for by our taxes).
One thing I remember my father was up in arms about (he was a high school teacher) was when politicians suggested that Swedish teachers should work the same hours, staying at schools, as other workers. 9-5PM in other words.
Well, he had a big reference library at home, as well as his record collection. For him, time was maybe more important than money. The teachers' union in Sweden won that battle, and he - and other teachers - could continue having a small amount of freedom in terms of time...
And did you read the news that Japan ranks very low in terms of state spending among OECD countries for education? I was very surprised!
The Moody Minstrel has mentioned the low standing of Japan with regard to spending. Surprises me too.
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