Party of Hope Comes Under New Management
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the second week of November 2017.
Tag Archives: Danang (Vietnam)
Today in Japan (11.14.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 14, 2017.
Today in Japan (11.09.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 9, 2017.
A Return to Vietnam
The first impression one encounters in Ho Chi Minh City is the swarms of motorbikes. I’d seen pictures of this, but nothing quite prepares you for the spectacle of thousands of the little scooters flowing along the streets and even sidewalks like an endless river. By some estimates there are five million motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh, a city of about eight million, which works out to one for practically every able-bodied adult in the city.
