11March2011 was a pivotal day for Japan.  It is probable that the country won't completely recover for many decades yet to come.  The Great Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and nuclear cataclysm might have forever changed the destiny of the nation.  While the tsunami killed most of those who died, the subsequent Fukushima nuclear catastrophe  will cost a TRILLION DOLLARS and take perhaps a half century to clean-up . This is my third nostalgic Tuesday on this subject, and I'm not sure when this series will end, for  I arrived in Tokyo from Bangkok the day after the event , then soon thereafter felt it was too dangerous to stay, so I  escaped to Beijing , which was my posting of last week.  After a couple of days, I thought the radiation problem was not as serious as earlier thought, so I thought I would carefully return by first staying a few days in Seoul. It occurred to me then, and it weighs heavier today, that, while the entire populace of Japan was suffering, my style of reportin

According to the Sunday New York Times : Six to eight million people may have died   from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, compared with 3.4 million deaths recorded in countries’ official reporting. In the U.S.,   more than 400 colleges and universities are requiring students to be vaccinated for Covid-19.   Almost all are in states that voted for President Biden.   About that Eurovision Song Contest , Maneskin of Italy won, singing Zitti E Buono . I've regularly been featuring global adventures in anticipation of our world cruise beginning in January of 2022, with a stop in Dubai for the World Expo .  On this Sunday, it seemed ideal to take you around the world via Radio Garden.  The itinerary I will select might well be what we will do in 2023 to incorporate the Buenos Aires World Fair , with a theme of Science, Innovation, Art and Creativity for Human Development. As I live in Honolulu, the journey will begin with Hawaiian music .  Click on that and you can hear somethi

From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9    1093     4732       1185        246       82 July    22     1205     7128        1293      1120      572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242       835      130 Sept     9     1208      6222       1136      1168       82 Oct     21     1225      6849         571       703       85 Nov    25     2304    12025        620       518      118 Dec     30     3880    14748       1224       299     465 Jan      14       4142    15512        1151        189      712                  Feb      3       4005   14265       1209       107     398           25        2414    10578        1582       119      144 Mar     2        1989     9490        1726       110      194             9        1704      8970        1954       113     103           10        1610    10018        2349       134     109 Summary:  Whew, looks good for the U.S., India and South Africa.