Japan's Foreign Minister gives Julie Bishop something to follow

‘Golgo 13’ assassin Duke Togo joins Foreign Minister Taro Kono in videos promoting safety overseas - The Japan Times
Duke Togo, the main character from the popular manga “Golgo 13,” has been enlisted by the Foreign Ministry to spread awareness about how Japanese can stay safe overseas.
The character, a professional assassin voiced by actor Hiroshi Tachi, appears in a series of online videos launched by the ministry on Friday. But the star power doesn’t end there — Foreign Minister Taro Kono voices the role of Foreign Minister Takakura.

A total of 13 episodes will be provided, with one episode released each week.
In the first episode, released Friday, Takakura asks Duke Togo for support in helping small and midsize Japanese firms operating abroad raise awareness about measures to protect themselves from terrorist attacks.
The assassin accepts the request, and in later episodes he will be sent to various locations across the globe to carry out his mission.
Analysis: In Trump's Twitter Feed, A Tale Of Sound And Fury - NPR

As Franklin Delano Roosevelt was to radio with his reassuring "fireside chats" during the Great Depression, as John F. Kennedy was to television with addresses to the nation in moments of crisis, so too is Donald Trump a master of his mass medium of choice. Trump proves his mastery of it daily. Sometimes hourly. "There's really no way to understand the administration except through the president's Twitter account," says Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Center at Columbia University Law School.


The fall of Milo Yiannopoulos - Spectator USA
Exhausting adventures with a fading right-wing phenomenon
Should National Gallery sell off international works to buy Canadian art? - CBC
The news has stirred a fierce debate within the Canadian art world: Should the National Gallery of Canada sell off its international collection to fund Canadian acquisitions, or not?
The gallery recently announced its plan to auction off an oil painting by Russian-born artist Marc Chagall — which could be worth more than $11 million CDN — and use the money to acquire an important work of national heritage.
How to protect the great bustard, one of the world's heaviest flying birds - Deutscher Welle

If you've never heard of the great bustard, it's probably that there's no room for them where you live. The large bird is under threat. United Nations expert Tilman Schneider explains why, and what we can do about it.

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