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To: Richnorth who wrote (5933)	1/15/1998 12:36:00 AM
From: Abner Hosmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116790

Hi Richnorth - I really like the Basmati. Unfortunately, it can't be had down here for less than about $1.40, whereas the green Texas or Calif variety goes for $.39 - .49. TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus, a huge imbalance that has irritated trading partners, nearly doubled in November but financial markets paid little attention as the figures were in line with expectations. The surplus in the current account, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, rose 91.8 percent in November from a year earlier to 1.28 trillion yen ($9.7 billion), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Wednesday... ''Although exports to Asia have fallen in November, there was also a large drop in imports (to Japan), which means the surplus will continue to hover at high levels for the time being,'' Nikko's Aratake added. biz.yahoo.com

To: Richnorth who wrote (5933)	1/15/1998 11:52:00 PM
From: Albert V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116790

Richnorth, Everything else (except the rice bit) in the article I wrote comes first hand from people I met travelling there, or from many different sources the rice bit I read in the newspaper, it could be wrong. I am just tired of people not being able to make a fair comment on a place, peple etc for fear of being called a bigot etc etc. some people do have hidden agendas when making them, some people don't. People are too quick to engage in name calling on both sides. Regarding Asia, let me give you a true example of what I am talking about. In WW2 when the Japanese ran a POW camp they put it up beside an ammo dump, then ran red cross markers around the entire affair, to protect their ammo and supplies. Naturally when it was discovered the whole place got bombed. Bad things "we" have done? Well the British in the last century were pretty good drug trafficers, Hong Kong was their base for importing opium into China, a lot of family fortunes got their start in this way. Destroyed a lot of lives just like today, no doubt. Albert