In Japan this week: ‘Rice is a spiritual touchstone in this country, one AP journalist wrote. ‘The nation’s soul — despite a modern fascination with all things high-tech — remains rooted in the soil… Japan’s emperor plants and harvests symbolic stalks every year.’
In the UK this week: DUP Alderman Alan Graham had allowed the pop star Rihanna to film a new music video in his field but took exception when he went out to fetch his tractor and found her dressed in a way he deemed ‘unacceptable.’
“From my point of view, it was my land, I have an ethos and I felt it was inappropriate,” he said. “I wish no ill will against Rihanna and her friends. Perhaps they could acquaint themselves with a greater God.” full article
