Kent Ninomiya writing

Miyamoto Musashi - a Legend of the Samurai Are you attracted by everything related to the samurai, their way of life and philosophy and dream about becoming a master - swordsman performing wonders with one's samurai sword? In order to understand better the way the samurai treated their samurai swords and acquired their remarkable skills in sword fighting, find out more about the most prominent Japanese swordsmaster, Miyamoto Musashi. The warrior's height well exceeded the average mark and his Daito, the long sword, was made particularly to correspond to his size. It is believed that Miyamoto Musashi developed the two-sword style of swordplay that ... Read Full Story

How to Become a Good Investor Anyone can become a good investor. All it requires is time, patience, discipline and a little money. With all those elements you will someday have a lot of money to invest. The key is to be educated about your options and realistic about your expectations. Instructions Difficulty: Easy Things You’ll Need: • Money Time Patience Discipline How to Become a Good Investor Step 1: First of all, determine whether you should be investing at all. If you have any debt other than a home mortgage your first priority should be paying off that debt. It doesn't make sense ... Read Full Story

We are entering a new era in journalism. The future belongs to the citizen journalist. Newspapers are shutting down all over the country. TV stations are downsizing or getting rid of news altogether. Magazines subscriptions are dwindling. Each of us now has unprecedented access to a worldwide audience through the internet. Anyone can write an article or shoot a video and have it viewed around the planet instantly. No longer does an affluent elite hold the reigns to the flow of information. A stampede of competing opinion is on the loose spreading long silenced voices across the globe for everyone to hear. With this ... Read Full Story

Beijing is ordering six Chinese telecom companies to join forces to create three giant cellular phone companies. While this move may seem to be limiting competition in the booming cellular phone industry in China, it is actually intended to level the playing field. It is meant to foster "healthy market competition and prevent a monopoly by any," according to a joint statement, issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information, Ministry of Finance, and the National Development and Reform Commission. Chinese officials say they want to boost the competitiveness of fixed line operators before the nation rolls out 3G high-speed wireless services. The network ... Read Full Story

by Kent Ninomiya Satori is a beautifully simple yet infinitely elusive concept. This is especially true for the western mind that deals primarily in the physical realm. Yet I would argue that it is the western mind that is especially in need of attaining satori. Defining satori is as evasive as satori itself. Ask many experts on the matter and you will get many answers. None of these answers will tell you how to attain satori or even what to look for. There in lies the difficulty for the western mind that is used to following pre printed instructions. My personal definition of satori ... Read Full Story