Teh interesting (non-PHL-related) news stub thread

[Twin-Skies]

Not just tech. It's that they don't have enough plains to use as farmland.

That's a pretty old issue - I remember hearing from my asian history classes on admu that Japan's minimalist culture was partly due to the land's frequent lack of resources. It was because they were often strapped for materials that they developed various art styles the focus on subtlety and detail instead of outright flamboyance.