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  • US Japan South Korea urge meaningful denuclearisation

    The US, Japan and South Korea Wednesday called for "meaningful" steps on denuclearisation by Pyongyang in exchange for better ties with them, Xinhua reported. After their envoys concluded a trilateral meeting here on issues related to North Korea, the three countries said: "We agreed a path is open for the DPRK (North Korea) toward improved relations with the United States, Japan and the ROK ...

  • Radioactive element found in groundwater near Japan n-plant

    High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found in groundwater near the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the plant operator said Wednesday. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said tests showed Strontium-90 was present at 30 times the legal rate, BBC reported. The radioactive isotope tritium was also detected at elevated levels. The nuclear plant was crippled by ...

  • Italy edge spirited Japan to move into semis

    Second-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored a dramatic 86th-minute winner here on Wednesday as Italy defeated Japan 4-3 in a pulsating Confederations Cup Group A ...

  • India places its Asian bet on Japan

    By Peter Lee In a dismaying week for the People's Republic of China (PRC), India turned away from it, and gave further signals that it is ready to move beyond the narrative of Japanese World War II aggression that has informed China's Asian diplomacy and anchored the US presence in Asia for over half a century in favor of a view of Japan as a leading and laudable security actor in ...

  • Sony chief eyes spin-off from all sorts of angles

    TOKYO (AFP) - The head of Sony told shareholders Thursday the company's board was studying from "all sorts of angles" a proposed plan to spin off part of its profitable entertainment arm, but said it would not be rushed into a decision.US billionaire Daniel Loeb, who says his hedge fund Third Point has amassed the largest stake in Sony, last month made the call to hive off and ...

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Monsoon Wedding [DVD]

Monsoon Wedding [DVD]

For anyone who has ever seen a Hollywood movie about an impending wedding, there wont be a great deal of surprise in Mira Nairs Monsoon Wedding except for the fact that it takes place in Delhi and the dialogue is spoken in a breathless mixture of English and Hindi and Punja ... ...

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  • Japan support US proposal to reduce nuclear arsenals

    TOKYO, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - The Japanese government on Thursday voiced support to the proposals of the United States President Barack Obama to reduce by third strategic nuclear arsenals. "The president demonstrated positive attitudes to further nuclear disarmamane tand nonproliferation," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Strengthening National Security, Yoshihide Suga, ...

  • Actor James Gandolfini star of ‘The Sopranos’ dies in Italy at age 51

    Mobbed up: Tony Sirico (far left), Steven Van Zandt, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli and Vincent Pastore pose for an undated publicity photo for 'The Sopranos.' | ...

  • Prandelli relieved as Italy edge Japan thriller

    Italy 4-3 JapanCesare Prandelli admitted his side were made to suffer as they came from two down to claim a win that seals a FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final ...

  • Italy win thriller with Japan

    Italy booked their semi-final place as they snatched a barely-deserved 4-3 victory from a pulsating game in Recife to dump Japan out of the Confederations Cup. Italy scored three times in 11 minutes either side of half-time, through Daniele De Rossi, Atsuto Uchida's own goal and Mario Balotelli's penalty after Japan had established a 2-0 lead courtesy of Keisuke Honda's spot-kick ...

  • Japan rue missed chances

    Japan crashed out of the event."At 2-0 up we felt there were some chances for us but it was psychologically hard for us," said Manchester United star Kagawa ...

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