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  • North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace North Korea envoy hands over China's Xi a note of peace

    BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...

  • Myanmar visit to turn new page in history Japanese PM

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a message published in Myanmar official media here Saturday that his current official visit to Myanmar will bring Japan-Myanmar cooperation to even higher level and serve as an opportunity to lay down a foundation for turning a new page in history. Abe said he will exchange views with President U Thein Sein in the forthcoming meeting, expected to take ...

  • PM to undertake five-day visit to Japan Thailand from Monday

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undertake a five-day official visit to Japan and Thailand from Monday. He will first visit Japan from May 27 to May 29 and then visit Thailand on May 30 to 31. The focus of the visit to Japan is expected to be on strategic content and ways to expand bilateral energy and economic ties, while the visit to Bangkok will be aimed at signing a long awaited ...

  • In Tokyo Bulgari dazzlers amid the sakura blooms

    Floral brooch in diamonds propped up amid sakura blooms Tokyo had a distinctive way of welcoming spring when we were there last month. The drizzle was slightly heavy and the gusts of wind were strong enough to almost upturn the umbrella we were using, albeit in a futile manner, in Omotesando. But after a day, the sun shone bright, and the sakura blossoms shone even brighter and were luxuriant ...

  • Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto retracts US brothel remark

    Osaka mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party Toru Hashimoto speaks before press at the Osaka city hall in Osaka, western Japan on May 24, 2013. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty ...

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Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari) [DVD]

In Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari), the titular blind masseur/swordsman, one of the most famous recurring characters in all of Japanese cinema, once again finds himself caught in a series of battles not of his own making. Although essentially peaceful, Zatoichi tends to find himself constantly enmeshed in violence--trouble follows him everywhere ... ...

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  • Japanese laboratory reports radiation leak

    TOKYO -- An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said ...

  • Four scientists exposed to radiation in Japan lab mishap

    An equipment malfunction at a Japanese research center exposed at least four scientists to radiation, regulators said Saturday. The researchers suffered internal radiation exposure when the output of a proton beam increased unexpectedly and vaporized part of a gold target, resulting in radioactive substances leaking from the controlled area, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said. Investigators ...

  • J.League Wrap Omiya Ardija stay top Yokohama keep pressure on

    Yokohama F.Marinos maintained the pressure at the top of the table with a 1-0 win away to relegation-threatened Sagan Tosu. The game appeared to be heading for a 0-0 draw, before defender Seitaro Tomisawa's timely intervention in the 77th minute. Kashima Antlers defeated Tokyo 3-2 in an entertaining fixture at the Kashima Soccer Stadium to maintain their own hopes of challenging for the ...

  • A big ‘F-ck yeah’ from 26-year-old Tumblr CEO on $1.1 billion Yahoo deal

    NEW YORK - Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.’s $1.1 billion acquisition with the closing, ';F-ck yeah.'; Beyond just expressing elation, Karp was making a statement that the New York-based company will retain its distinctive and irreverent character under a new owner. The phrase is ...

  • History shows one man’s rape is another’s wooing

    ';The evolution of political thought in this relatively isolated island nation during the period in question is unique to the point of being somewhat freakish.'; This gives a reader pause. Freakish? The judgment is historian Hiroshi Watanabe’s in ';A History of Japanese Political Thought, 1600-1901,'; his 2010 book whose title defines ';the period in ...

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