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  • DPRK fires short-range missile into Sea of Japan

    May 20, 2013 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a short-range missile on Monday into the Sea of Japan, local media reported. The DPRK launched the missile off its east coast into the sea of Japan between 11 a.m. and 12 a.m. local time on Monday. ';North Korea (DPRK) fired one KN-02 short-range missile today. South Korean military will closely monitor the North ...

  • Japan factor in Sino-US relations

    The Japan factor is looming large in Sino-U.S. relations. If China and the United States fail to fully understand, as early as possible, its paramount importance from a strategic and long-term point of view, and earnestly work together to deal with it effectively, the U.S. strategy of rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific would go astray, and East Asia would be destabilized. As a result, the Japan ...

  • NKorea fires missiles into Sea of Japan

    (14 mins ago) North Korea fired a short-range missile on Monday into the Sea of Japan, local media reported. The nation launched the missile off its east coast into the sea of Japan between 11 a.m. and 12 a.m. local time on Monday, Xinhua news agency reports. "North Korea fired one KN-02 short-range missile today. South Korean military will closely monitor the North Korean military in ...

  • Japans lost decades finally over

    Honda Amaze diesel vs Maruti DZire diesel: Comparison Honda has finally gone the diesel way and the Amaze is the big H's first ever oil burning ...

  • Japan leads at mens World Gymnastics Cships

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Russia's Evgeni Krylov fell on his opening tumbling pass and was injured at the World Gymnastics Championships, putting the perennial powerhouse's medal hopes in question. It wasn't immediately clear what Krylov's injury was or whether he'd be able to continue. He was unable to put any weight on his left foot and had to crawl off the podium. ...

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Man on the Moon

The primary problem faced by filmmakers who attempt to make biopics of well-known celebrities is the impossibility of capturing a person's essence in two hours of screen time. Biographers write hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pages trying to explain their subjects and what made them unique. To do this in a two- or three-hour movie is close to impossible, which is why so many biopics are deeply ... ...

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  • 9.0-Magnitude quake shakes Japan

    An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit the sea off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 8:05 a.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks ...

  • Four Japanese tourists seriously injured in Australia crash

    Four tourists were seriously injured early on Thursday in a crash involving a minibus and a truck in Bundaberg, 220 miles north of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the Department of Community said.About 10 tourists, believed to be from Japan, were on the minibus when the crash happened, the Department of Community said."Four were taken to Bundaberg Hospital with serious head and ...

  • Japanese Government More Optimistic on Recovery

    HONG KONG -- The Japanese government struck a more confident note on the economy's prospects Monday, and a survey showed that manufacturing sentiment had turned positive for the first time in a year -- the latest sign that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies were taking ...

  • Fit Again Nagatomo Ready to Return for Japan

    (Reuters) - Japan will be boosted by the return of defender Yuto Nagatomo for next month's 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia after the Inter Milan full back said he has fully recovered from knee ligament damage. The 26-year-old took the field for the first time since February in Inter Milan's 5-2 home defeat to Udinese on Sunday and said he was fit again to play the full 90 ...

  • 634-meter high Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

    The number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, reached 6.34 million on Monday, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening, according to the ...

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