America, condoms and the Taliban Oct 23, 2009
Significantly, Japan has been approached by the US to establish a military presence in southern Afghanistan. (Japan had kept a line open to the Taliban regime in Kabul. (Asia Times Online)
Glenn Greenwald Oct 22, 2009
From on Robert Gates' trip to Japan. Japan s future contributions to the Afghanistan mission were to be on the agenda, but Mr. Gates said he would be making no specific request for either money or troops ... Since the invasion of Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks in the United States of Sept. 11, 2001, Japan has pledged $2 billion for civilian reconstruction and security training, one of the largest contributors. (Salon)
EU approves millions in aid for dairy farmers Oct 20, 2009
Europe was hardly the exception, as trade giants like the United States and Japan also made sure to protect key products from cotton to rice. World trade negotiations have been trying for years to open up farm trade to greater global competition, but France, Spain and Germany, with strong farm lobbies, have been applying the brakes. (MSNBC -- Business)
Carbon-cutting projects face uncertainty after 2012 Oct 20, 2009
But a new business model flourished when those nations - including China, Brazil, and India - launched environmentally friendly enterprises and began selling carbon credits to companies in countries such as Australia, Japan, and Germany. India and some of the other less industrialized countries have refused to adopt mandatory cuts in greenhouse emissions, saying the burden should fall heaviest on those nations that have caused the problem and can afford the changes. (Boston Globe)
Last Chance To Save Rare Asian Animal From Extinction? Oct 20, 2009
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is a joint initiative of l'Agence Fran;aise de D;veloppement, Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation. (Science Daily)
Seal of approval Oct 17, 2009
Rounding out the top five are other beloved countries like France, Germany, the U.K. and Japan. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Buffy Sainte-Marie talks about life, her new CD Oct 17, 2009
"Saint-Marie came out of the shadows this year marks her 45th year as an entertainer mostly to talk up her newest project, "Running for the Drum," her first CD in 13 years, which also boasts a DVD of "A Multimedia Life," a documentary by Joan Prowse, which also includes interviews with Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Randy Bachman and Bill Cosby."Reviews have been spectacular; these days, I do a lot of concerts in Canada, Europe, seldom in the U.S. Next year, it's Japan and Down Under ...... (Honolulu Advertiser)
What Is Anpsi - Psychic Abilities o... Oct 15, 2009
Japan s Mitsuaki Ota,Professor of Veterinary Science at Azabu University, has studied animals predicting earthquakes. Carp have detected minor temblors up to two weeks before earthquakes struck by making strange movements. (Suite101.com)
Bartoli into quarters at Japan Women's Open Oct 14, 2009
(10-14) 01:12 PDT OSAKA, Japan (AP). Second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan's Women's Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Japan's Karumi Nara. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
North Korea reportedly fires 5 missiles Oct 14, 2009
The missiles were launched into the Sea of Japan off North Korea's eastern coast, Yonhap said, quoting government sources ... Encouraged by that trip, Wen met in Beijing on Saturday with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and pressed for an early resumption of the six-year-old disarmament talks that involve the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and the United States. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Moonies marry thousands in global wedding Oct 14, 2009
Brides in veils and grooms in white gloves hailing from South Korea, the U.S., Japan, Europe and elsewhere posed for photos and practiced shouting "Hurrah!" at the wedding rehearsal ... She had groom Tadakuni Sano, both 25-year-olds from Japan, had met only three times since their marriage was arranged in March ... "I think my wife is the most beautiful bride here," said Lee Dong-seok, a 32-year-old computer programmer from South Korea tying the knot with Japanese office worker Fumi Oshima. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Fresno taken by storm Oct 14, 2009
The storm is unusually strong for this time of year, partly because it has remnants from Typhoon Melor, which hit Japan this month, said James Brotherton, a Weather Service meteorologist. Rain fell hardest in the northern part of the Valley, and in the eastern foothills and the Sierra, he said. (Fresno Bee)
NKorea voices regret over deadly flood in SKorea Oct 14, 2009
The disarmament talks involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Russia and Japan were last held in Beijing in December. The 1950-53 Korean War ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty, which means the two Koreas are still technically at war. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Click to read:Wildfire Communities Now Face Flood Risk Oct 13, 2009
Forecasters said the system was expected to pull in considerable moisture left over from Typhoon Melor, which made a damaging hit on Japan last week after drenching the Northern Mariana Islands. Rainfall across Southern California was expected to be heavy and widespread, bringing threats of flash flooding and debris flows in burn areas. (CBS News)
'Hazardous' storm moving in on Midpeninsula Oct 13, 2009
The storm system is the remnants of a Pacific typhoon, named Melor, that hit Japan late last week. Burns said other than lowland residents picking up sandbags and generally battening down and covering up, there are other things. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
U.S. Helps Philippines Relief Effort as Storm Toll Rises Oct 11, 2009
Troops from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa, Japan, had just finished rescue and cleanup work around the Manila, which experienced the worst flooding in over four decades after Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped record rains Sept. 26. That disaster displaced about 1 million people and killed 337 in the capital and surrounding provinces. (Fox News)
Click to read:Toll From Philippine Typhoons Tops 600 Oct 11, 2009
Troops from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa, Japan, had just finished rescue and cleanup work around the Manila, which experienced the worst flooding in over four decades after Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped record rains Sept. 26. Then Typhoon Parma struck Oct. 3 and has lingered as a tropical depression for about a week, also over the main northern Philippine island of Luzon. (CBS News)
NASA's moon blast called a smashing success Oct 11, 2009
And there's plenty of it, for the Hubble Space Telescope and five other orbiting spacecraft from Japan, India and the U.S. were all training their instruments and optics on the event. Telescopes at 20 major astronomical observatories from New Mexico to Hawaii were also part of the mission's observing campaign. (San Francisco Chronicle)
John Loori, 78; photographer led Zen monastery Oct 11, 2009
Richard Seager, author of Buddhism in America (1999), said in an e-mail message that Abbot Loori, who called himself a radical conservative, deserved credit for thoughtfully reworking Japanese Zen Buddhism for an American context ... A Navy souvenir, it depicted an innocent-enough anchor, but Japanese associate tattoos with criminals, and Abbot Loori refused to erase his past ... But the abbot wore a bandage over the tattoo when he visited Japan, Newsday reported in 2004. (Boston Globe)
US troops help Philippines as storm toll rises Oct 11, 2009
Troops from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa, Japan, had just finished rescue and cleanup work around the Manila, which experienced the worst flooding in over four decades after Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped record rains Sept. 26 ... Troops from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa, Japan, had just finished rescue and cleanup work around the Manila, which experienced the worst flooding in over four decades after Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped record rains Sept.... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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Obamas Nobel Prize Draws Praise, Raises Questions. Obamas Nobel Prize Draws Praise, Raises Questions Even President Barack Obama is acknowledging he isnt sure hes done enough to earn the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded Friday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Click to read:Landslides Sweep the Philippines, Kill 100 Oct 9, 2009
In Japan, meanwhile, a powerful typhoon tore through the main island Thursday, peeling roofs off houses, cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands and forcing flight cancellations before turning back toward the sea ... By evening, Typhoon Melor was downgraded to a tropical storm as it lost power over northern Japan. (CBS News)
Yemen voices Oct 8, 2009
Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall ... Typhoon Melor lashes Japan. (BBC News -- Africa)
Giant Dinosaur Prints Found in France Oct 8, 2009
Maybe Godzilla moved from Japan to France. Add a comment. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Powerful typhoon slams into Japan Oct 8, 2009
Big waves caused by Typhoon Melor hit the coast of southern Japan on Wednesday ... TOKYO - A powerful typhoon slammed into Japan on Thursday, causing widespread damage and flooding as it swept across the country ... At about 11:00 am local time the storm was over Gunma Prefecture in central Japan, about 70 miles northwest of Tokyo. (MSNBC -- International)
Homegrown Pot Threatens Mexican Cartels Oct 8, 2009
Folks,American's life is so Sick and Bor 00004000 ing that Americans have the 2nd highest, after Japan, Suicide Rate in the world ... Folks,Americans' life is so Sick and Boring that Americans have the 2nd highest, after Japan, Suicide Rate in the world. (CBS News -- US)
Japan eyes typhoon, Philippines still stormy Oct 7, 2009
Category 4 Melor could hit Tokyo on Thursday; Parma moving slowly. A girl in Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines, stands on the roof where some of her family's belongingswere placed after Typhoon Ketsanatore through homes. (MSNBC -- International)
Aid helps quake victims and also Indonesia's sick Oct 7, 2009
"We have treated nearly 400 people in the past four days," said Yoshi Kazu Yamada, the deputy of a Japanese medical team in Padang Pariaman district, where about 100 people were lining up outside tents waiting for treatment ... On Tuesday, 69 U.S. troops - including 11 doctors - flown in from Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Japan opened up a 300-bed field hospital outside the main medical facility in Padang. (ABC 7 News, DC)
A Soldier's Last Letter From Afghanistan Oct 6, 2009
If your people are resting from the war against Japan, then they rest from the last real threat from a country that attacked America, but Bin Laden and Al Qaeda are not a country, and Afghanistan should not be suffering for the mistakes of the CIA.. If you served in the previous lie based conflict called Vietnam, then you, while luckier than many, are still nothing more than cannon fodder for those who made money off of the blood of your men. (CBS News)
Typhoon heads to Japan, storm stalls over Philippines Oct 6, 2009
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Pacific poems Oct 6, 2009
Japan urged to reform 'brutal' police methods. 100 years of MI5 revealed in first official account. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Typhoon turns back, dumps rain on northern Philippines Oct 5, 2009
Melor is swirling in the Pacific and may veer towards the country's northeastern waters before heading for Japan. It is not expected to hit the Philippine mainland. (Scientific American)
Indo: hopes fade Oct 5, 2009
Teams from Australia, Britain, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the United States have arrived or are travelling to the scene to help overwhelmed and exhausted locals. Australia sent a warship carrying a full medical team while France dispatched two aircraft carrying humanitarian assistance experts and 25 tonnes of relief supplies. (iAfrica.com)
Push for LNG pipeline from Oregon's Coos Bay Oct 5, 2009
And some parts of the world welcome LNG. San Ramon's Chevron Corp., for example, announced recently that it would build a $37 billion project off Australia's northwest coast to pump natural gas from undersea reservoirs, chill it and ship it to customers in China, Korea and Japan. Chevron has already signed contracts for much of the gas. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Burials Start For Samoan Tsunami Victims Oct 4, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. LEONE, American Samoa (AP) -- Taitasi Suapaia Fitiao is preparing for every parent's nightmare -- burying her young child. (W-USA News, DC)
Indonesian Quake Death Toll Likely To Double Oct 4, 2009
Japanese, Swiss, South Korean and Malaysian search and rescue teams scoured the debris ... Padang police chief Col. Boy Rafli Amar told reporters, "So far rescuers have found nothing." Hidehiro Murase, head of a Japanese search dog team, said its search had been fruitless ... He has sole custody, but his ex-wife took their two children to Japan. (W-USA News, DC)
Rio de Janeiro wins right to host 2016 Olympics Oct 4, 2009
But the fact that the Olympics were held only last year in Asia, in Beijing, handicapped the Japanese capital's bid ... But the bid failed to generate real enthusiasm, even in Japan. (FOX19.com, OH)
Officials: Quake Wiped Out Entire Villages Oct 4, 2009
Hidehiro Murase, head of a Japanese search dog team, said its search had been fruitless ... Hidehiro Murase, the head of a Japanese search dog team, said its search had been fruitless ... Millions of dollars in aid and financial assistance came from Australia, Britain, China, Denmark, the European Union, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States, Indonesian officials said. (CBS News)
Obama: 'I urge you to choose Chicago' Oct 3, 2009
" He said Brazil had earned its chance to show the games belonged to people of all continents. Rio's bid leaders said they would deliver a safe Olympics, and that the Brazilian economy could guarantee financial stability. Rio's spending plans of $14.4 billion are the highest of the four candidates. Bid leaders said they were ready to start work immediately to deliver an "exuberant" Olympics. Tokyo made its case to host the 2016 Olympics as the best bid for athletes. Tokyo's bid team told... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Indonesian disaster leaves whole villages buried Oct 3, 2009
Specialist teams from Japan and Switzerland with infra-red equipment were working Saturday in Padang, he said, adding that he had heard reports of three or four people being pulled to safety early Saturday. But the UN's Benlamlih said that the window of opportunity was closing fast. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Olympic-worthy cities to see, win or lose Oct 3, 2009
The ultramodern Tokyo, Japan, skyline rises in front of iconic Mt. Fuji. The countdown clocks are ticking for Chicago, Illinois; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; and Madrid, Spain ... An island country, Japan has a maintained a culture that's its own, Torkells said. (CNN -- International)
* Rescuers search for victims in Padang Oct 2, 2009
Australia, South Korea and Japan were among nations offering aid or help. Officials said more heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators and concrete cutters were badly needed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
SURVIVOR SEARCH Oct 1, 2009
The undersea 8 magnitude quake created small tsunamis which reached Hawaii, the coast of California and Japan within hours. Radio New Zealand, quoting disaster authorities, said 32,000 people had been affected, with 3,000 homeless. (AlertNet)
GOP blasts boondoggle Sep 30, 2009
The city's bid is competing with bids from Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Spain and Tokyo, and the heads of state from Brazil, Spain and Japan are appearing in person to make their countries' pitch. Indeed, Curt Hamakawa, director of the Center for International Sport Business at Western New England College in Massachusetts, said Chicago would likely lose the bid if Obama had chosen not to go. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
U.S.: Iranian Missile Tests "Provocative" Sep 30, 2009
I knew we shouldn't have bought those surplus chips from Japan. s talking doll industry. (CBS News)
Tsunami Warning Signs, Facts in Wake of Samoa Quake Sep 30, 2009
Tsunami (pronounced soo-NAH-mee) is a Japanese word, and in fact tsunamis are fairly common in Japan. Many thousands of Japanese have been killed by them in recent centuries ... Scientists say that a great earthquake of magnitude 9 struck the Pacific Northwest in 1700 and created a tsunami that caused flooding and damage on the Pacific coast of Japan. (National Geographic)
BASEBALL AMERICALed by Rangers prospect Justin Smoak, Team USA's had a fine showing at baseball's World Cup. Sep 26, 2009
Since winning the 2005 World Cup in the Netherlands against a fairly weak field -- Japan, South Korea and the U.S. sent less-than-stellar rosters -- Cuba has not won a major international tournament, and the landscape has changed ... In its stead, Major League Baseball has created the World Baseball Classic, with Japan's big leaguers and having led their nation to the first two championships, in 2006 and 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Living Through The New Energy Crisis Sep 24, 2009
One other thing is, unfortunately, guaranteed: the Era of Xtreme Energy will also involve intense geopolitical struggle as major energy consumers and producers like the United States, China, the European Union, Russia, India, and Japan vie with one another for control of the remaining supplies. Russia and Norway, for example, are already sparring over their maritime boundary in the , a promising source of natural gas in the far north, while China and Japan have tussled over a similar boundary... (CBS News)
Horses find new lives at Equine Voices Sep 23, 2009
Gulliver and three other foals were bound for slaughter and could have ended up on a plate in Europe or Japan. Instead they grew up in the shadow of the Santa Rita Mountains on Jumpin Jack Ranch in Amado, home of Equine Voices Rescue uary. (Nogales International, AZ)
Samurai parody takes jab at Asian Art Museum Sep 23, 2009
The Asian Art Museum culled from the collections of the Hosokawa family, whose ancestors ranked high among warlords in southwestern Japan, and whose scion served briefly as prime minister in the early 1990s ... The image may also have sparked local memories of the 1985 "Spectacular Helmets of Japan," one of the most popular shows in the museum's history ... Their redesign also added a human nose, alluding to hyperlinked text that explains a practice carried out by 16th century Japanese invaders... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Read the story Sep 23, 2009
" Way to phrase a question just like 'tailgunner Joe' McCarthy would have. Here are more... Have you stopped beating your wife yet? Have you come out of the closet to your parents yet? The fact is, there's plenty of corruption to expose in DC and elsewhere, but Beck and his ilk focus only on low-hanging fruit of the right-wing's (or their benefactors') choosing, rather than what's in the genuine best interest of the USA... misdirecting from and obfuscating the real issues that should be of... (CBS News -- Evening News)
China News 2009.09.19 Sep 21, 2009
5 pct 19 S Korea Business Pavilion 20 Indonesia Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 21 60th Anniversary Photo exhibition 22 Guizhou Landform 23 Last Rehearsal 24 Yellow River Cantata 25 China's 8th Int'l Motorcycle Expo Held in Chongqing 26 PingyaoPhotographyFestival 27 Pingyao International Photography Festival 28 Sirens Mark Anniversary of Japanese Attack ... " Some 400 professional and amateur choral groups are gathered at event. The People's Liberation Army Choir, the Model Workers' Choir and the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Obama: Health Mandate Not a Tax Increase Sep 21, 2009
Japan has a much better health care system than we do because they have about 3,000 insurance companies competing for the market ... Japan has a much better health care system than we do because they have about 3,000 insurance companies competing for the market. (CBS News)
Brown urges G20 to spend Sep 20, 2009
Bear attacks tourists in Japan ... Bear attacks tourists in Japan. (BBC News -- Business)
Bear attacks tourists in Japan Sep 20, 2009
An Asian black bear has been shot dead after attacking a group of tourists at a bus station in central Japan. Four people were seriously injured in the attack in Takayama, Gifu prefecture, according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Greener and wiser Sep 20, 2009
The town is also the new home of the Paper Dome, a temporary church built in Kobe, Japan, after that citys deadly earthquake in 1995. The structure opened to the public on Sept. 21 last year and is now a major tourist attraction. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Proxy wedding means Marine's widow, baby unwelcome Sep 17, 2009
Sgt. Michael Ferschke was killed in Iraq in 2008, leaving his widow and infant son, both Japanese citizens, in immigration limbo: A 1950s legal standard meant to curb marriage fraud means U.S. authorities do not recognize the marriage, even though the military does. Ferschke and his bride had been together in Japan for more than a year, and she was pregnant when he deployed ... The 22-year-old Marine radio operator met the young Japanese woman at a party while he was stationed in Okinawa. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Strange new food for great tits - hibernating bats Sep 10, 2009
Japan death row 'breeds insanity. Delhi school stampede kills five. (BBC News -- Science)
Kabul double act Sep 10, 2009
Page last updated at 23:52 GMT, Wednesday, 9 September 2009 00:52 UK. Can the US commit to Afghanistan. (BBC News -- Americas)
No. 1 Women's Golf Takes Control of Lead in Japan Sep 10, 2009
The 2009 TOPY Cup is taking place at the par 72, 7,127-yard Tanagura Country Club in Tanagura, Japan. "What a great day today was in the beautiful northern mountains of Japan!" said associate head coach , who is on the trip. (Thesundevils.com)
'My Afghanistan' Sep 10, 2009
Japan death row 'breeds insanity ... Japan death row 'breeds insanity. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Spartan Men's Golf Blog from The Topy Cup Sep 9, 2009
com during their time in Tanagura, Japan. The Michigan State men's golf team begins its 2009-10 season in Tanagura, Japan at the 2009 Topy Cup ... While in Japan, the Spartan golfers will be checking back in with msuspartans. (Msuspartans.com)
Conquering the Grand Traverse Sep 8, 2009
They include the Matterhorn in Switzerland, Mount Fuji in Japan, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and, last year, the face of Half Dome in Yosemite. The cardiac rehabilitation nurses accompanied Perkins up Grand Teton not just to promote her cause, but also to see how she does it. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Awake at night Sep 8, 2009
Maybe not in the UK or the US, the countries at the centre of the financial maelstrom, but France, Germany and Japan all supposedly grew in the second quarter of 2009 ... The OECD's latest estimate is for the G7 economies (USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy and Japan) to shrink by 3. (BBC News -- Business)
Homes burnt in E Timor violence Sep 7, 2009
Japan vows big climate change cut. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
