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Japan: Four Seasons property rebrands as Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo
The five-star view will remain the same, but lots of other changes are planned for Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo when it officially changes its name Jan. 1. The hotel has operated as the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzanso for the last 20 years. Fujita Kanko,...
Tags: Ceremonies, Culture, Arts and Culture, Japan, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Revisionism Tokyo-style
This month 75 years ago, the people of Nanking, China's ancient capital city, were in the midst of one of the worst atrocities in history, the infamous Rape of Nanking. The truth of what actually happened is at the center of a bitter dispute between China...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Politics, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nanjing (China)
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Conservatives projected to win Japanese elections
TOKYO -- Japanese voters head to the polls Sunday and are projected to return to power the conservative, often nationalist onetime ruling party headed by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Opinion polls by major Japanese media organizations are...
Tags: Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Nuclear Power
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Japan conservatives win landslide election victory
TOKYO -- The conservative party that dominated post-war Japan is back in power after a three-year absence, in a landslide election victory Sunday that will result in hawkish Shinzo Abe returning as prime minister. Abe, 58, who served in the post once...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Politics, China, Shinzo Abe, Democratic Party
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Japan scrambles jets in dispute with China over islands
BEIJING -- Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets Thursday in response to a Chinese surveillance plane that flew over contested islands in the East China Sea, ratcheting up a dispute that is becoming increasingly worrisome to the international community....
Tags: Xi Jinping, Nanjing (China), China, Shinzo Abe, Communist Party of China
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Japan tunnel disaster: Weak bolts suspected, other tunnels probed
Aging bolts could be to blame for the deadly collapse of a tunnel west of Tokyo, a highway maintenance executive told reporters Monday after nine people lost their lives to the weekend disaster. Tons of concrete panels tumbled onto cars in the Sasago...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Israel, Highway Transportation, Japan
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East Asian elections over but territorial disputes still simmer
Muscle-flexing over the archipelago of disputed islands in East Asian seas featured prominently in the political campaigns that have brought forth new leaders for China, Japan and South Korea. But don’t expect an end to the posturing and...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Petroleum Industry, China
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Fashion's Band of Outsiders much in demand
Los Angeles TimesNEW YORK — As it gets ready to enter its 10th year, the Band of Outsiders brand has just about become the ultimate fashion insider. In June, founder and creative director Scott Sternberg presented his menswear collection in Paris for the first time...Tags: Adam Tschorn, Prada, J. Crew, Michael Bastian, Thom Browne
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In wake of Fukushima disaster, Japan to end nuclear power by 2030s
World NowThe Japanese government announced a dramatic turn in its energy policy Friday, vowing to make the densely populated island nation nuclear-free by the 2030s. Last year's tsunami-triggered disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power complex forced evacuation of... -
On way to Tokyo, Leon Panetta urges restraint in islands dispute
World NowTOKYO, Japan -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Saturday urged China and its neighbors not to engage in “provocative behavior” over disputed islands and maritime claims, warning that it could escalate into a regional conflict that might... -
U.S., Japan agree on new missile-defense site against North Korea
World NowDefense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said the Obama administration had reached an agreement with Japan to build a new radar site on Japanese territory to defend against possible ballistic missile attacks from North Korea....
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