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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a joint press conference with Germany's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the Diaoyutai State Guest house in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Beijing   Photos   Politics   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Yang Jiechi		  CNTV 
Remarks by Yang Jiechi on Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine
Sat 28 Dec 2013
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- On 28 December, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi spoke on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. Yang Jiechi said that in total disregard... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan, Pool)
Parliament Speaker, acting president Bronislaw Komorowski holds flowers and a paper heart in Polish national colors as he greets supporters after acknowledging the exit polls of the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, July 4, 2010
Lawmaker   Photos   Politics   Warsaw   Wikipedia: Bronisław Komorowski		  Swissinfo 
Polish president approves pension overhaul law
Fri 27 Dec 2013
Reuters December 27, 2013 - 16:33 WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski signed the pension system overhaul bill into law, a presidential aide said on Friday. The law, which... (photo: AP / Alik Keplicz)
A man looks at a line of Panasonic TV products at an electric store in Tokyo, Friday, May 11, 2012.  The Siasat Daily  Fri 27 Dec 2013
Sony, Panasonic end OLED partnership to focus on 4K ultra HD TVs
Washington, December 27: Sony and Panasonic have reportedly ended their 18-month-old partnership aimed at producing OLED panels for large displays and televisions. The two electonics companies had... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
OLED   Panasonic   Photos   Television   Wikipedia: Sony
Flats-buildings under construction-real estate-property-India.  Indian Express  Fri 27 Dec 2013
India to be world's 3rd largest economy by 2028 after China, US
India is likely to overtake Japan in 2028 to become the third largest economy in the world after China and United States, according to London-based economic consultancy Cebr. As per Cebr's World... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
China   Economy   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Centre for Economic Policy Research
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. The Guardian Fri 27 Dec 2013
Chinese media attacks Japan's Shinzo Abe for visit to Yasukuni shrine
Abe accused of undermining stability by 'paying homage to devils' and 'failing to understand the evils of the fascist war' Japan's ambassador to China, Masato Kitera,... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
China & Japan   Photos   Shinzo Abe   Wikipedia: Controversies surrounding Yasukuni Shrine   Yasukuni Shrine
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, 5 NM of Naha, on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Xinhua Fri 27 Dec 2013
Okinawa governor approves plan of relocating U.S. Futenma airbase
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Okinawa governor on Friday approved the landfill work to relocate the U.S. Futenma airbase within the Japanese southernmost prefecture,... (photo: GFDL)
Futenma Airbase   Marine Corps Air Stations   Photos   US Airbases in Japan   Wikipedia: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
File - While on patrol, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brendan D. Murphy of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walks beside the children of a village in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, while engaging them in conversation on June 2, 2013. Swissinfo Thu 26 Dec 2013
If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too
Reuters December 26, 2013 - 07:03 By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, U.S. officials have pointed to the improvements in the everyday lives of Afghans... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Justin A. Moeller)
Afghan War   Photos   Taliban   USAID   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Japan’s Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine South China Morning Post Thu 26 Dec 2013
Japan’s Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday morning, in a move certain to roil troubled relations with Japan’s... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Photos   Shinzo Abe   Wikipedia: Yasukuni Shrine   World War II   Yasukuni Shrine
This satellite image released by NOAA taken Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 7:45 a.m. EDT shows Tropical Storm Chantal. Tropical Storm Chantal formed Tuesday between Bermuda and Massachusetts, becoming the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. It could carry heavy rain to Canada but was not expected to threaten the United States, forecasters said. The storm had maximum sustained wind of 50 mph and was centered about 300 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, or some 600 miles east of New York City, at 11 a.m. EDT, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving northeast at about 29 mph. (AP Photo/NOAA) Swissinfo Wed 25 Dec 2013
Storm batters southern France, Christmas flights cancelled
Reuters December 25, 2013 - 12:55 PARIS (Reuters) - Powerful winds and torrential rain swept southern France on Wednesday, grounding flights and cutting off power... (photo: AP / NOAA)
France   Photos   Storm   Wikipedia: Cyclone Klaus
Softbank yokohama the diamond The Los Angeles Times Wed 25 Dec 2013
Sprint is reportedly in final stages of acquiring T-Mobile
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Japanese parent company, SoftBank Corp., is reportedly close to acquiring rival T-Mobile from German communications company Deutsche Telekom in a... (photo: Creative Commons / puamelia)
Business   Photos   Technology   Telecom   Wikipedia: SoftBank


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England's Danny Welbeck celebrates his goal during the international friendly soccer match between England and Belgium at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, June 2, 2012. Welbeck downs Canaries Belfast Telegraph
Liz Carmouche, top, grapples with Ronda Rousey during their UFC 157 women's bantamweight championship mixed martial arts match in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Rousey won the first women’s bout in UFC history, forcing Carmouche to tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Ronda Rousey not leaving UFC until her legacy is set The Los Angeles Times
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a statement to the media after a meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, unseen, at the Istana in Singapore on Friday July 26, 2013. Japan invests in new military kit as China row simmers New Straits/Business Times
As North Koreans arrive to pay their respects, women sweep the base of statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, right, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, the eve of the second anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. North Korea marks Kim Jong-il death amid purge tensions BBC News
A man reacts as he looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Monday, March 16, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Asian stock markets are mostly higher, on cautious optimism over government pledges to heal the financial system and spur growth. In mainland China, Shanghai's main index clawed back from earlier losses to rise about 1 percent. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Chinese trade data and falling yen boost Asian stocks Business Day
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President Barack Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, not seen. It is hard for presidents to say ‘sorry’ for war acts Dawn
New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy arrives at the Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Japan hopes the 55-year-old daughter of late President John F. Kennedy will work closely with President Barack Obama to tackle some urgent U.S.-Japan matters, analysts said. Caroline Kennedy Arrives in Japan to Begin Ambassadorship Voa News
Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Iran's Morally Sane Doctrine Versus U.S.'s MAD WorldNews.com
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