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Written By: guyjin on June 9, 2011 No Comment
Daily Japan Headlines: Thursday, Jun 9, 2011

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga. Photo Source: LA Times

LA Times: A search for truth brings justice to WWII Japanese American internees

After President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that authorized the forced removal of Japanese Americans from “military areas” in 1942, about 110,000 were rounded up on the West Coast and shipped to internment camps. [...]

Written By: guyjin on May 13, 2011 No Comment

NY Daily News: Experts: Early warnings mitigated Japan disaster

Though earthquakes can’t be predicted, experts say an early warning system that detects the earth’s rumblings before they can be felt saved countless lives when Japan’s once-in-a-millenium disaster struck two months ago.

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BBC: Japan’s current account surplus falls by 34.3% in March

Japan’s current account surplus fell [...]

Written By: guyjin on January 11, 2010 5 Comments
Japanese Asked to Apologize over WWII Sinking of Hospital Ship

In late December last year, shipwreck hunters discovered the wreck of the AHS Centaur, an Australian Hospital Ship that was sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland in 1943. Not much is generally known by most Japanese people that I have come across about fighting between the [...]

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