Manchuria
(1997 est. pop. 105 million). Manchuria, the region of northeastern China comprising the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning (Fengtian), is referred to as Dongbei ("Northea...
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Sumi Karasawa, one of the thousands of Japanese settlers left
behind in Manchuria in the pandemonium at the end of World War II, is
determined that as many people as possible should know what...
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Japan's first female defense minister was sworn in Wednesday, pledging to restore trust in the government after her predecessor resigned for suggesting the U.S. atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiro...
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A 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet, then banned him and a relative because of how much they consumed during their visits.Ricky Labit, a 6-foot-3 disabled ...
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The Nagoya District Court on Thursday turned down a damages suit
filed by a group of war-displaced people who claimed the Japanese
government failed to swiftly repatriate them from China afte...
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The Kochi and Sapporo district courts rejected damages claims
Friday in two separate cases by two groups of war-displaced Japanese
nationals for state compensation for delayed repatriation fr...
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The Tokyo High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by three
Japanese women who filed a 60 million yen damages suit arguing that
the state failed to take swift action to repatriate them from...
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Two elderly women in the Philippines born to Japanese fathers
before World War ll have been granted Japanese nationality by the
Tokyo Family Court.
The Philippines Nikkei-jin Legal Support...
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Japanese film director Takashi Miike's 2000 film, ''Audition,''
entered the Time magazine's top 25 picks for horror movies of all
time, according to the magazine's issue due to hit newsstands...
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''The Testimony to Grandchildren,'' a book published annually by
Shimpu Co. of Osaka to hand down memories of World War II to
succeeding generations, marks its 20th anniversary this year.
...
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2007. There are 326 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in Englan...
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Manchuria
FOCUS: Group strives to keep memory of war-displaced Japanese in China
