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Smoother path between rivals
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese President Hu Jintao, in their meeting in Tokyo this week, reconfirmed the importance of the Japan-China relationship and showed their determination to put it on a smooth path through dialogue and cooperation by "looking toward the future." Mr. Hu's visit to...
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How to succeed in Burma with a practical approach
NEW DELHI ? Such is the tragedy that Burma symbolizes that, in one week, it has been hit by new U.S. sanctions and by a tropical cyclone that left thousands dead.
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Festival to serve up tastes, sounds of Thailand
Spicy tom yam kung (spicy shrimp soup) blende with Singha beer, beautiful Thai silk and traditional dancing.
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South Korean punk band Gumx regroups after military service
"Gumx is back!!" proclaimed the T-shirt for Seoul punk band Gumx's short Japan jaunt in late February. The band's first foreign gigs in more than three years, it had good reason to be excited about returning to the live circuit in its biggest market.
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There's something about Earl, I mean Kevin!
But here's a heads-up to nostalgic, serial killer fans. Thanks to the efforts of Kevin Costner, a much-needed gust of second wind is whirling in the genre. Meet Earl Brooks (Costner): successful CEO of a box-manufacturing company, devoted family man . . . and deranged murderer. Earl's secret closet...
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It's futile to challenge Kurosawa and Mifune
Now we have "Kakushi Toride no San Akunin: The Last Princess," which is based on the 1958 Kurosawa film known internationally as "The Hidden Fortress" that was an inspiration for George Lucas's "Star Wars." Instead of another homage, however, director Shinji Higuchi and scriptwriter Kazuki Nakajima...
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His war, not yours
"Charlie Wilson's War," directed by the always good Mike Nichols (everything from "The Graduate" to "Closer"), traces the true story of U.S. congressman Charlie Wilson, a party-hearty, womanizing Democrat from rural Texas. This guy managed, almost single-handedly, to direct massive military aid to...
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Silverado Tokyo and Chinese beauty food
To help women "become beautiful from the inside," the Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel is offering a new Ladies Lunch course at its Cantonese restaurant Toukashun.
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Green and to the heart of the matter
First of two parts "Once you cross Tonda River, you're entering the Land of the Dead," says Brad, a tousle-haired, bespectacled, Japan-loving walking encyclopedia from Canada and also our chief guide on this venture into Kumano ? the spiritual heartland of Japan, located on the Kii Peninsula,...
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Doudou N'Diaye Rose Percussion Orchestra
To look at him, you wouldn't guess that Doudou N'Diaye Rose is pushing 80. The Senegalese master percussionist stomps and dances around the stage with an energy befitting someone a quarter his age as he conducts drum ensembles of up to 100 members.
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