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Leaders laud fallen soldiers on eve of WWI armistice centennial
Traveling from across the world to monuments honoring soldiers who fell 100 years ago, victors and vanquished alike marked those sacrifices Saturday ahead of Armistice Day and assessed alliances that have been redrawn dramatically since the dark days of World War I. The leaders of ...
WWI centenary to be marked in London and Paris, but not Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on French soil, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be in London at a ceremony in Westminster Abby with Queen Elizabeth II. But while the leaders will visit the ...
LSD's long strange trip: 75 years from 'problem child' to 'prodigy'
Lysergic acid diethylamide was labeled a "problem child" by the man who discovered its hallucinogenic properties in 1943. As it turns 75, the drug known as LSD may now be changing its image. The late Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann famously learned of LSD's psychedelic effects ...
Tokyo Gov. Koike again skips tribute to Koreans murdered after 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
For the second consecutive year, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has failed to pay tribute at an annual ceremony for the Koreans murdered in the chaos that followed the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, despite criticism from civic groups that organize the event. The event Saturday to ...
North Korea preparing large-scale military parade in September
Nuclear-armed North Korea is preparing for a large-scale military parade to mark its Foundation Day next month, researchers said Friday, the same day the White House canceled a trip by the top U.S. diplomat to Pyongyang. The 38 North monitoring group said that satellite imagery ...
Ascending China seen trying to tap Japan to help challenge U.S. influence in region
Japan and China on Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of a treaty of peace and friendship between the two countries amid a period of warming ties and a changing dynamic in bilateral relations due to Beijing becoming a superpower. Recently, China has ...
Relatives of victims who died in the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash mark the 33rd anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 520 crew members and passengers.
On 40th anniversary of signing of Japan-China treaty, Abe and Li exchange congratulatory messages
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang exchanged congratulatory messages Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of their countries' signing of a peace and friendship treaty, the Prime Minister's Office said. Highlighting Li's visit to Japan in May, his first since becoming premier ...
North Korea restricts Chinese tour groups ahead of 70th national anniversary
Pyongyang will suspend Chinese tour group visits to North Korea ahead of a high profile anniversary next month, according to news reports Saturday. The North's Korea International Youth Travel Agency told a Chinese tourist agency that hotels in Pyongyang would be closed for renovations for ...
Fukushima 'ambassadors' visit Taiwan school to offer thanks for 3/11 aid
Three students from Fukushima Prefecture visited a junior high school in Taipei to offer thanks for Taiwan's reconstruction support after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. The three junior high and high school students, acting as "reconstruction ambassadors," called on the Taiwanese students ...
Princess Mako joins ceremony in Brazil to mark 110th anniversary of Japanese emigration
About 4,000 people, including Princess Mako, attended a ceremony in Sao Paulo on Saturday to mark the 110th anniversary of the arrival of Brazil's first Japanese immigrants. In a speech, Princess Mako expressed her gratitude to the government and people of Brazil for warmly welcoming ...
GSDF joins Bastille Day parade in Paris as Japan and France mark 160th anniversary of bilateral ties
Seven members of the Ground Self-Defense Force took part in the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris on Saturday. The seven, including Col. Hiroyuki Yokoyama, head of the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the GSDF's 1st Division, were among some 4,300 participants who marched about 2.5 ...
