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Nationalist parties have seized power in Japan, as the country’s new prime minister-in-waiting immediately fired a warning to China over the ownership of islands that have caused months of diplomatic tension. Julian Ryall Chris Irvine The Telegraph [UK] 16 Dec 2012 Shinzo Abe, who returns to power after leading the Liberal Democratic Party to victory […] December 19th, 2012 | Tags: Japan, Japan Restoration Party, Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito Party, Senkakus (Islands), Shintaro Ishihara, Shinzo Abe | Category: Asia, China, Elections, Foreign Policy, Military | Comments are closed
China’s near total rare earths monopoly (97% of global output) is largely homemade, as we have chosen not to explore and develop our own reserves. Lonely Conservative 3/14/2012 The United States teamed up with the European Union and Japan in a complaint to the World Trade Organization against China over its rare earth […] March 14th, 2012 | Tags: electronic media devices, Japan, rare earth minerals, Rep. Doug Lamborn, World Trade Organization | Category: China, Economy, European Union, technology, United States | Comments are closed
Bernie Wodall, Ben Klayman and Jan Schwartz Detroit/Hamburg Reuters 12/29/2011 The United Auto Workers union is staking its future on the kind of struggle it hasn’t waged since the 1930s: a massive drive to organize hostile factories. This time, the target is foreign car makers, whose workers have rebuffed the union repeatedly. Specifically, Reuters has […] December 31st, 2011 | Tags: Andy Stern, Bob King, Boeing Co., Charleston, Detroit, International Association of Machinists, Japan, manufacturing, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), National Right to Work Foundation, Right to Work, South Korea, UAW | Category: Alabama, Economy, Employment, Georgia, Germany, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, unemployment, unfunded liabilities, Unions, Video | Comments are closed
Jay Groff, 89, served in the Army Air Corps Rescue Boat Service at Pearl Harbor, Oahu. Groff was in bed as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began, which he says probably saved his life. Groff calls the attack the most important day of the 20th century, adding that "the world changed for […] December 7th, 2011 | Tags: Japan, Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt | Category: Asia, Hawai'i, History, Military, World War II | Comments are closed
Crane manufacturer says it has ended business relations with Islamic Republic after Los Angeles Times report reveals Tehran used cranes for public hangings Crane-hanging is common practice in Iran Photo:AFP Dudi Cohen Ynet News 7/15/2011 A Japanese heavy machinery manufacturer said it has cut business ties with the Iranian government following a report […] July 25th, 2011 | Tags: Cranes Campaign, executions, Japan, Mark D. Wallace, United Against Nuclear Iran | Category: Iran | Comments are closed
“What I’ve always loved about the team is this ability to enjoy the pressure and laugh in the face of adversity, to recognize the balance of what you’re doing. You need to enjoy the moment and you also need to get out there and, we used to say, ’rip their heads off’. It […] July 16th, 2011 | Tags: American spirit, FIFA, Japan, Women's World Cup | Category: Brazil, France, Germany, United States | Comments are closed
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