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ENVIRONMENT: The pregnant mother who climbed a tree backwards during Cyclone Nargis in Burma

http://www.thestar.com/article/439073 Storm victims face new misery Burma forces thousands to leave refugee camps and return to villages obliterated by cyclone … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: The pregnant mother who climbed a tree backwards during Cyclone Nargis in Burma

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Interview with terrorists in Baghdad

Female Fedayeen terrorists in The Nation, SCMP magazine, Alternet May 2, 2003  http://www.alternet.org/world/15803/female_fedayeen/ BAGHDAD — The Bush administration, U.S. soldiers, and … Continue reading Interview with terrorists in Baghdad

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Afghan civilian dead — Bangkok Post, NOW magazine

Innocents caught by u.s. bombs begin to emerge from media fog  peshawar, pakistan — After all the opinions and rhetoric, … Continue reading Afghan civilian dead — Bangkok Post, NOW magazine

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ECONOMY: Dragonomics sway Asian stock markets

–Western investors accustomed to certain ground rules and behavioural norms in their native markets should consider the influence of political … Continue reading ECONOMY: Dragonomics sway Asian stock markets

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Interview with Roger Federer — SCMP

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Tennis: Few Asians reach the top — NY Times, IHT

Tennis: Few Asians reach the top ranks  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/sports/06iht-tennis.4492642.html http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/06/news/tennis.php Christopher Johnson, Tuesday, February 6, 2007 TOKYO–  From the synthetic surfaces … Continue reading Tennis: Few Asians reach the top — NY Times, IHT

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Tibet Lhasa Potala photos 1

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Tibet cover story in SCMP Magazine

    High anxiety   The outbreak of violence in Tibet last month shook Beijing and cast a shadow over … Continue reading Tibet cover story in SCMP Magazine

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Tibet Lhasa Barkhor photos 1

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Dalai Lama and ASSK — FCCJ magazine

http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/5318 Exiles of a Different Kind: Time for the Dalai Lama and Aung San Suu Kyi to Move On by … Continue reading Dalai Lama and ASSK — FCCJ magazine

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POLITICS: Japan election 09 live on CTV national news

live on CTV national news reporting on Japan election 09 http://watch.ctv.ca/news/latest/landslide-win/#clip208546   Continue reading POLITICS: Japan election 09 live on CTV national news

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POLITICS: Japan’s old boys bite the dust

comment in Toronto Star on Japan election 09, http://www.thestar.com/article/689014   Rout of long-ruling LDP heralds social revolution in conservative, male-dominated land … Continue reading POLITICS: Japan’s old boys bite the dust

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TRAVEL: Tokyo opens downtown road to bicycles only

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TRAVEL: The Zen of vehicle co-existence in Tokyo

the Globe and Mail With an estimated 20 million bicycles in the metro area, Tokyo is the best major city … Continue reading TRAVEL: The Zen of vehicle co-existence in Tokyo

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Credit default swaps for dummies

Why the Wall Street Collapse is like a stroll down Soi Cowboy http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/10/28/opinion/opinion_30086957.php  Why the Wall Street Collapse is like … Continue reading Credit default swaps for dummies

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ENVIRONMENT: Without surnames, Cyclone Orphans struggle to find parents in Burma

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0609/p07s03-woap.html Rangoon, Burma — Like thousands of orphans, Jo Jo was fit enough to survive last month’s cyclone Nargis. Sheltered now … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Without surnames, Cyclone Orphans struggle to find parents in Burma

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ENVIRONMENT: Burma’s corporate relief corps

http://www.thestar.com/article/436557 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0610/p01s05-woap.html Private-sector teams serving as a lifeline for cyclone survivors in remote delta areas RANGOON–With detailed maps and charts … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Burma’s corporate relief corps

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ENVIRONMENT: After Cyclone Nargis, Rangoon endures a month of darkness

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0603/p07s02-wosc.html?page=1 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2008/0603/p07s02-wosc.html By a correspondent / June 3, 2008 Rangoon, Burma — Unable to read street signs at 8 p.m., a Burmese driver … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: After Cyclone Nargis, Rangoon endures a month of darkness

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ECONOMY: After deadly protests, Burma’s poor suffer most from sanctions

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1015/p04s01-woap.txt  Headline: With more sanctions, Burmese chafe under further isolation Kawthaung, Burma – During the rainy season, Buddhist monks in … Continue reading ECONOMY: After deadly protests, Burma’s poor suffer most from sanctions

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ENVIRONMENT: Foreign relief workers begin trickling into flooded Irrawaddy Delta

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0602/p07s02-woap.html June 2, 2008 Rangoon, Burma — Flying home, Burmese sailors are awestruck when they see the Irrawaddy Delta below them. … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: Foreign relief workers begin trickling into flooded Irrawaddy Delta

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ENVIRONMENT: UN chief flies to Burma to seek meeting with Than Shwe

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2008/0523/p01s04-woap.html United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon arrived Thursday and hopes to meet Burma’s leader Gen. Than Shwe today. By Christopher … Continue reading ENVIRONMENT: UN chief flies to Burma to seek meeting with Than Shwe

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ECONOMY: Japanese angry over Fukuda’s gas tax

In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues Rising prices, shortages of food items, and political gridlock spur calls for a … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japanese angry over Fukuda’s gas tax

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TRAVEL: What Lhasa youth really want

http://www.thestar.com/article/413738 Message from Lhasa’s streets DEAN ROHRER/NEWSART Young Tibetans want to be part of the modern world but they insist … Continue reading TRAVEL: What Lhasa youth really want

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Lhasa riots photos in TIME magazine

Three Days In and Out of Tibet – Photo Essays – TIME http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1722865_1548998,00.html?artId=1722865_1548998?contType=gallery?chn=photoessays Comments: Tibet uprising photo in Time magazine … Continue reading Lhasa riots photos in TIME magazine

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Tibet Uprising page one photo New York Times

Violence in Tibet as Monks Clash With the Police Reuters Chinese security forces in Lhasa, Tibet, took cover during a … Continue reading Tibet Uprising page one photo New York Times

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Japan stock market mistake — Asia Times

Japan: A laughing stock trade, http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GL10Dh01.html   TOKYO – The trader was supposed to sell one share for 610,000 yen ($5,065). Instead, … Continue reading Japan stock market mistake — Asia Times

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ECONOMY: Finance ministers meet over Japan currency

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Zamami Island — Japan on 1000 yen a day

Japan on 1000 yen a day? Yes, by cycling and camping on Zamami Island   Thinking Japan is too expensive, most … Continue reading Zamami Island — Japan on 1000 yen a day

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Baseball: Boston bids for Matsuzaka — NY Times, IHT

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/…/13iht-BASE.3887482.htm Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka bidding tough test for Boston Red Sox and Japan Christopher Johnson, Wednesday, December 13, 2006 TOKYO — … Continue reading Baseball: Boston bids for Matsuzaka — NY Times, IHT

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Spain wins world basketball final — the Toronto Star

SAITAMA, JAPAN—Now we know why the Raptors signed Jorge Garbajosa this summer. With centre Pau Gasol out with a broken … Continue reading Spain wins world basketball final — the Toronto Star

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English translations of Sherbets lyrics by Kenichi Asai from Japanese

Lyrics copyright Kenichi Asai all rights reserved Translation by Qumico Fucci, Christopher Johnson …………. songs from AURORA …………… MERRY LOU In … Continue reading English translations of Sherbets lyrics by Kenichi Asai from Japanese

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ECONOMY: Tsunami wipes out Thai fisheries

Fear Of The Sea Printed on January 21, 2005, http://www.alternet.org/story/21045/ A fisherman his whole life, Somkiat Baanperm never wants to see … Continue reading ECONOMY: Tsunami wipes out Thai fisheries

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TRAVEL: After tsunami, tourism recovers in Koh Phi Phi, Phuket, southern Thailand

CHRIS JOHNSON finds the Andaman coast to be cleaner, friendlier and cheaper than it was prior to December’s devastating tsunami … Continue reading TRAVEL: After tsunami, tourism recovers in Koh Phi Phi, Phuket, southern Thailand

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ECONOMY: Empire crumbling around tycoon David Radler

Accused of one of the greatest capitalist capers in history, publishing magnate David Radler sat in a golf shirt in … Continue reading ECONOMY: Empire crumbling around tycoon David Radler

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ECONOMY: Sockeye salmon disaster amid low water levels, hot weather

Vancouver Sun 2004 Fisheries officials and environmentalists are worried that hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon did not reach their … Continue reading ECONOMY: Sockeye salmon disaster amid low water levels, hot weather

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BC photos

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ECONOMY: City councillors cry foul over funding of Olympic Village

Endowment fund fiasco — Vancouver Sun 2004 A senior city planner is calling it the most advanced urban project in … Continue reading ECONOMY: City councillors cry foul over funding of Olympic Village

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Nepal photos — road to heaven

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Nepal highway to heaven — Globe and Mail

http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20031129.HIMALAYAN29/TPStory/… Paving the Stairway to Heaven — a 100-kilometre trail between 8,000-metre peaks in Nepal’s Kali Gandaki Valley — seems … Continue reading Nepal highway to heaven — Globe and Mail

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Nepal photos 1

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Ishigaki travel feature in JT

Freedoms on the outer limit Ishigaki island is a remote and pristine lure for lovers of sun, sea, nature, fine … Continue reading Ishigaki travel feature in JT

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Tokyo Koyo cycling guide — Japan Times

Painting Tokyo red and gold In times past, some Native Americans believed the autumn colors were made when the Great … Continue reading Tokyo Koyo cycling guide — Japan Times

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ECONOMY: Japanese men lack homegrown heroes

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/…/14iht-rinvisible_ed2_.html  TOKYO When Japanese men such as Ryuji Shinozaki go shopping, they aren’t likely to see their peers among the … Continue reading ECONOMY: Japanese men lack homegrown heroes

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ECONOMY: Fashion revolution drives new look in Japan

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/…/07iht-fgirls_ed3_.htmlRevolution drives new look in Japan   TOKYO Japan’s “fashionistas” look innocent enough in school uniforms and loose white socks rolled … Continue reading ECONOMY: Fashion revolution drives new look in Japan

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Japan fashionista photos

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