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- Philippine-American Friendship Day
was designated by President Diosdado P. Macapagal to commemorate the liberation of the country by Filipino and American forces from Japanese occupation at the end of World War II. The Philippines was a United States territory from 1898 to 1941, when it
- Report: North Korea fires four more missiles (Roundup)
Seoul - North Korea fired four more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports. The missiles, apparently Scud rockets with a range of 500 kilometres, were fired over the Sea of Japan, the national news agency Yonhap
- Report: North Korea launches five more missiles (2nd Roundup)
Seoul - North Korea fired five more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports. The missiles, apparently Scud rockets, were fired over the Sea of Japan, the national news agency Yonhap quoted government sources saying.
- North Korea tests six missiles, South Korea says (3rd Roundup)
Seoul - North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean Defence Ministry said. The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 kilometres, were fired over the Sea of Japan between 8 am and 4:10 pm, the ministry added. 'It is a
- Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row
(AP)
 AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
- Don't aggravate tensions, US warns N Korea
Salvo...North Korea fired seven Scud missiles (r) into the Sea of Japan. (Reuters: Lee Jae-Won, file photo) The United States has urged North Korea not to 'aggravate tensions' as it slammed Pyongyang's latest missile test, apparently timed for the US
- Japan ancillary exhibit
THE foundation stone was laid yesterday for Japan's first overseas industry pavilion that will complement the country's national pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010. Fourteen Japanese firms have confirmed they will be involved in the 4,000-square-meter
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While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
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AP - John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers.
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