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Dalai Lama concludes Japan tour

Tokyo, November 7: The Tibetan leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed for his exile home India, Saturday morning from Tokyo Narita Airport. On the last day of his 13th visit to the island nation, His Holiness met briefly...

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Veterans Day events at Pacific bases

Veterans Day events at Pacific bases South Korea Yongsan Garrison: The Korea district of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a ceremony honoring U.S. veterans at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 8th Army War Memorial. The event...

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Church sponsors car show

The Elmdale Baptist Church, located at 233 Elmdale Road S. in Abilene, hosted its third annual classic car show Saturday afternoon. Registration was $10 per vehicle, and free burgers and hotdogs were plentiful.

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Forecast Japan, weather Japan, meteo Japan

Weather Japan, Tokyo meteo, weather weekend forecast season, the weather in the mountains, the weather on the coast, the weather on the beach, sea water temperature, weather in the capital, the weather in the mountains, the...

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Politics › Okada says there will be no base deal during Obama's visit

Sunday 08th November, 01:06 PM JST TOKYO — Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama’s visit this week, saying the issue needs...

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Asia opens to Obama on debut tour

STEPHEN COLLINSON November 8, 2009 - 2:34PM AFP Barack Obama this week heads to Asia for the first time as president, seeking to show the region and a rising China the United States is not in decline nor distracted by multiple...

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Fort Hood shooting: Obama urges people not to jump to conclusions!

Updated on Saturday, November 07, 2009, 17:51 IST Tags: Washington: President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law...

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Downbeat on new government

Was there not an historic election just over two months ago that ushered in a supposedly foreigner-friendly government that has put issues like suffrage for permanent residents in local elections on t...

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Freedoms on the outer limit

There's something special about places on the outer limits of great nations or continents; a sort of liberated and reflective space, away from it all, yet still connected to it. Think Alaska, Vancouver Island, the Koh Chang...

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U.S. open to environmental pact for bases

WASHINGTON — The United States is ready to discuss the possibility of forming a special bilateral pact with Japan to address environmental damage at U.S. military bases in Japan, the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture said Friday....

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