Climate change, energy crises and food crises. All important for us." Yudhoyono had earlier written a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the latter`s capacity as G8 chairman calling on the G8 Summit...
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By Uwe Paschen.As many went to Hokkaido, the northern Island of Japan to take part in the G8 there. They never expected what would happen nor what that they may witness the end of freedom of expression and maybe...
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G8 summit in Japan has started with the calls for enhancing food security and reducing trade barriers on farming products. Leaders have urged to tackle the food crisis on a priority basis. UN secretary general...
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It is getting a little wet here and I do have major trouble uplodging files and pictures as well as videos! The Earth was not to happy either today, maybe an omen to think about! Thing are getting more tense and...
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The recognition for Japan's Ainu minority is more than a little bit late in coming. One of the things that I find amazing--how much the Ainu's culture represents that of many Northwestern American Indian...
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"TOKYO (Reuters) - An 8.1 quake was recorded in the Kurile islands on Wednesday, and a tsunami warning issued for eastern Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, NHK public television said.
The first waves of the tsunami, which was expected to arrive shortly after noon British...
"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Residents along Japan's Pacific coast were told to flee an impending tsunami after a powerful earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.1 hit the Kuril islands north of Japan late Wednesday."