Category Archives: Japan

Hello Kitty motor oil

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Hello Kitty motor oil”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHello Kitty isn’t just a cartoon character, in Japan it’s a brand. They make everything from motor oil to wheelchairs to guns.

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Japan’s Election Has Eerie Similarity to 2008

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Japan’s Election Has Eerie Similarity to 2008″FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail This scenario sounds so familiar: The morning after a historic victory by Japan’s opposition party in national elections, pressure was already mounting Monday for quick, definitive action on a host … Continue reading →

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Japan Apologizes for Bataan

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Japan Apologizes for Bataan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFrom ABC: The Japanese ambassador to the United States apologized in person today to the 73 surviving POWs of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines in April 1942 during World War II. “We … Continue reading →

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