TYPHOON, MUDSLIDES KILL 17 IN JAPAN; 50 MISSING
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Rescue workers look for survivors as they stand on the rubble of a house buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Oshima on Izu Oshima island,…
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REPORTS: MOM VISITS AMERICAN DETAINED IN NKOREA
By ERIC TALMADGE Kenneth Bae, right, an American man detained in North Korea for the past 11 months, and his mother Myunghee Bae talk each other during their meeting at…
JAPANESE COURT: ANTI-KOREA ‘HATE SPEECH’ ILLEGAL
By MARI YAMAGUCHI In this photo taken Sunday, May 19, 2013, nationalist protesters with Japanese flags, left, and Japan’s naval ensign, right, march through a Tokyo street to denounce”privileges” for…
US PUSHES PACIFIC TRADE AGENDA DESPITE SHUTDOWN
By ELAINE KURTENBACH U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Kerry on…
IN ASIA, OBAMA’S NO-SHOW IS A BOOST FOR CHINA’S XI
By GILLIAN WONG Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground right, bows as he inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct.…
OVERFLOWING TANK CA– USE OF NEW LEAK AT FUKUSHIMA
By MARI YAMAGUCHI This aerial photo shows the storage tank, fifth from left at left plot, which workers detected the water dripping from the top, at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear…
SKOREA LEADER RAPS JAPAN DURING HAGEL MEETING
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, third from left, as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim, second from left, and…
CAROLINE KENNEDY: HUMBLED TO CARRY FATHER’S LEGACY
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Caroline Kennedy speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in…