JAPAN
Diplomatic Mail
My only snail mail today had the following return address: Ambassador of Japan, Washington, D.C. Got my attention! It was a a letter from Ichiro Fujisaki, the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Last w...
Posted on 8/9/12 at 8:29 PM
Your Own Virtual Girlfriend
In Japan, technologists have created some kind of cutie-pie cartoonish virtual young woman who follows you around in real life. You won't get any street cred for having this gal by your side, though, ...
Posted on 7/12/12 at 8:12 AM
Dayton heads to Japan, South Korea on trade mission
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton leaves today on a South Korea trip, via Japan, to promote trade. The Democratic governor said he hopes to help open the door to increased trade. Twenty-four business, agr...
Posted on 9/23/11 at 1:12 AM
Japan Tsunami Video
This video is very, very intense. I warn you that it is quite sobering and even scary. It almost doesn't feel real. But it's definitely worth watching and the intensity of the situation comes throug...
Posted on 3/28/11 at 12:07 PM
The River Whisperer...
While I believe most folks realize we live on a volatile planet, I think we often get caught up in day-to-day life and forget how fragile the balance is between everything is all right and everything ...
Posted on 3/15/11 at 1:32 PM
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary
The Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle, an outspoken politician said in comments raising ire with Japan's neighbors.By Malcolm Foster , May 14, 2013
Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes 
It's easy to write off North Korea's threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: it has never demonstrated the capability to deploy a missile that could reach the Pacific island of Guam, let alone the mainland U.S.
By Associated Press , April 08, 2013
Protesters in Tokyo demand end to nuclear power 
By Yuri Kageyama , March 09, 2013
Japanese millers meeting with NDSU wheat experts 
Japan is the largest market for U.S. hard red spring wheat, annually purchasing nearly 55 million bushels. The country is considering importing more durum in the future.
By Associated Press , October 01, 2012
Minnesota man gets 6 years for abusing boys on US base 
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two boys at a U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa, Japan.
By Associated Press , September 12, 2012
Japan ambassador says potential for Japanese investment in N.D. 
July 31, 2012
Japanese ambassador scheduled to visit Grand Forks 
July 31, 2012
Japanese ambassador to visit Grand Forks 
June 30, 2012
Japan native Zeros in on historic fighter plane at Minot air museum 
By Eloise Ogden , June 18, 2012
Japan's music sensation: a group ranked by fans 
By Mari Yamaguchi , June 13, 2012
Tsunami-swept motorcyle from Japan found 4,000 miles away in Canada 
By Malcolm Foster , May 02, 2012
Coast Guard plans to go ahead, sink Japanese ship 
By Mark Thiessen and Rachel D'Oro , April 05, 2012
Film box office business increases 3% globally in 2011 
Ticket sales for movies shown around the globe rose 3 percent in 2011 to $32.6 billion, thanks largely to growth in booming markets like China. U.S. and Canadian sales fell.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2012
Jose Holguin-Veras, Troy, N.Y., column: When tsunami struck, ancient warning kicked in 
I know that science and engineering save lives.
But in this instance neither did much to help.
A message sent into the future 1,000 years ago did.
By Jose Holguin-Veras , March 17, 2012
No apparent damage after Japan shaken by strong quakes 
A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan this evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating tsunami.
By Mari Yamaguchi , March 14, 2012
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