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Okinawans spurning Tokyo
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The China Post news staff
The China Post
Ten days ago, more than 116,000 Okinawan people protested in Ginowan, near Naha, against the Tokyo government’s plan to revise history textbooks to say that thousands of Okinawans had committed suicide in the Japanese samurai tradition upon learning of the imminent American invasion at [...]
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October 10 is Taiwan’s national day, also known as Double 10. For the first time in 16 years, the island has put on a military parade to demonstrate its military capabilities. Beginning in 1991 Taiwan decided to stop military parades in order to develop better relations with mainland China. A lot has happened since then. [...]
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Here’s an interesting video about a bunny couple watching a cooking show.
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ITALIANS IN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY
Author: Frederick W. Marrazzo
ISBN: 0738555622
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 128 pp.
On Sale Date: 10/15/2007
Book Description:
Attracted by the mild climate and abundance of fertile land, Italians came to the Santa Clara Valley from all regions of Italy, including Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Tuscany, and Piedmont. Beginning in the 1880s, the “Eden of the World” [...]
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