Wartime leader’s Tokyo residence regains luster after makeover
The Tokyo residence of wartime Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe is now open to the public after extensive renovations to restore ...
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VOX POPULI: Humans should be capable of outsmarting the coronavirus
When Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (1891-1945) formed his Cabinet in 1937, an Asahi Shimbun article “misquoted” his statement through a single wrong piece of type. It said the prime minister ...
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FAR EAST: Extension of Heaven
Japan’s grave-faced Emperor Hirohito last week wrapped himself in a silken robe embroidered with the sacred Paulownia blossom and stepped into the innermost sanctuary of the Imperial Palace to ...
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Offbeat Oregon: Fiery, explosive shipwreck gave Boiler Bay its name
A mile or two north of the picturesque little Central Coast town of Depoe Bay, there’s a little unassuming wide spot at the side of Highway 101 where you can pull off the road and park. There are a ...
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Offbeat Oregon: One of the most famous scenes in movie history was shot in Oregon
Two warring factions try to be the first to connect a railroad from the Columbia Gorge to the booming timber town of Bend.