Japan
The Freedom Bird Flies Again
The first refugees out of Saigon — 54 Vietnamese orphans — arrived at Yokota AB early Thursday after a dash to freedom from an increasingly nervous South Vietnamese capital. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, April 4, 1975. It is republished unedited in its original form.
Attack on Miki, security lapse shock citizens
"Where were the cops?" was the reaction many Japanese "men-in-the-street" voiced to Monday's attack on Prime Minister Takeo Miki who was punched three times in the face by an ultra-rightist as he waited for the start of National funeral services for former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato.
At Tokyo Lost and Found, wallets to ashes lie unclaimed
At times, the 120,000 umbrellas in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's vast Lost and Found Center seem to reflect the personalities of their owners.
Captain of ship that hit PT-109 mourns JFK
The former Japanese Imperial Navy officer who almost killed John F. Kennedy in World War II Saturday mourned the late President's loss to the world.
His hand extended across the Pacific
I'm so upset ... I was a friend ... I couldn't believe it." This was all Prof. Gunji Hosono could say.
Carter meets with Hirohito, Ohira
Lifting his glass to Emperor Hirohito, President Carter declared Monday that the seven nations meeting here for the economic summit conference could plant a seedling that would "blossom into blessings of prosperity — and peace to disadvantaged people all over the world."
Royal couple cheered during tour of Tokyo
The Prince and Princess of Wales went to church and were cheered by thousands of Japanese Sunday during their stay in Tokyo.