Japan
WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Marcos arrives for Japan visit
Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos arrived here Wednesday from Honolulu for a 5-day state visit. He was met at planeside by Emperor Hirohito.
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.
Powell begins Far East visit
Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here on Sunday for three days of talks with Japanese leaders and visits to U.S. bases.
Hugh Downs: Today Japan, tomorrow who knows?
Television personality Hugh Downs went to the roof of a Tokyo department store Saturday to do one of the last shows on his nine-year "Today" program, firmly denying that he is giving up the video screen for good.
Misawa welcomes Cheney; provides aircraft, facilities tour
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney wound up a two-week visit to Asia by watching a thunderous jetfighter drill here Saturday — and stocking up on Girl Scout cookies and peanuts from the commissary before his long flight home.
Chief of Army Nurse Corps tours Zama Hospital
The first woman general in the 196-year history of the U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. Anna M. Hays, chief of the Army Nurse Corps, said Tuesday that it was wrong to compare her job to that of a division commander because she functions purely in a staff position despite the fact that she has roughly 21,000 people under her supervision.