Asian Political Digest
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April 29, 2010 by admin

North Korea tears tidal wave of campers in the death

On Sunday morning are six South Korean nationals who camped 11 kilometers south of the border with North Korea at the Imjin River, has been surprised by a sudden tidal wave and swept away. 3 of the missing people were found dead by now, after looking the other victims in a big action continues. The Korea Herald newspaper reported, in finding the corpse of an approximately 5-year-old boy was found, which was swept from North Korea across the border. Read the rest of this entry »


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April 27, 2010 by admin

First Lady of the Rock from coffee bags

If Yukio Hatoyama as the new prime minister will soon shake up Japan's politics, his wife Miyuki would do the same for the role of First Lady. In Nagatacho, the recent political district of Tokyo, Hatoyama won because of his nonconformist ideas and his bulging eyes the nickname “the aliens”. But it is his wife, Miyuki, who writes in one of her books while she slept, she had once flown on a UFO in the form of a triangle with Venus, the British newspaper Daily Mail reported. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 25, 2010 by admin

Japan upgraded to

The Japanese Defense Ministry announced on Monday its budget in the amount of 4.85 trillion yen for the fiscal year 2010. This will upgrade the national missile defense system and the purchase of a new helicopter carrier are provided.The existing PAC-3 missile defense system, which currently covers the Greater Tokyo and the Kansai and Tokai regions, should be extended to the north of Kyushu and Hokkaido, Tohoku and Okinawa. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 16, 2010 by admin

DPJ wins general election with a clear majority

The former opposition, the Democratic Party of Japan has, in the lower house elections substantially exceeded the absolute majority with 308 of 480 seats.The Social Democratic Party and New People's Party won 3 seats 7 respectively. Together with the coalition partners announced the camp of the DPJ comes with 322 seats on a two-thirds majority. Read the rest of this entry »

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