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The southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of a large-scale rally protesting the sexual assault of a young girl by U.S. soldiers. On Sept. 4, 1995, three U.S. M ...

April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...

Betsy Mae Quan Toy Yee, charismatic owner of the Blue Fin restaurant in Phoenix, died Oct. 18. Friends and family remember ...

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As local languages continue to disappear, Associate Professor Natsuko Nakagawa from the Faculty of Humanities is dedicated to ...