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Former foes, vets of UK, Japan shake hands

November 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In 1944, the two men were in northeastern India as foes, fighting one of the harshest battles of World War II between Japan and Britain. More than 70 years later, they shook hands and sipped tea in Tokyo earlier this month. Roy Welland, 94, a former British […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Across Asia, Akiko Macdonald, Associated Press, Changi Prison, Foreign Ministry, Frail-looking Urayama, India, Jack Thomas, Keith Fowler, Mikio Kinoshita, Roy Welland, Taiji Urayama, Tokyo, UK, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

Asian superstitions… — Why leave luck to chance?

October 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sun Lee Chang Northwest Asian Weekly Whether you collect good luck charms by the dozen or pluck that rare four-leaf clover, it’s hard to ignore the many superstitions out there that will hopefully shift the winds of fortune in your favor. Many traditional cultures are steeped in age-old superstitions. Across Asia, there are a […]

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2015, Across Asia, Korean, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sun Lee Chang, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30

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