Tuesday, April 12, 2005

News

China Tells Japan Face History: China's premier told Japan to "face up to history" and Japan's trade minister called China "scary" Tuesday as a dispute over Japan's wartime past rumbled on after violent weekend demonstrations. [NYT, free reg. req.]

Rivalry Fuels Anti-Japan Protests in China: Violent weekend protests in which Chinese stoned the Japanese Embassy are just the latest eruption in a decades-old series of disputes rooted in wartime history but fueled by modern rivalry, as the two sides jostle for Asian dominance.

Study Finds Japanese Watch Most TV: . . . At 2 1/2 hours daily each, China and Sweden watched the least amount of television last year. [NYT, free reg. req.]

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