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That change is slowly playing out at Iwakuni. The seaside MSDF facility not far from Hiroshima was a main Japanese air force base through World War II, before it was eventually taken over by the Americans, and the grounds are now shared with the U.S. Marines. It's in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Stealthy Military | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

If you believe some U.S. officials, the Chinese people are way too thrifty. Hoping to help bring down the soaring U.S. trade deficit with China, which rose by 15% to $232.5 billion last year, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have urged Beijing to encourage Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raiding the Piggy Bank | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

By some estimates, there are already as many as 100 million members of China's middle class, defined as people with monthly incomes of over $650. Their ranks are projected to triple in a decade, with middle-class lifestyles spreading beyond the big coastal cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raiding the Piggy Bank | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

Yes, Beijing is getting ready to host the 2008 Olympics, but even that can't explain why the government just spent some $56,000 painting southwest China's Laoshou Mountain green to cover up scars left by a strip-mining operation. Here are some of China's other "beautification" campaigns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Gets A Makeover | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

That perceived lack of solidarity from Washington - busy thanking Tokyo's rival Beijing for its decisive efforts at the talks - is especially galling given the Japanese government's steadfast support for the war in Iraq, up to and including President George W. Bush's recent "surge" in troop levels. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Japan Is Unhappy with the U.S. | 2/21/2007 | See Source »

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