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RUSSIA Higher tariffs on imported used automobiles, most of which come from Japan...
...second time in a row, Japan emerged victorious at the World Baseball Classic, defeating South Korea 5-3 on March 23. The Japanese team was awarded $2.7 million and will hold the title until the next tournament...
Here's $3,000. Now scram! That's the offer that Japan made on April 1 to unemployed foreigners of Japanese ancestry. These immigrants, mostly from Brazil and Peru, had previously obtained special visas to do manufacturing work in Japan for companies like Toyota. With the number of available jobs at a six-year low, the nation can no longer afford to pay them unemployment benefits and is asking them to leave...
...Fujimori down. In 2000 he ran for a third term, but by then news of atrocities such as those committed by the Colina Group had begun to surface, and his victory was marred by allegations of electoral fraud. Four months into his third term, Fujimori fled into exile in Japan, after a $1 billion corruption and embezzlement scandal involving Montesinos and other close advisers had unraveled his government. He returned to South America in 2005, hoping, incredibly, to take part in Peru's 2006 presidential race, but he was arrested in Chile and handed over for trial in Peru...
...North Korea has spent decades trying to peel the U.S. away from Japan and South Korea. The test presents a delicate challenge for President Obama: find a way to keep the U.S. and its allies on the same page as far as how to handle Pyongyang. Both Seoul and, to a greater degree, Tokyo are furious at the launch, which comes at a point when relations with North Korea are close to rock bottom for both. South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has junked his predecessor's "sunshine" policy, which showered economic benefits on Pyongyang with few strings attached. That...