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...from a cuddly cat. Hello Kitty, it turns out, may not be ethnically Japanese. Her surname is not Suzuki or Sato but White. Her parents are named George and Mary. Yet the mouthless feline has prospered as one of Japan's most successful exports, a fitting symbol of an open Japan. Arigato Kitty, hello world...
...aftermath of disaster, a need to put aside painful memories and move on is natural. But in the mountains of Sichuan, the impulse to look forward is also a political decision. Too open an examination of the collapsed schools would expose deep flaws in regional governance and could unleash a flood of discontent that might be difficult for the government to control. Yet even among those who are pushing ahead, the memories of the horror are unshakable. Here are four survivors' stories...
...dominated by a large, white event tent. It is to house the second annual Project East fashion show, hypothetically keeping attendees safe from the New England elements. Yet bad news arrives on Saturday night when the National Weather Service announces a flood watch for Cambridge. By the time doors open for the show the lawn is becoming a muddy mess. The tent can’t prevent the water from soaking the ground, and audience members find themselves walking through mire that sucks their shoes down. Kristin S. Kim ’09, one of the founding directors of Project...
...outgoing Administration officials for various offenses allegedly committed in the name of fighting terrorism over the past eight years. So far Obama and key congressional Democrats have signaled little interest in investigating and prosecuting Bush Administration officials once they leave office, a position some fear could leave the way open to similar government abuses in the future. "How do you deter these types of crimes in the future?" asks Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. "There is no meaningful way to deter subsequent Administrations from engaging in the thought process and the activities that this Administration...
...there isn't much time to demur. If Japan doesn't feel comfortable inviting foreign workers into this sector, other nations like the U.S., Canada and Taiwan do - with open arms. "They are at much more advanced stage with accepting foreigners," admits Asato of Kyoto University. In 2006, the Philippines signed an agreement with Japan similar to Indonesia's, but the Filipino students later interviewed by Kyushu University's Hirano last year weren't interested. Without an attractive package from Japan, Hirano fears none of the high-caliber Filipino nurses will want to come...