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...Japanese government, and its contingent of U.S. planes will eventually double to over 100 as part of a global realignment of American forces. There's a reason for the move-Iwakuni is within striking distance of every potential hot spot in Northeast Asia, from Beijing to Pyongyang to Taipei. As he gives a group of foreign journalists a briefing on Iwakuni, Satoru Shoji, an MSDF captain with the blunt build and cauliflower ears of a rugby player, points toward the area west of Japan on a map and says, "This is the area we have to watch out for." There...
...present, only students who have access to a handful of international schools or are affluent enough to travel to a location where the test is offered, such as Taipei or Singapore, have the opportunity to take the test...
...never managed to get on the plane in Tokyo. Taipei had warned all Taiwan-bound airlines not to accept any passenger without proper entry documents. Two days later he used a false name to get on a flight from Manila, but Taipei had been tipped off, and he was forced to return on the same plane...
...World Cup tournaments and two Olympic Games. Last year, Markgraf took some well-deserved time off from the national team to start a family. But after giving birth to her son, Keegan, in July, the 30-year-old Markgraf returned to represent the U.S. in friendlies against Taipei and Iceland—games her team won by scores of 10-0 and 2-1, respectively. Between raising a family and playing at the highest level, Markgraf still found time to work with a young Harvard squad. After the departure of stellar goalkeeper Katie Shields...
...Chen, although he is protected by presidential immunity while in office.) But in subsequent weeks Chen's supporters rallied to his side, defeating a recall motion in the legislature that would have triggered a national referendum on his ouster. They also shone the spotlight on his biggest rival, outgoing Taipei Mayor and KMT chairman Ma Ying-jeou, a likely 2008 presidential candidate. Following demands for an investigation by DPP lawmakers, Ma was forced to admit to bookkeeping problems regarding his mayoral expense account, and was questioned by prosecutors about official funds that DPP lawmakers accuse him of keeping for himself...