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China is usually the first nation to protest-loudly-any perceived backsliding by Japan on its acceptance of guilt for World War II abuses. Yet, last month, when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied Japan's wartime army had forced tens of thousands of Asian women into sexual slavery, igniting an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surface Calm | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

Little Lin is not alone. Tens of thousands of Chinese from his home province of Fujian alone have traveled from China to Britain in recent years. A coastal region with a booming middle class, Fujian produces a disproportionate number of China's overseas migrants. Back in the mid-1800s, Fujian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dreams of Leaving | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

When the van stops at Kibuye's stadium, it is surrounded by children, who watch in excitement as the huge screen is inflated. Thirteen years ago, this was the site of a massacre of tens of thousands of Tutsi - many of them buried in a mass grave adjacent to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movie Night at a Massacre Site | 4/4/2007 | See Source »

As of the end of 2005, the U.S. owed $2.7 trillion more to the rest of the world than the rest of the world owed to the U.S. (the 2006 numbers won't be out until summer; they'll be even worse). That's a record, and a dramatic increase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Armageddon Gang | 3/30/2007 | See Source »

But this could probably be the last time Byun will see his relatives in the North. Tens of thousands of other South Koreans are still on a waiting list for both video and face-to-face exchanges. "It will take at least ten years for everyone to see their relatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Family Reunion Is Via Remote | 3/30/2007 | See Source »

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