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A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 31, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 31, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 13, 2018.
I received the news in a telephone call from Japan, which is two hours ahead of Thailand: “There’s been a coup!” my wife exclaimed after answering the phone. “Where”? I asked stupidly. “Here in Thailand.” We turned on the television to get more news, but every channel was just showing file footage of the King.
Bangkok in 2014 is looking more and more like Madrid in 1936 every day. That was the year that the bloody Spanish Civil War began, which lasted until 1939 and killed hundreds of thousands. Could such a bloody event engulf the Land of Smiles?
The national election to be held on Sunday is more likely to muddy than clarify the long-running political drama that has divided the country for more than a decade.