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Obama takes tough tone on North Korea...North Korea. In December, U.S. special envoy Stephen Bosworth is to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, in an effort to restart the multilateral talks involving the U.S., North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia. But Obama... In this article: Barack Obama, Lee Myung-bak, North Korea, United States, South Korea, Seoul, Korean War, Pyongyang, and Asia |
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L.A. Times - World News | 6 days ago
A 'grand bargain' for North Korea
U.S. special envoy Stephen Bosworth is scheduled to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, next month in an effort to restart the multilateral talks involving the United States, North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia.
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washingtonpost.com | November 13, 2009
Obama: US won't 'be cowed' by North Korea
...on its nuclear arsenal "will lead only to less security - not more." The president said a brighter future for isolated North Korea lay only in its return to six-party talks with the United States, Japan, South Korea, China and Russia.
In this article: Barack Obama, North Korea, United States, Tokyo, Pyongyang, South Korea, Russia, and China
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CNN | 6 days ago
Obama visits South Korea
...of the Korean Peninsula." He and Lee also are to discuss a possible trip to Pyongyang by a U.S. envoy to jump-start the talks, which include both Koreas, the United States, Russia, China and Japan. The two leaders were expected to...
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Prime Newswire | November 11, 2009
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Description from Wikipedia:
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.
- Name:
- Japan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Japan
- Local Name:
- 日本国
- Capital:
- Tokyo (de facto)
- Language:
- None
- Japanese
- Largest City:
- Tokyo
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- National Diet
- Upper House:
- House of Councillors
- Lower House:
- House of Representatives
- Founding Date:
- April 28, 1952
- Formations:
- Current constitution
- Area:
- 145,883
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $4.356 trillion
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.910 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $38,457
- Time Zone:
- JST
- Currency:
- Japanese Symbol 円 Pronounced
- Demonym:
- Japanese
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- JPY
- Country Calling Code:
- 81
- ccTLD:
- .jp
- Anthem:
- Kimigayo
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