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Today in History - Nov. 24...Airways Corp. was formally established. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers based on Saipan attacked Tokyo in the first raid against the Japanese capital by land-based planes. In 1947, a group of writers, producers and... In this article: Lookout Mountain, Rock, Apollo 12, Palestinian militant, World War II, British Overseas Airways Corp., and Booker T. & the MG's |
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 days ago
Two smart guys trying to figure it all out
...China and America in Beijing last week. U.S. President Barack Obama was on the third leg of his Asia tour, after first hitting longtime Asian ally Tokyo and then Singapore for an international meeting. With all smiles but little evident...
In this article: Unemployment, Hu Jintao, China, Barack Obama, Beijing, Asia, Pacific, and Tokyo
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DPJ to admit existence of secret nuke pact
...stopovers The Foreign Ministry has decided to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft carrying nuclear weapons, ministry sources said Saturday. During its...
In this article: Tokyo, Democratic Party of Japan, Katsuya Okada, Liberal Democratic Party, Washington, Japan, and Aiichiro Fujiyama
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washingtonpost.com | November 15, 2009
Citi to sell Bellsystem stake to Bain for $1 billion
...to Bain for $1 billion TOKYO (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Sunday it has agreed to sell its stake in Japanese telemarketer Bellsystem24 to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital for 93.5 billion yen ($1 billion). Bain has been widely...
In this article: Citigroup, Bain, Bain Capital, Permira, Japan, Nikko Cordial, Blackstone, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, and Itochu Corp
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U.S. official presses implementation of 2006 base deal
...military airfield. Gregson came to Japan to attend the first session of the Japan-U.S. high-level dialogue, attended by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa and U.S. Ambassador John Roos. "The U.S. government...
In this article: U.S., Tokyo, Katsuya Okada, Yukio Hatoyama, and Barack Obama
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Japan to reveal details of decades-old secret pact with U.S.
...air station on Okinawa, appears intent on revealing evidence of a decades-old secret pact between Tokyo and Washington that allowed U.S. ships and aircraft to carry nuclear weapons on stopovers in Japan. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada...
In this article: Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Okinawa, and Katsuya Okada
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Does Ozawa run the show as Hatoyama foots the bill?
These officials had warned the Prime Minister's Office that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who came to Tokyo ahead of President Barack Obama's first visit to Japan, would strongly demand prompt implementation of the accord. They...
In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Ichiro Ozawa, Democratic Party of Japan, Robert M. Gates, Tokyo, Japan, Diet, Liberal Democratic Party, and Washington
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Japan official urges resolution of US base debate
...in Japan. A steady stream of senior U.S. officials has visited Tokyo to press Japan to honor the original agreement, with President Barack Obama saying the two sides would work for a quick solution when he visited on Friday. Residents...
In this article: U.S., Katsuya Okada, Japan, Okinawa, Barack Obama, Tokyo, U.S. Marine, Hirokazu Nakaima, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and Yukio Hatoyama
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U.S. online strategy holds clues for Tokyo
U.S. online strategy holds clues for Tokyo Hatoyama's team needs to reform Web policies to connect with Japanese voters I magine befriending Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Facebook. Or getting "tweets" from Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada...
In this article: Google, Washington, D.C., Japan, Brookings Institution, Yukio Hatoyama, Craig Newmark, Tokyo, Darrell West, and Twitter
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Budget may cover part of Futenma accord
...Hirano said. The revisiting of the proposed relocation under the 2006 bilateral accord has strained Japan-U.S. relations, with Hatoyama entertaining the idea of moving the base out of Okinawa or out of the country. Washington wants...
In this article: Okinawa, Fiscal year, Nago, Okinawa, Yukio Hatoyama, Tokyo, Japan, and U.S. Marine
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- In God We Trust
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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