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JAPAN: Rocking the Throne
A newly published book reexamines how much guilt Emperor Hirohito should bear for his role in World War II

DISASTERS: Cursed Isle
Mother Nature seems to have it in for Japan's Miyake Island

EAST TIMOR: From the Ashes
A year after voting for independence, the world's newest country is still struggling with demons past and present

PERSONAL HISTORY: My Daughter's Mother
A father chronicles his adopted 11-year-old's voyage to Korea

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SPOTLIGHT

MILESTONES

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