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Myanmar's religious sites and historic landmarks hint at its history

When I approached the taxi stand in front of Yangon International Airport after arriving in Myanmar recently for the first time, I asked the young attendant for a car with a meter.
10:47 June 4, 2013

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Center preserves wartime memory of the Great Tokyo Air Raid

At least 85,000 were killed March 10, 1945, when U.S. B-29 bombers began dropping incendiary bombs of jellied gasoline and magnesium on the dense and wooden metropolis of Tokyo. Since 2002, a little-known brick structure within the historical bomb zone represents the main archive for the Great Tokyo Air Raid.
02:00 May 17, 2013
Ceremony to mark restoration of historic gate burned by arsonist

South Korea will hold a ceremony Saturday to mark the restoration of Sungnyemun, a landmark gate in central Seoul that was burned down by an arsonist in February 2008.
01:49 May 3, 2013
Taiwan: Horrors of Japanese POW camps revealed to visitors at Kinkaseki
18:08 May 2, 2013
Hawaii's Big Island exploding with activity for travelers
Loo-shaped building in S. Korea an homage to indoor plumbing
Go underground on a river tour in the Philippines
Slow down at Okinawa's Beach Rock Village
Check out hockey, Korea-style
Okinawa: Diverse marine life at the aquarium

Pacific Quick Trips

Japan: Ninja Village offers activities for all ages

Hizen Yume Kaido, a ninja-themed park located about 45 minutes east of Sasebo Naval Base by car in Ureshino is nirvana for a kid — or any adult who is a kid at heart.
11:06 June 14, 2013
Seoul Zoo boasts more than 3,400 animals

Nature and animal enthusiasts wanting to get away from the city and Osan Air Base can find more than a day’s excursion at the Seoul Zoo.
15:10 June 17, 2013
National park outside Tokyo offers guided hikes and tours

Pacific After Hours

After Hours: Krung Siam in Tokyo

The best part of Tokyo’s Kichijoji Honcho neighborhood is the rabbit warren of alleys and lanes that conceals tiny boutiques, cozy restaurants and hole-in-the-wall bars.
16:34 June 17, 2013
After Hours: Makishi Public Market in Naha, Okinawa
After Hours: An order of fur with purr on the side
After Hours: Tonchinkan in Sasebo, Japan
After Hours: The Baker's Table in Itaewon-dong, Seoul, South Korea

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