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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

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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
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Hawaii's Big Island exploding with activity for travelers

The home of Hawaii's drive-in Volcano has a lot more to offer than just beautiful beaches.
13:10 April 11, 2013
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
Getting there part of the experience at Tokyo SkyTree

Pacific Quick Trips

Okinawa's Neo Park home to land and aquatic animals, diverse plant life

The Japanese woman was having trouble with the alpaca. The animal — a typically timid and docile cousin of the llama — was on a leash and apparently not interested in an orderly walk across the sprawling lawn.
16:22 May 17, 2013
Chuncheon, South Korea: A new life for old Camp Page

Eight years after U.S. Army helicopters made their last flight from Camp Page, just south of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), the area has become a tourist mecca with a high-speed rail link to Seoul and plans to develop land where the base once stood.
14:00 May 7, 2013
Robot Restaurant in Tokyo: Where women dance, battle androids

Pacific After Hours

After Hours: Tonchinkan in Sasebo, Japan

Every group of friends needs a place to eat, drink and be merry.
12:57 May 21, 2013
After Hours: The Baker's Table in Itaewon-dong, Seoul, South Korea
After Hours: Taipei Huaxi Tourist Night Market
After Hours: Clare County Irish Pub in Tokyo
After Hours: Japan's glorious freestyle-buffet-wedding-karaoke

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