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Devastated: Hardly any buildings in Hiroshima were left standing
after the massive atomic bomb blast

Deception of Stalin…Truman’s Contentment with Hiroshima’s Bomb

by Fadwa Fadel | Oct 31, 2016 | World

The first round of talks showcased the U.S. offer for the Japanese government to announce unconditional compromise and to provide the required pledges to prove good intentions. Today’s round will focus on the decisive moments that led the Emperor to take the final...

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SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at SoftBank World 2016 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

SoftBank’s Vision … Saudi Arabia Investing in The Future

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2016 | Business

Cairo-Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Group have joined efforts together and announced establishing a technology investment fund that could grow as large as a whopping $100 billion. The fund will be one of the world’s largest private equity investors and...

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Deputy Crown Prince meets with CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., Masayoshi Son at his office in Riyadh/SPA

Saudi Arabia, SoftBank Plan World’s Biggest Tech Investment Fund

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2016 | Technology

Riyadh-The Japanese SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) has announced plans to establish the SoftBank Vision Fund, a new technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100 billion and in which Saudi Arabia will consider investing up to $45 billion, to become the...

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Photo caption: Trade minister Hiroshige Seko greets economic policymakers from the Saudi Arabian government after their meeting in Riyadh on Sunday. | KYODO

Tokyo Offers 36 Opportunities to Boost “Joint Saudi-Japanese Vision 2030”

by Naif Al-Rasheed and Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 10, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi-Japanese relations will see a great boost as 38 Japanese companies have offered Saudi Arabia 36 cooperation opportunities in the areas of energy, industry, renewable energy, infrastructure and entertainment within Tokyo’s initiative to work with Riyadh...

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Presidential candidate Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte raises a
clenched fist before casting his vote at a polling precinct for
national elections at Daniel Aguinaldo National High School in Davao
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Duterte’s Balancing Game between China, Japan

by Fadiah Fawzi | Sep 29, 2016 | Features

Beijing- The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has ruled that China has no ‘historical rights’ in the South China Sea and that its activities in it violates Philippines’ sovereign rights. China, however, rejects this case while both countries have pledged to...