Mystery Still Surrounds Remains Given to Japan by N. Korea

By Steve Herman Japan is lodging a protest with North Korea after forensic tests confirmed that what Pyongyang said were the remains of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korean agents are actually th

Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

英语游戏:Age of Japan 2

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英语游戏:Age of Japan

[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Age of Japan is an incredible puzzle entertainment, which shines with unique graphics. All 40 game levels are rendered with Japane...

Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping

Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops from Iraq, Despite Kidnapping of 3 Civilians Steve Herman Task forces have been set up in Tokyo at the prime minister's office and the Foreign Ministry to deal with what

英语访谈对话 517 Exchange Host

Todd: Now Kate, you said that you actually had exchange students live with you Kate: I did. Todd: in New Zealand. Kate: Ive had 3 exchange students. Todd: Ok, can you talk about each one? Kate: Yep, the first one, she was very young, she was 14 I thi

Japan, US into FIFA Women's World Cup fina

BERLIN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States roared into the FIFA Women's World Cup final on Wednesday. Japan rallied to beat Sweden 3-1 in Frankfurt while earlier the United States eased past France 3-1 in Moenchengladbach. In Japan, it i

Kai Fung No. 2 back to Hong Kong water

HONG KONG, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong fishing vessel Kai Fung No. 2 reached Hong Kong water on Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Chief Executive CY Leung and HKSAR government ar

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter

By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f

Japan's GDP shrinks 1.1% in 4th quarter 2010

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy shrank(缩小) an annualized real 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, marking the first contraction in five quarters, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The October-December period figure, measured by gr

英文原版对话1000个:813 The Rock Band

Todd: So, Eoin, I was hoping that you could introduce yourself and talk a little bit about your band. Eoin: Sure. My name's Eoin. I work and live in Beppu in Oita in Japan and I play in a band called Nanbanjin. I play base guitar. The band... there's

Strong Earthquake Rocks NE Japan

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered in the Pacific O

Japan sends new spy satellite into space

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's H-2A rocket carrying a new information gathering satellite was launched at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, local media reported. Japan has already introduced three information-gather

Japan Commemorates 6 Months Since Disasters

Japan fell silent Sunday in a solemn minute of prayer and reflection marking six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami that left 20,000 people dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis. Sirens wailed at 2:46 in the afternoon as tens of t

Typhoon Kai-Tak kills 3, displaces 100,000 in S China

NANNING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Kai-Tak has left three people dead, one person missing and forced over 111,500 people to evacuate their homes in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of Monday afternoon, local civil affairs autho

Japan Moves to Stem Rising Yen

Japan's government and the country's central bank took action Thursday to dilute the yen. The Japanese currencys strong standing against the dollar is making exports more expensive, hurting efforts to revive the country's moribund economy. After many

日本流行音乐天团SMAP正式确定年底解散

One of Asia's biggest pop groups, SMAP, is to break up at the end of the year after a 25-year career. 亚洲最大流行音乐天团SMAP在出道25年之后，将于今年年底正式解散。 The Japanese boy band, which sold 35m records up to last

Japan: Disasters Slash Manufacturing

The Japanese government says the country's industrial production and consumer spending fell at their sharpest pace on record in March in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In a report Thursday, the government said that productio

Tropical storm Kai-Tak approaches south China

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, is approaching China's southern regions, the country's meteorological authority forecast Tuesday. Kai-Tak, moving northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, will graze or l

原版英语对话1000个:518 Exchange Host

Todd: Now Kate, you said that you actually had exchange students live with you Kate: I did. Todd: in New Zealand. Kate: Ive had 3 exchange students. Todd: Ok, can you talk about each one? Kate: Yep, the first one, she was very young, she was 14 I thi