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Obama in Asia - building block or bow?
BEIJING (Reuters) - Barack Obama's first presidential trip to Asia was also his first big step in recasting U.S. ties with a region in flux, and showed this will demand patience and compromise from a superpower used to pushing its weight around. Full Article
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Hey look, we shrank the budget
Japan's ruling Democratic Party has long vowed to wrest power from the country's bureaucrats. Now it's taking its battles with them over spending onto live internet TV. Full Article
Emperor enjoys hip-hop hurrah
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated 20 years on the throne with a typical formal ceremony, but later enjoyed an outdoor celebration including hip-hop dancers. Full Article
Police, media get their suspect
Japan's police can finally tear down the wanted posters for Tetsuya Ichihashi, after two-and-a-half years spent chasing down the 30-year-old suspected in the death of Briton Lindsay Hawker, whose body was found buried in a bath filled with sand. Full Article
