Japan's Suntory To Acquire Maker of Jim Beam, Maker's Mark
For around $13.62 billion
Uhhh, wrong continent?
The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead, including war criminals
Handed to Chinese patrol ship
Partly responsible for rift between Japan and China
World War II war criminals among those honored at the shrine visited by Shinzo Abe
More than half way to meeting central bank's 2015 inflation goal
Breaking campaign pledge to have it removed
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the Yasukuni Shrine yesterday
New faces, old controversy
Because it includes war criminals
So says the bank's governor
Drones, fighters, and destroyers among the equipment to be bought
Set up amphibious unit as well, in response to China's behavior
Wants to reverse phase-out plan by previous administration
Told business leaders he had discussed the issue with President Xi Jinping
New zone to dominate talks during the vice president's trip to Asia
Dispute over uninhabited islands intensifying
Pushing for Pacific trade bloc agreement
Both Japan and China claim islands included in China's new air defense zone
New air defense zone increasing escalating tensions
Latest escalation of tensions
Part of attempt to re-stabilize the site
Next they'll tell us chemtrails aren't real either
Historical issue still source of tensions
Trip will take place in first week of December
Reports of drill relating to Diaoyu islands apparently inaccurate
May have spilled into the Pacific
The relationship between the two countries has been rocky recently
Then on to Indonesia, where he will meet up with Obama
North American interventionism
Home of nuclear plant crippled by quake and tsunami in 2011
Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics
Government will officially complain
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