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Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran

  SAGAMIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - When Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a righteous war to free Asia from the yoke of Western imperialism.Full story

Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments

  Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds have briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan is aggressively trying to lower interest rates. Full story

JGB yields surge, markets spooked by Bernanke remarks

  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds plunged on Thursday, taking yields to their highest in a year and leading a selloff in bonds globally after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks sparked worries of a reduction in U.S. monetary stimulus. Full story

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  ‘In the Navy, you save your ship, your ship is your home’

History has been made and remembered. Twenty-four surviving sailors from the USS Franklin held a reunion at Patriot's Point in Charleston. In 1945, the Franklin, nicknamed “Big Ben” was hit by 2 Japanese bombs, exploding 31 armed and fueled aircraft sitting on her deck. More than 800 were killed, th

  Drivers of Japanese Equities

Abhay Desphande, First Eagle, shares some of his favorite Japan equity plays, but warns investors not to try and pick out individual stocks. And the Fast Money traders debate the bull and bear trade on JC Penney.

  Santelli Digs Into Japan's Cheap Money

CNBC's Rick Santelli takes a look at the run up in Japanese government bond rates.

  Can Japan Keep Control of Its Bond Market?

CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with Richard Farr, Boenning & Scattergood, about the impact of Japan's cheap money on the European bond market.

  Japan: A Yen For More Easing

Adrian Mowat, JP Morgan chief Asian equity strategist, explains how "abenomics" has impacted Japan's economy, as the yen's depreciation draws the attention of Western investors.

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