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today in history, october 17, 1931: mobster al capone was convicted of

Arab oil-producing nations announced they would begin cutting back oil exports to Western nations and Japan the result was embargo that lasted until March 1974. 1979. ..

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the big wobble: japan hit with biblical amounts of rain! total

Japan Meteorological Agency predicted rainfall could exceed 1,200 millimetres in western and Japan areas facing Pacific as Typhoon Krosa, was expected to travel through Chugoku toward the Sea of Japan later in the day.. ... According to Reuters, heavy rains lashed parts of..

embargoes and other acts of war

Prior to its encounters with the western colonial powers, Japan was, relative to Europe, prosperous country with strong and well-organized government, that had been at peace within its borders and with its neighbors for centuries.  ..

examining japan's first foray into global warfare

Despite occasional pressure from its allies, especially British, Japan sent no troops to Western Front, most notably in 1917, when squadron of Japanese ships provided protection against German U-boats for British troopships and shipping in Mediterranean Sea. ... Frederick Dickinson,..

typhoon trami drenches japan

And most of local trains and bullet trains in western areas suspended operations on Sunday, West Japan Railway said.. Japan issued evacuation orders and warnings to about 700,000 households in southern and western Japan and more than 300,000 households have..

monthly review

Hinton pointed to the devastating consequences for China and its inevitable return to being semicolonial country dominated by Western powers and Japan ( This period of expansion internally and abroad is documented by Martin Hart-Landsberg and Paul Burkett in July-August 2004 issue of. ..

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