Japan (Global Adventures): The tiny Japanese island of Yonaguni, near Taiwan, has become famous for the huge submerged rock structures found near its shores – the ancient city of a lost civilization, some claim. While many archaeologists and geologists believe that it is a natural formation, some hold the view that the features are man-made. [...]

Brisbane, Australia (Global Adventures): The Australian government plans to spend $4 million to locate the A.H.S. Centaur, a hospital ship which was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine I-177 14 May 1943.
The Scottish-built vessel was launched in 1924 as a combination passenger liner/freighter and operated a trade route between Western Australia and Singapore via Indonesia, carrying [...]

Hawaii (Global Adventures): Two Japanese submarines designed to carry bombers to strike the U.S. during World War II have been discovered on the seabed off Hawaii. The 400 feet (122 meter) long boats had been captured by the U.S. Navy when Japan surrendered in 1945 and were sunk deliberately the following year after the Soviet [...]

Atlanta (Global Adventures): The United States takes the top-spot in the fifth annual Futurebrand Country Brand Index (CBI). The Index polls approximately 3,000 business and leisure travelers from nine countries. It also considers expert opinions and compares statistics and global data from 102 countries across 29 image attributes and seven measures of brand strength.
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Tokyo (Global Adventures): Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) just announced that it will apply for assistance from the state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation (ETIC). ETIC is able to tap up to 1.6 trillion yen in state-guaranteed funds until March 2010. While Japan Airlines recently announced that it will cut 6,800 jobs to save money, the Kyodo [...]