Labor-short Japan more at home with automation than US

Nary a soul is in sight in this picture-perfect image of Japanese automation. The machines do all the heavy lifting at this plant run by Asahi Breweries, Japan's top brewer. The human job is to make sure the machines do the work right, and to check on the ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. veteran returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag

HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan -- Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this treasure home, and kissed them. Marvin Strombo, who had taken the calligraphy-covered Japanese flag from a dead ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese siblings accept WWII soldier’s flag from US veteran

HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan — The former U.S. Marine knew the calligraphy-covered flag he took from a fallen Japanese soldier 73 years ago was more than a keepsake of World War II. When Marvin Strombo finally handed the flag back to Sadao Yasue's younger ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: US WWII vet says he, Japan family can move on

The Latest on a U.S. veteran returning a fallen Japanese soldier's flag to the man's relatives (all times local): 7 p.m. A U.S. World War II veteran says by returning a flag he took from a fallen Japanese soldier to his siblings, both he and the family can ... ( read original story ...)

Japan honors dead in 72nd anniversary of WWII surrender

Aug. 15 (UPI) --Japan commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its surrender at the end of World War II with a state-sponsored ceremony in Tokyo, attended by relatives of the war dead. Although aging relatives were conspicuously absent, more than 6,000 people ... ( read original story ...)