monarchy

Bangkok man gets 10 years for insulting monarchy

The Thai's take their beloved king and monarch very seriously, and if visiting Thailand the king is a subject to avoid.

Suvicha Thakhor, a 34-year-old former oil engineer, held back tears as he listened to a brief statement by the court which found him guilty of posing a threat to national security.

Charles warns of 'climate crunch'

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Prince Charles warns on the need to keep one eye on the upcoming climate crisis. Although it's easy to forget about it with all the global economic trouble, climate change won't go away.

Generally I'm glad to see UK-Japanese relations getting stronger than ever. I hope the next 50 years sees unprecedented levels of co-operation.

A plot that could have ended the Japanese monarchy

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In April 1946, an assassination plot was hatched against General Douglas MacArthur, the supreme commander of the Allied Powers. Writing in Shukan Shincho (Aug. 28), investigative journalist Eiichiro Tokumoto reveals his findings, based on historical materials researched from the extensive MacArthur Archives in Norfolk, Virginia.