A small rocky typhoon swept island. This is okinawa, principal link in a chain of islands that stretches from japan to formosa. Unimportant this perhaps at first glance, but the role in todays tense world is out of proportion to the size. An area equal to half of that rhode island, okinawa is a vital out post less than 400 miles from the post of communist china. But okinawa has not always played the important world role it plays today. For many centuries it slept, an island off the beaten track of world affairs. Futile lords were over villages where life centered around rice and religion. Answers to worship was the dominant phase. Here peaceful peasants lived and worked. And children played with little brother or sister, a perennial passenger. It was a contented culture that looked back ward rather than forward for the inspiration. As such, it changed little over the centuries. Agriculture was the most important occupancy. The ungenerous work was worked by hand with hand tools. Crops w
Important overseas American Military base in the 1950s. Produced between 1951 and 1971, the big picture was a Weekly Television report for the army and the american public. Narrator the United States army presents the big picture, an official report produced for the armed forces and the american people. A small, rocky, typhoonswept island, this is okinawa, principal link in the ryukyus chain, which stretches more than stretches over the pacific from japan to formosa. Unimportant . Perhaps at first glance. But okinawas role in todays world is out of proportion to its size. An area equal to rhode island, okinawa is a vital outpost in the free World Defense network less than 300 miles from the coast of communist china. But okinawa has not always played the Important Role it plays today. For many centuries it slept, an island off the beaten track of world affairs. Feudal lords ruled over scattered straw hut villages , where life centered around two things rice and religion. Ancestor worshi
Armed forces and the american people. A small, rocky, typhoonswept island, this is okinawa, principal link in the ryukyus chain, which stretches over the pacific from japan to formosa. Unimportant . Perhaps at first glance. But okinawas role in todays world is out of proportion to its size. An area equal to rhode island, okinawa is a vital post in the free World Defense network less than 300 miles from the coast of communist china. But okinawa has not always played the Important Role it plays today. For many centuries it slept, an island off the beaten track of world affairs. Feudal lords ruled over scattered straw hut villages where life centered around two things rice and religion. Stewardship was the dominant thing. Here, peaceful peasants lived and worked. And children played. It was a contented culture that looked backward rather than forward for inspiration. As such, it changed little over the centuries. Agriculture was the most important occupation. The ungenerous earth was work
In the past u. S. Experts and officials have always had really private sometimes stern messages for both sides to take auction to move forward and we will see how are panelists come down on that issue today. And we really have a group of stiller panelists and i will introduce them later but first we have for what many of you will be a surprise guest, we only heard formal confirmation late yesterday that mike will begin the opening remarks, mr. Napper, his appearance may not be on the website yet and people may not have been aware of it, but mr. Knapper, member of senior Foreign Department of state and hes serving as the Deputy Assistant secretary for korea and japan and i first met mark when he was the head of the political military unit in the embassy in tokyo, well, probably more years than either one of us would want to admit and since then hes had any number of jobs, any number of business cards i think i have in my collection, its not to say he cant keep a job, expertise on so man
Hold onto gains after a fourmonth high on april 20. Number three says he will listen to differing views as he prepares for a speech in hong kong. The most Senior Party Leader to visit since street protests. Do follow me on twitter, rishaadtv. Use trendingbusiness as well. Street,nd from wall china opening in 30 minutes. We are seeing losses flow through into the region. Has to fed president signaling a rate hike in june. The firstling for time this week on the back of that weakness. All coming on line following that downward lead. Interesting one, firstquarter gdp numbers beating expectations, avoiding that technical recession. Japan switch in and out of positive and negative territory, but now with the wind strengthening yen strengthening, we are seeing some weakness. Half of 1 . Of all coming through in a fall coming through in australia as well. There is some downward pressure. This is what the regional index looks like, some support from oil and gas players, but most sec theres low