75 years later, can Asia shake off shackles of the past?
Strategically located only 660 miles from Tokyo, the Pacific island became the site of one of the bloodiest, most famous battles of World War II against Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal, File)TOKYO Northeast Asia doesnt so much repeat history as drag it along like an anchor. Japan in 2020 is unrecognizable to the fascist military machine that once rolled across Asia. Political leaders, for one, will have to resist the temptation to use the past for their own ends. ___Foster Klug, AP's news director for Japan, the Koreas, Australia and the South Pacific, has covered Asia since 2005.
Matthew Perry Jokes About David Beckhams Friends Shirt and He Responds
Matthew Perry took to Instagram on Wednesday to poke some fun at retired soccer pro David Beckham. The 50-year-old Friends actor shared a selfie David had posted with his wife, Victoria Beckham, to his own Instagram account. In the pic, David is wearing a black T-Shirt with a famous Friends' scene of Chandler (Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) from the 1996 episode, "The One Where No One's Ready." David clarified further, writing, "Yes @cruzbeckham got me the shirt but could I be wearing anymore clothes @mattyperry4." While the entire cast hasn't reunited just yet, Aniston and Kudrow did recently have a mini Friends reunion.