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1991: Japan provides US$ 4 billion of funding to US efforts in the Gulf War, but does not send troops. 1995: February: The Nye Initiative, a report on the United States security strategy toward East Asia and the Pacific area, is published. September 4: Three US servicemen abduct and rape a 12-year-old girl in Okinawa. [27]
1995 France bombings: A bomb was thrown at an underground commuter train. The train was derailed and damaged. No one was killed, but 29 people were injured. [8] GIA Algerian Civil War October 20 Suicide car bombing 0 (+1) 29: Rijeka, Croatia: 1995 Rijeka bombing: A car bomb was detonated in front of a police station. The perpetrator driving the ...
September 4 – 1995 Okinawa rape incident: Three U.S. servicemen serving at Camp Hansen on Okinawa kidnap and gang rape a 12-year-old Japanese girl. The incident led to further debate over the continued presence of U.S. forces in Japan. October 26 - Mitsubishi Motors releases the Mitsubishi Pajero Junior mini SUV.
Japan recognized Nigeria as a nation on 1 October 1960, by formally establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Politicians of both countries have visited each other's countries to strengthen economic ties such as the 2001 visit of Yoshiro Mori and the 2001 and 2004 visit of Olusegun Obasanjo along with a 2009 visit from the then future president of Nigeria, Goodluck Johnathan ...
Within 24 hours, Congress had reversed its position of neutrality in World War II, declaring war on Japan and starting the chain of events that led to the U.S. forces joining the full war.
Twenty-three years since the day that changed everything. Since that impossibly blue sky on a crisp autumn morning. Since the first plane. Then the second plane.
August 15 – John Cameron Swayze, news commentator and game show panelist (b. 1906) August 16 – Bobby DeBarge, musician (born 1956) August 24 – Gary Crosby, actor, singer, and oldest son of Bing Crosby (born 1933) August 26 – Evelyn Wood, educator and businesswoman (born 1909) August 29 – Sterling Morrison, guitarist (born 1942)
China's rise on the Global 500, from three companies in 1995 to 135 today, has displaced many Japanese firms. Those Chinese firms are encroaching on Japan’s traditional strengths, too.