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- ... that the Yūshūkan, a Japanese military and war museum owned and operated by Yasukuni Shrine, has been at the center of an international controversy? —June 13, 2008
- ... that video sculpture is a medium that offers performing artists a chance to have a more permanent artistic forum? —August 12, 2008
- ... that the 430-foot-tall (131 m) Kyoto Tower (pictured) is the tallest man-made structure in the city of Kyoto, Japan? —August 23, 2008
- ... that, at 248.1 metres (814 ft), Midtown Tower (pictured) is the tallest building in Tokyo, Japan? —September 30, 2008
- ... that after being completed in October 2008, Tokyo's Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (pictured) is the second-tallest educational building in the world, at 204 metres (670 ft)? —February 5, 2009
- ... that after long-standing racketeering allegations, the FBI raided Chicago's Pui Tak Center, then known as the On Leong Merchants Association Building, in 1988? —February 20, 2009
- ... that former NPB catcher Katsunori Nomura was managed by his father, Katsuya Nomura, on three different teams: the Yakult Swallows, the Hanshin Tigers and the Rakuten Golden Eagles? —April 13, 2009
- ... that while developing Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo, Factor 5 put together a playable demo for Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader in 19 days to show at Nintendo's 2001 Space World? —August 2, 2009
- ... that Frank Chance is the only Chicago Cubs manager to lead the team to a World Series victory? —August 14, 2009
- ... that a six-year-old boy was killed in 2004 after his head was crushed in a revolving door at the entrance of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (pictured) in Tokyo? —September 15, 2009
- ... that Nippon Professional Baseball's Climax Series, implemented in 2007, is the first and only postseason playoff system used by both the Central and Pacific Leagues?—November 22, 2009
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