"It was a malicious crime that cleverly took advantage of a mentality for revering the imperial court and imperial family," Kyodo news agency quoted judge Takaaki Oshima as saying.
Xinjiang has been the homestead of Han and other northwest minority groups since the ancient times. It has been cultivated and developed by them together.
On these issues - issues that will determine our success or failure in this new century - I believe it's the fundamental responsibility of all who hold elective office to seek out common ground.
I have heard a lot of touching stories about men and women from both China and Britain, who jointly fought the Japanese fascist forces and forged a profound friendship.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, conducted a two-year experiment in collaboration with Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology in Korea.