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Sihanouk: Cambodia's last true king
Thousands of mourners gather at the Royal Palace and wait in line to pay their respects to the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Feb. 2. (AP photo)
February 02, 2013
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--When the flames at the cremation ground are quenched and Cambodia's former monarch Norodom Sihanouk's ashes scattered on Phnom Penh's riverfront, the...
VOX POPULI: Emperor again putting the people first
May 02, 2012
On April 29, Showa Day, I visited the Musashino imperial cemetery in Hachioji in suburban Tokyo. After I passed a parking lot with an array of right-wing campaign vehicles, I...
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