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...pressure to produce a male heir in the years before and after the birth of her daughter Princess Aiko in 2002 is seen by many as the Crown Princess’s breaking point. While the succession crisis ended with the birth of her nephew Prince Akishino in 2006, Owada has been suffering from an adjustment order and still remains out of the public...
...some Japanese to lament that they don't live in a "normal" country, one responsible for its own defense and foreign affairs, and Hatoyama's talk of a more equal partnership has played well with an electorate bruised by a perception that Japan often plays the little nephew to Uncle...
...nearly enough of the campy talking owl Bubo from the original in this Clash. He makes an appearance here. But he was sort of like R2-D2 in the original one. You have to be careful with those little nods to the [original] audience. My nephew ain't going to get that. Mads Mikkelsen [(Draco)] didn't even get it. He didn't see the original, so he didn't know what...
...embodied in Schindler's List, except that their pawns here are not the Jews of Germany but all humanity as represented by the people of Argos, and that these two grand figures are a side show to the crusade led by Perseus, the son Zeus wants to protect, the nephew Hades means to destroy...
...Almighty on his side, but then perhaps he doesn't need him so much. Sarangani is a family affair. The province's borders were drawn in 1992 by Chiongbian's late father; his mother was its first governor. The current congressman is his brother and the vice-governor his nephew. Incumbents have a natural advantage over challengers, since they have had years - in the Chiongbian family's case, decades - to dispense favors and appoint loyalists. "Popularity is not enough to overturn favors which have been granted over several years or several terms," warns de Vera...