Escape to New York: for a growing number of trendy young Japanese, cool means slumming it in the Big Apple

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The new wave of young Japanese expatriates in find life in New York a major step down from the comforts of Japan, although they are not seeking economic betterment, but are there out of a sense of restlessness or curiosity. There are strict immigration policies and some Japanese visitors enrol in language schools to gain one year student visas. Although there are hardships, the young Japanese like the freedoms and space. However some find themselves trapped between two cultures, often unable or unwilling to return to Japan.

Japanese (Asian people), Japanese in the United States

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Send in the clowns: North Korea welcomes foreigners to a bizarre festival - but no one knows why

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North Korea's Pyongyang International Sports and Cultural Festival for Peace was held in April 1995 without any major problems, but no one can figure out why it was held at all. The highlight of the event, to which 3,000 foreigners were invited, was a wrestling match with the largest wrestling audience ever, most of whom had no idea what they were witnessing. Foreigners were constantly monitored by guides and, if they escaped the guides' gaze, plain clothes police.

Fairs and festivals, North Korea

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A new breed: a flood of immigrants from China's Fujian province is shaking up New York's Chinatown

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New York's Chinatown is seeing an influx of immigrants from China's Fujian province. The area has been dominated by the Cantonese, but now Fujianese groups march openly, publish a pro-China newspaper and are planning to raise a statue of the mainland anti-colonialist hero Lin Zexu. The majority of Fujianese migrants are poor and often lack legal status, being exploited by the Fujianese elite and criminal gangs.

Demographic aspects, Immigrants, Chinese (Asian people), Chinese in the United States, Chinatown, New York, New York

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