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                    [ArticleID] => 1433404
                    [Title] => New video sheds light on sinking of Musashi
                    [Summary] => 

Debris scattered over a large area at the bottom of Sibuyan Sea off Romblon province indicate that the massive Japanese World War II battleship Musashi was blown up into pieces in an undersea explosion 70 years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150314/musashi-battleship-5.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433210 [Title] => Damage indicates underwater blast on battleship Musashi [Summary] =>

Debris scattered over a large area at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines indicate that the massive Japanese World War II battleship Musashi was blown up into pieces in an undersea explosion 70 years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-13 16:42:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488726 [AuthorName] => Mari Yamaguchi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150313/Musashi_Type89Gun.png ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1430313 [Title] => WATCH: World's largest battleship found in Philippines [Summary] =>

The Musashi was found at the bottom of the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines on March 1—71 years after it capsized during the lead-up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-05 11:01:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150305/battleship-musashi.JPG ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375112 [Title] => EDITORIAL – A crime without a criminal [Summary] =>

The price of one Michelangelo painting can provide decent housing for millions of Filipinos who are classified as extremely poor.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20141001/startoon.gif ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1358238 [Title] => China wraps anti-Japan propaganda campaign [Summary] =>

China on Saturday wrapped up its latest anti-Japanese propaganda campaign amid continuing sharp disputes with Tokyo over territorial claims and history.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-16 15:52:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140818/Japan-Geography-China.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 758074 [Title] => Activists place sex-slave statue at Japan embassy [Summary] =>

Protesters in South Korea's capital have placed a statue of a girl representing victims of Japanese World War II-era sexual slavery in front of the Japanese Embassy.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-14 17:15:22 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350238 [Title] => EDITORIAL — How to lose 23 cases [Summary] => Perhaps it was a case of out of sight, out of mind. Perhaps government prosecutors and those tasked to run after ill-gotten wealth were overwhelmed by work. Whatever the reason, 23 graft cases filed by the government against a brother of former first lady Imelda Marcos were dismissed last week by the Supreme Court after the 15-year period for prosecuting the case lapsed.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 279824 [Title] => Japanese envoys call off hunt for Imperial Army soldiers [Summary] => GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Japanese envoys seeking out two Japanese World War II soldiers allegedly hiding in the jungle on the outskirts of this city are ready to pull out after a failed search, officials said yesterday.

The plan to withdraw was announced amid contradictory reports and growing doubts about the truth of a story about two Japanese "stragglers," supposedly now in their 80s, wanted to emerge from hiding, 60 years after the war in the Pacific ended.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 272242 [Title] => Treasure hunter drowns in cave [Summary] => CEBU (AFP) — A treasure hunter looking for Japanese World War II booty was found dead in Tuburan town last Wednesday, five days after he entered a submerged riverbank cave, officials said.

Nicodemo Yntong dived into the cave last Friday in search of a Buddha statue believed to have been buried by Japanese soldiers during the war, district official Editho Montecalvo said.

Yntong’s brother and a friend had accompanied him to the site, but decided not to follow him into the cave.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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