In a full-page spread on March 2, 1979, the Los Angeles Times introduced its readers to Pinyin, a Chinese romanization system it said was changing the "familiar map of China." In a full-page spread on ...
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - It's hard to believe the tiny, shaven-headed figure who welcomes visitors into her home in the hills outside Kyoto with green tea and dainty sweets once scandalized Japan with ...