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Japan said Wednesday that China became its top trading partner for the first time since World War II, unseating the United States in the past fiscal year despite strained ties between the Asian giants.

Four US activists have been arrested at Mount Everest after calling for Tibetan independence and protesting against the Beijing Olympics, their group has said.

A group of researchers led by the University of Tokyo has broken Internet speed records — twice in two days.