2003.08.10

PanaWave Raid (AP) The death gives police and prosecutors the excuse they have been needing for months to deepen their probe. Until now, they only had some vehicle registration violations to go on. 2003.08.10

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PanaWave Raid (Kyodo) The guys in white at Panawave who were all the media rage a couple of months ago are back in the news. Seems one of the men in white has died under mysterious circumstance. If you want to know just how far out these these guys (and one ol' gal) are, take a look here. 2003.08.10

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Typhoon Etau (Kyodo) update Now 5 dead, 9 missing throughout Japan after typhoon roars through Hokkaido 2003.08.10

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Fujimori's Samurai Spirit (Japan Times) Rare to see the Japan Times -- or any English language newspaper -- allow one of its gaijin writers to be so forward on a controversial subject. I speak from experience as another (supposedly liberal Asahi Shimbun) English-language paper found some of my guest opinion pieces too hot to handle. Anyway, kudos to Mr. Brasor for being able to slip this in. Maybe he is looking for work tomorrow. 2003.08.10

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Six-Way Talks on DPRK Nukes (VOA) Few hold any optimism of an immediate breakthrough. 2003.08.10

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