2003.08.11

Okinawa Monorail (Mainichi) I am pretty certain Okinawa was the only prefecture without rail service of any kind. Well, it has gotten off to a bumpy start. Now if they could have just afforded two rails instead of one...   2003.08.11

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Yokosuka Journal: Ripples From Perry's Ships Are Still Felt in Japan [New York Times: International News] 2003.08.11

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Typhoon Etau (update) Final tally from Typhoon Etau will be 21 dead. 2003.08.11

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Six-Way Talks on DPRK Nukes (Kyodo) Latest chutzpah from the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea: will agree to be nicer to Japan if it agrees to give us 15 billion dollars. 2003.08.11

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Japan: Beggar thy Neighbor (Bloomberg) Many regard Bloomberg as the journalists' sweat shop with a product that is numbers-focused and containing much boilerplate. Pesek is one of the few writers it has who seems to be allowed to engage in quality journalism and commentary. Pesek also seems obsessed with the woes of Japan's economy, which makes for frequent interesting reading. 2003.08.11

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