2003.09.21

Gangster linked to slaying apprehended in Russia [The Japan Times] 2003.09.21

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LDP-Changes (Kyodo)   No surprises here -- Taku Yamasaki, tainted by a kinky sex scandal, loses his LDP post (actually kicked upstairs to a meaningless VP party post) and rising star Shinzo Abe (third-generation LDP good old boy) takes his place. 2003.09.21

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U.S. Navy Task Force 72 moving to Misawa (Stars & Stripes)   Some shuffling for a key intelligence component of the U.S. Navy in Japan. This move will further consolidate combined military forces intelligence units at Misawa Air Base, where the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force already have units. We could tell you more about this but we would have to shoot you. 2003.09.21

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Election Discord (Yomiuri)   As we have long said, the bigger threat to Prime Minister Koizumi comes from the united DPJ-LP rather than his own formidable LDP enemies. However, we remain confident that Koizumi will manage to lead the LDP to victory (i.e. garner enough seats again in the Diet to lead a governing coalition) even if right-winger Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara teams up with the leader of the LDP dark forces, Shizuka Kamei. 2003.09.21

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With a Big Victory, Japanese Premier Gains Momentum [New York Times: International News] 2003.09.21

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Divorce in South Korea: Striking a New Attitude [New York Times: International News] 2003.09.21

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