2003.09.25

Dogquakes (AP)   When dog bites man that is not normally news, unless it is a precursor to an earthquake. 2003.09.25

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S.Korea's Roh Links Iraq Request to N.Korea Talks (Reuters). Reuters - President Roh Moo-hyun, facing hostility at home to a U.S. request for military help in Iraq, has linked the deployment of South Korean troops to progress on defusing the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. [Yahoo! News - World] 2003.09.25

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Hospital Charges (Mainichi)   Prosecutors say botched prostate cancer surgery was "human experimentation." Docs at Jikei University School of Medicine/Aoto Hospital face charges. 2003.09.25

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Japan-Markets (Reuters)   Nikkei index closes off 192 points, a four-week low. Dollar just below 112 yen. 2003.09.25

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Japan-General Elections (Kyodo)   The kisha club reporters have been told that general elections will be held Nov. 9. 2003.09.25

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Old Barmaid (Mainichi)   The grand dame of the mizushobai has died at the age of 101. 2003.09.25

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