2003.10.01

Japan Telecom Execs (AP)   Two ex-Sprint execs with a controversial past to take helm of Japan Telecom. 2003.10.01

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Diesel Free Kanto (Mainichi)   This immediate crackdown appears to be for show. We will be very surprised if the enforcement diesel ban (which only affects older trucks) actually continues. The truckers rule the road and have long flaunted all kinds of laws, just overwhelming any enforcement attempts. Their trucks never seem to be ticketed for speeding or never booted for illegal parking. A large percentage of big rigs have unlicensed radios and there is little attempt to remove them from the airwaves on bands that are licensed to others (ham radio, etc.) 2003.10.01

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November N.Korea 6-Way Talks Possible-Envoy Kelly (Reuters). The United States and its key Asian allies, Japan and South Korea, hope to persuade North Korea to hold another round of six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program in November, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly, Washington's pointman on Pyongyang, said on Wednesday. [Yahoo! News - World] 2003.10.01

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Japan-Markets UPDATED   Nikkei surges in closing minutes of Wednesday session and finishes up 142 points. Dollar rises to about 111.33 yen.     2003.10.01

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Hokkaido-Landslides   Post-quake landslides in Hokkaido. Thirteen construction workers to be rescued. 2003.10.01

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Japanese-China sex orgy (Straits Times)   The latest on the flare-up between China and Japan over the tourist sex orgy in Zhuhai: an arrest has been made. 2003.10.01

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Tokyo-Osaka (Japan Times)   While JAL and ANA are getting emergency loans, there is another threat looming to the financial survival of Japan's airlines -- beginning today the shinkansen (bullet train) will begin direct service from Shinagawa station in Tokyo to Osaka. Door to door it is only about a 30 minutes longer trip than flying for most passengers and it is cheaper.   2003.10.01

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DPRK-Japan (Kyodo)   A North Korean diplomat firmly indicates no breakthroughs coming in the abductees standoff issue.   2003.10.01

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North Korea Says No Promises on More Nuclear Talks (Reuters). North Korea, under pressure for more talks on its nuclear program, said Tuesday it had not promised to hold further negotiations and felt it had little to gain from any such talks. [Yahoo! News - World] 2003.10.01

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