2003.10.08

Japan-Iraq   Members of the kisha clubs in Nagatacho tonight told that Japan will tell President Bush during his visit Oct. 17 that it will pledge at least five billion dollars over the next four years to rebuild Iraq.   2003.10.08

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Hokkaido-Quake 2003/10/08 18:06:56.26 JST LAT. 42.475N LON. 144.717E DEPTH   26.6km   MAG. 6.5 2003.10.08

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India, Japan in Deals with SE Asia (Reuters). Japan, still Asia's sole economic superpower, and tomorrow's giants China and India jostled for influence in Southeast Asia as they fleshed out plans Wednesday for free trade agreements with the region.   2003.10.08

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South Korea May Send Troops to Iraq, but at a Price to U.S. [New York Times]   2003.10.08

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Japan-Markets UPDATED   Nikkei tumbles 278 points. Dollar remains below 110 yen.   2003.10.08

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Japan, S.Korea Say 6-Way N.Korea Talks Must Resume (Reuters). Japan and South Korea today agreed six-way talks aimed at solving the North Korean nuclear crisis must resume despite Pyongyang's objections to Tokyo's participation. 2003.10.08

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Japan Mad Cow-U.S. (UPI)   Ibaraki mad bull discovery reveals "gaps in USDA  system." Meanwhile Japan is quarantining more than 600 cows.   2003.10.08

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Spears' Japanese Stalker (AP)   Latest on the legal woes of a Yokohama businessman who was "in love" with singer Britney Spears. Apparently not a match made in heaven. 2003.10.08

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War Gold (AFP)   The latest wild goose chase for buried Japanese WWII gold is being launched by the government of cash-strapped Papua New Guinea. 2003.10.08

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She's Back (Kyodo)   Fiery former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, daughter of scandal-tainted fmr. prime Kakuei Tanaka, will run again for Parliament but will eschew attempted return to LDP, which has disowned her. 2003.10.08

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Another Strong Quake Hits Northern Japan (AP). A strong 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Wednesday, the third quake to rattle the region in two days and the latest since a powerful temblor injured more than 700 people there less than two weeks ago. [Yahoo! News - World] 2003.10.08

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ANA vs UAL (Pacific Business News)   UPDATED Incident at SFO ... wing of an ANA jetliner bumps a UAL jet on the ground. Both flights canceled. 2003.10.08

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