2003.10.31

Hello Dalai (VOA) Despite Chinese pressure to stop the trip, the Dalai Lama is making his 12th visit to Japan.   2003.10.31

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NTT, Keio University Test 43Gbps Network That Can Send a Movie in a Second [Nikkei BP ]   2003.10.31

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World's Oldest Person Dies (Kyodo) World's oldest known person, Kamato Hongo, dies at age 116.   2003.10.31

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Lexus-Japan (AP) The Lexus is finally going to hit the road in Japan.   2003.10.31

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Japan-NTV (Mainichi) The Nippon Television ratings scandal expands. If others in the company are implicated or if it turns out that the company covered it up then the president will have to resign.     2003.10.31

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Japan-Markets UPDATED Nikkei closes off 136 points. Dollar steadies slightly above 109 yen.   2003.10.31

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Japanese Satellite Lost (Kyodo) A Japanese satellite (Midori II) is kaput, apparently a victim of inadequate solar shielding amid the severe solar storm. Meanwhile, additional information on the impact Thursday on aircraft communications.   2003.10.31

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Rockot launches Japanese satellite. [spacetoday.net] A Rockot booster successfully launched a Japanese technology satellite Thursday after a one-day delay.   2003.10.31

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DPRK-Ishihara (Kyodo) North Korea calls Tokyo Governor Ishihara a "militarist fanatic" for his comment this week that Korea asked to be annexed to Japan.     2003.10.31

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S.Korea Finds No Al Qaeda Evidence on Cargo Ship (Reuters). South Korea said today it has found nothing unusual on a Greek-owned ship after an investigation sparked by a tip-off it could be carrying members of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda group.   2003.10.31

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Bush Sr-Japanese WWII (Telegraph) Seems that George Bush Sr. barely avoided getting cannibalized by Japanese during WWII, according to a new book.   2003.10.31

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Tsunami Warning Canceled The tsunami warning for Miyagi Prefecture was canceled at 1200 JST. Here is USGS data on today's quake: 03/10/31 01:06:32.09 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Epicenter:  37.867  142.478 MW 6.8 USGS MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Depth  34         No. of sta: 25 Moment Tensor;   Scale 10**19 Nm    Mrr= 0.38       Mtt=-0.46    Mff= 0.07       Mrt= 0.77    Mrf= 1.24       Mtf=-0.31   Principal axes:    T  Val=  1.55  Plg=50  Azm=289    N        0.00      14       36    P       -1.55      36      136 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.6*10**19   NP1:Strike=276 Dip=15 Slip= 152   NP2:        34     83        76   2003.10.31

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N Korean defector warns US. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition] High-ranking defector Hwang Jang-yop says Pyongyang cannot be trusted to adhere to a new nuclear weapons deal.   2003.10.31

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Moderately Strong Quake Hits North Japan (Reuters).  A moderately strong 6.8 Richter earthquake hit northern Japan today, causing buildings to shake in Tokyo, but there were no reports of damage. A tsunami warning has been issued.     2003.10.31

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