2003.12.01

DPRK: Simultaneous Action Needed to End Nuclear Standoff [VOANews] North Korea has said again it will not abandon its nuclear program before receiving security guarantees from the United States, as demanded by Washington.     2003.12.01

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Japan-Typhoon UPDATED T0321 (LUPIT) WTPQ21 RJTD 010900 RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NAME STS 0321 LUPIT (0321) ANALYSIS PSTN 010900UTC 30.4N 141.0E FAIR MOVE NE 23KT PRES 970HPA MXWD 060KT 50KT 30NM 30KT 200NM FORECAST 24HF 020900UTC 36.8N 148.5E 100NM 70% MOVE NE 20KT PRES 975HPA MXWD 060KT 45HF 030600UTC 42.0N 159.0E 240NM 70% EXTRATROPICAL LOW = TROPICAL STORM (TS) 26W (LUPIT), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 270 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF IWO JIMA, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 26 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 010530Z9 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 65 AND 77 KNOTS. TS 26W IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 010600Z7 IS 30 FEET. 2003.12.01

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Japan-Koizumi Poll (Mainichi) Survey shows Prime Minister Koizumi's popularity slipping.     2003.12.01

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Tokyo University Develops Flexible Artificial Skin for Robot [Nikkei BP ] The University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) has developed an electronic artificial skin material that can be flexed and contoured into shape. The developed skin for a robot hand It is expected to be used in nursing care applications -- in robots that keep people company, especially the elderly, and in robots designed as playmates for children 2003.12.01

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Steel Tariffs (New York Times) Bush to blink in trade showdown after Japan, EU threaten to retaliate for American steel tariffs.   2003.12.01

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ROK, Japan Sending Troops to Iraq (Reuters). Japan and South Korea voiced determination today to proceed with sending troops to Iraq despite weekend killings of several of their nationals there and popular doubts about taking part in the operation.   2003.12.01

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Japan-Markets UPDATED Nikkei closes up 302 points.  Ashikaga Bank nationalization fails to rattle investors.   2003.12.01

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ROK-American OD's (Stars & Stripes) American high school students in Seoul are overdosing on cough syrup.     2003.12.01

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Japan Fearful of Sending Troops to Iraq [AP World News] Most Japanese hold deep reservations about plans to send non-combat troops to Iraq (news - web sites), according to an opinion poll released today after two of its diplomats were shot to death there.     2003.12.01

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ROK's  Roh Says Iraq Shootings Intolerable (Reuters). South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, who faces a tough decision on what kind of additional troops to send to Iraq, called for a security review today after what he said was the intolerable shooting of four civilians there.     2003.12.01

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Japan-Typhoon (Mainichi) Tropical storm Lupit, off Japan's Pacific coast, will bring plenty of rain and gusting winds to the Tokyo region by Tuesday morning. (In the Japanese media it is "Typhoon No. 21").   2003.12.01

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Korea fury over nuclear 'breach'. [BBC News ] Pyongyang accuses Washington of breaching a nuclear agreement and calls for compensation.   2003.12.01

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Japan-Bank Nationalized (Japan Times) Tochigi businesses fear ramifications of nationalization of Ashikaga Bank.   2003.12.01

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Japan-Digital TV (Kyodo) Digital terrestrial television begins in Japan today. Nation yawns.   2003.12.01

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