2004.12.01

Japan-Imperials (Mainichi) Japan government moving towards allowing women to sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne. 2004.12.01

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Japan-Suicide (Kyodo) Japanese family suicide over stress caused by child's eczema. 2004.12.01

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DPRK-Exiles (Radio Free Asia-Korean Service) North Korean defectors plan to form government-in-exile in Japan. 2004.12.01

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Peru's Ex-President Fujimori Leads in Poll (AP). He may be a fugitive with nearly two dozen criminal charges facing him, but former Peruvian President and  Japanese citizen Alberto Fujimori, in exile in Tokyo,  is still Peru's most popular politician, according to a new survey. 2004.12.01

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WLAN 802.11j Approved. [Wi-Fi Networking News] The IEEE adds Japanese spec to 802.11. 2004.12.01

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Shifting signs in DPRK. [Christian Science Monitor ] Kim Jong Il dials back his personality cult as protest activities pick up. 2004.12.01

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Citibank Exec Apologizes to Japanese Customers (AP). The new chief executive of Citibank Japan (prounounced shitty-bank in Japanese) apologizes at a Parliament committee and promises that misled customers will be compensated at its private-banking unit, where regulators have found violations. 2004.12.01

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