2005.02.08

Mitsubishi agrees to compensate DaimlerChrysler (AFP). Scandal-plagued Mitsubishi Motors agrees to compensate DaimlerChrysler for losses on investments in its truck business hit by a series of defect cover-ups, as the Japanese automaker sinks deeper into the red. 2005.02.08

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Japan Panel Approves U.S. Mad Cow Deal (Reuters). A Japanese government panel studying mad cow disease has accepted a U.S. proposal on verifying the age of cattle, a move that could end Japan's near 14-month ban on U.S. beef. 2005.02.08

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Palau-Ants (Palau Horizon) SINGAPORE ANTS CHEWING UP PALAU Destructive Singapore ants have found their way to Palau, eating holes in clothing and damaging electrical wiring at the home of Francis Meyar in Ngerbeched. According to Dr. Joel Miles, chief of Terrestrial Unit of the Office of Environmental Response and Coordination, the bugs are small, brownish-red ants. Miles said the typical problems caused by the ants are making holes in clothing, making nests in electrical switches and outlets, making nests in electronic equipment such as boom boxes, television sets, clocks and others and getting into food. They have also been known to bite people while they are sleeping. 2005.02.08

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Japan-Collapse [Mainichi Shimbun] A Tokyo apartment floor collapses from the weight of old magazines. 2005.02.08

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Japan-DPRK Soccer (VOA) The Japanese government wants to avoid an international incident when its national soccer team battles the North Koreans in Saitama tomorrow night. 2005.02.08

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Japan-NHK (Kyodo) UPDATED Revolt against paying NHK subscriber fees widening. 2005.02.08

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Japan-Quake Moderate tremor felt in Tokyo at 1130 JST with a magnitude of 4.8 on Richter scale, centered in Ibaraki Prefecture. Strong enough to be felt inside Japan's Diet as Prime Minister Koizumi was being called to the podium. He remarked that he felt it. 2005.02.08

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ROK Wants Talks Before Tackling DPRK Farm Aid (Reuters). South Korea will likely wait until North Korea returns to talks before dealing with a request for fertilizer to help its faltering agricultural sector. 2005.02.08

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Vodafone's floundering Japanese unit shakes up leadership (AFP). The also-ran in Japan's fiercely competitive cell phone world shakes up its leadership, removing a one-time star as its head, as subscribers once again drop. 2005.02.08

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PRC-US/EU Human Rights (VOA) A top U.S. official uses a speech in Tokyo to warn the EU not to lift its arms embargo against China. 2005.02.08

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