2005.02.10

Japan-Territories (VOA) A top U.S. State Department official says Japan is just trying to act "normal" in being more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims. 2005.02.10

====================

British navy releases first images of Indian Ocean earthquake seabed (AFP). A British Navy survey ship releases the first images of the seabed at the epicenter of last year's killer earthquake and tsunami that reveals massive canyons and ridges left by the collision of two of the earth's plates. 2005.02.10

====================

Japan-NHK Scandals [Mainichi Shimbun] NHK correspondents suspended for padding expenses. 2005.02.10

====================

Japan aid for Khmer Rouge trials. [BBC News ] Japan agrees to donate more than $21m to UN-backed trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia. 2005.02.10

====================

DPRK Deepening Isolation with Nuclear Stance (Reuters). U.S. officials say North Korea will only deepen its international isolation if it pulls out of six-way talks on its nuclear program. Japan has a more muted reaction. 2005.02.10

====================

DPRK-Nuclear (New York Times) UPDATED North Korea says it is suspending indefinitely its participation in multi-lateral talks about its nuclear weapons development programs. 2005.02.10

====================

© Copyright 2006 The Taisho Cable & Wireless Company.