2005.03.09

Tsunami alert system agreed. [BBC News] Indian Ocean countries and UN experts agree on a timetable for a tsunami early warning system. 2005.03.09

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Japanese-NZ Fatality (AFP) A Japanese man is among those dead in an accident on a New Zealand mountain. 2005.03.09

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Japan-Mideast Diplomacy Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is looking at taking a prominent role in Mideast diplomacy. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will visit Tokyo in late May or early June. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas also expected here in May. 2005.03.09

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Japan-NHK (Mainichi) Former NHK chief producer defrauded broadcaster for love. 2005.03.09

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Japan-Carrefour (Kyodo) French retailer admits failure in Japan, will sell its stores to rival supermarket chain. 2005.03.09

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Japan-Foreigners [Mainichi] An Iranian is gunned down in a Roppongi nightlcub. 2005.03.09

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DPRK leader gets World War II medal from Putin (AFP). Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il a medal marking the end of World War II. 2005.03.09

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Japan-Railway (Kyodo) Some 2,000 Tokyo commuters were trapped in a Yamanote Line train this morning for about an hour. 2005.03.09

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Japanese Siblings Live With Dead Parent (AP). Police question three siblings after it was discovered they had been living with the decomposed corpse of their father for nearly a decade. 2005.03.09

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