2005.03.12

Japan-Flu [Mainichi] Type B influenza outbreak continuing to spread across Japan. 2005.03.12

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USA says DPRK need not completely disarm before reaping benefits (AFP). The United States says North Korea need not completely dismantle its nuclear weapons arsenal before receiving benefits under an aid-for-disarmament proposal offered to the Stalinist state. 2005.03.12

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Veterans Mark Iwo Jima 60th Anniversary (AP). Aging American combat veterans and a handful of former Japanese soldiers gathered on a hillside over the landing beaches of the Battle of Iwo Jima  to mark the 60th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most symbolic battles of World War II. 2005.03.12

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Japan-LDP [Mainichi] Disgraced LDP lawmaker who molested a woman on the streets of  Roppongi vows to quit drinking for life. 2005.03.12

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Japan-Quake UPDATED Quake felt in Tokyo at 1220 JST -- epicenter in Chiba, Prefecture at a depth of 72 km. Prelim magnitude of 4.1 on Richter scale. 2005.03.12

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Japan-USA Beef (Kyodo) American lawmakers losing patience with Japan over extended beef ban. 2005.03.12

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USA 'deeply troubled' by PRC forcibly returning DPRK refugees (AFP). The United States is "deeply troubled" by China's action to forcibly return refugees from North Korea, some of whom may have been executed by the Stalinist regime. 2005.03.12

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USA: DPRK Throws Up Smoke Screens on Nukes (Reuters). U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea is throwing up "smoke screens" in its continued refusal to return to six-country talks on its nuclear programs. 2005.03.12

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