2005.03.18

Japan Seeks to Repair Frayed Ties with ROK (Reuters). Japan is seeking to repair its ties with South Korea, seriously frayed by a feud over tiny islands claimed by both countries and by Seoul's perception that Japan has not owned up to its past military aggression. 2005.03.18

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Asia-Diplomacy . [Christian Science Monitor ] The new U.S. Secretary of State arrives in an increasingly tense North Asia. 2005.03.18

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Japan-Plane Threat (AP) Passenger detained after threatening to blow up Aeroflot flight outbound from Tokyo. 2005.03.18

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ROK Slams Japan in Island Dispute (AP). A dispute over a string of barely habitable rocks in the middle of the sea has northeastern Asia on edge, with South Korea angrily denouncing Japan over a regional government's vote asserting Japanese claims to the Korean-held islets. 2005.03.18

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Rice accuses DPRK of using tyranny label to avoid nuclear issue (AFP). U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accuses North Korea of focusing on the US label of Pyongyang as an "outpost of tyranny" to avoid discussing its nuclear program. 2005.03.18

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