2005.04.04

Japan-Murder/Suicide (Yomiuri) UPDATED A gruesome discovery on the Chita peninsula in Aichi Prefecture this evening following a call to police. Responding officers in Chita City found six people dead in one home (three males and three females) and a fourth male seriously injured. It appears to be a family murder-suicide in this suburb of Nagoya. 2005.04.04

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ROK defense chief says PRC "confident" on new DPRK nuke talks (AFP). South Korea's defense chief, back from a trip to Beijing, says China is "confident" about resuming six-way talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. 2005.04.04

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Japan backs huge postal sell-off. [BBC News ] The trillion-dollar Japanese postal savings system, long a government cash cow, is finally set to be privatized. 2005.04.04

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Tokyo News Pod-Apr 4 The Tokyo News Pod for April 4, 2005. Germany's President kicks off "Deutschland in Japan" Year...but don't mention the war. 2005.04.04

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CNMI-U.S. Military (Saipan Tribune) Natives of island of Tinian shouting "Yankee Come Here." 2005.04.04

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Japan-Economy (Bloomberg) Expected rise in Japanese bond prices demonstrate Japan's economy is in a plateau. 2005.04.04

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Moderate Earthquake Rattles Eastern Japan (AP). A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami alert was issued. 2005.04.04

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