2005.04.08

Japan-DPRK Soccer [Mainichi] North Korea stays silent on seats for Japanese soccer fans. 2005.04.08

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Japan-Dalai Lama The Tokyo News Pod for April 8, 2005. The Dalai Lama is in Japan, but being snubbed again by government officials who do not want to overly offend China, the occupier of Tibet. 2005.04.08

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Armed escorts for hire on pirate-infested Southeast Asian waters (AFP). A private security firm employing former members of elite military units has begun providing armed escorts to ships plying some of Asia's most pirate-infested waters. 2005.04.08

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Japan-NHK Scandals [Mainichi] Quasi-official broadcaster reeling as announced number of non-paying households reaches 747,000. 2005.04.08

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Japan-BSE (AAP) 17th mad cow discovered in Japan. 2005.04.08

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CNMI-Volcano (Saipan Tribune) Anatahan island declared off limits. 2005.04.08

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UN-Japan (Kyodo) Japan is urged to talk with China and South Korea about its bid for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat, which Tokyo's two neighbors oppose. 2005.04.08

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USA Envoy Claims DPRK Nukes Went to Libya (AP). Stung by the lapses of intelligence on Iraq's weapons programs, a top U.S. diplomat insists that Washington has concrete evidence North Korean nuclear material went to Libya's since shuttered atomic arms operation. 2005.04.08

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