2005.04.12

Tokyo News Pod-Apr 12 The Tokyo News Pod for April 12, 2005. Japan, China play the blame game over the weekend anti-Japanese demonstrations in the PRC. 2005.04.12

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Wary Neighbors India and China Eye New Era (Reuters). China's premier wound up a visit to India today having made progress on a border row, boosted trade and energy cooperation, and with a vow to make the world's fastest growing economies partners rather than rivals. 2005.04.12

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Japan sets July deadline for deal with EU on nuclear reactor (AFP). Japan and the European Union have agreed to reach a deal by July on the site of a revolutionary nuclear reactor amid a deadlock in talks on which side will host the multibillion-dollar project. 2005.04.12

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Japan-Whaling [Mainichi] It's whale-hunting time again for Japan, but, of course, only for "research." 2005.04.12

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Japan Textbook an Insult, Say 96 % of Chinese (Reuters). Nearly every Chinese citizen surveyed on Japan's approval of a new textbook, which has been criticized for glossing over Japanese war-time atrocities, have described the move as an insult, with most saying it was "open provocation." 2005.04.12

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Tokyo wants talks over PRC row. [BBC News] Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi calls for talks after a row with China over Tokyo's war record turns violent. 2005.04.12

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More ROK Brand TV's Made in Poland (AP). South Korea's LG Electronics says it has agreed to build a second plant for producing television sets in central Poland. 2005.04.12

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