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Japan Plane Told to Land on Shut Runway, Nobody Hurt (Reuters). All 18 air controllers on duty at Tokyo's Haneda airport forgot a runway was shut for construction and one of them told JAL Flight 1158 to land there. 2005.04.30

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Japanese PM starts visit to Pakistan marking new phase in bilateral ties (AFP). Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi begins a visit to Pakistan for talks on counter-terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation, UN reforms and a new phase in bilateral economic and political relations. 2005.04.30

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Japan's Military Past Obscures Peace (AP). Crossing the United States recently on a book tour, architect Yoshihiro Takishita observed that Americans begin their lectures with a joke, "but being Japanese, I will start with an apology." 2005.04.30

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JAL-Scandals [Mainichi] JAL plane lands on a closed runway at Haneda. 2005.04.30

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Marshalls gets spit and polish for ROC'sChen visit (AFP). From newly-painted lines on roads to practice runs for motorcades, the Marshall Islands is sprucing up ahead of the first-ever official visit by a president -- even though he is a leader most of the world does not recognise. 2005.04.30

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Japan-DPRK Soccer [Mainichi] Japan and North Korea ordered to play their World Cup qualifier in a neutral country. 2005.04.30

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Japan Steps Up Quest for UN Security Council Seat (Reuters). Japan steps up its lobbying  for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, apprehensive that delays from Washington could torpedo Tokyo's membership this year. 2005.04.30

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DPRK-Nukes (Kyodo) Sources say the IAEA has been informed by the United States that North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear weapons test. 2005.04.30

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