2005.06.06

Japan-BSE Japan confirms its 20th mad cow. Still no date set to allow much-desired American beef back into Japan from the country where a lone mad cow, imported from Canada, caused Tokyo to bolt the doors to prevent imports of U.S. beef. 2005.06.06

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DPRK-Nukes There are murmurs in both Washington and Tokyo today that the North Koreans may be preparing to announce their return to the multi-party talks about its illegal nuclear weapons program. 2005.06.06

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Japan to quickly scrap chemical arms left in PRC (Reuters). Japan wants to quickly scrap chemical weapons left behind in China by Japanese forces during World War II, but has made no decision on how much to spend for the project. 2005.06.06

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DPRK-Soccer (Yonhap) North Korean soccer fans only get a heavily editied look at the first half of their nation's loss to Iran that eliminates the communist state from initial stage of the World Cup qualifications. 2005.06.06

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Japan aims to start missile defense development next year with USA (AFP). Japan aims to start developing next year a missile defense system that it has been researching with the United States. 2005.06.06

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