2005.06.21

Two Koreas agree to talk but disagree on issues (Reuters).  Senior officials from North and South Korea begin four days of talks,  reviving bilateral dialogue after a year of deadlock, but still differing sharply over what they want from the meeting. 2005.06.21

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Japan cult leader 'needs care'. [BBC News ] Stating the obvious, the the family of cult guru Shoko Asahara, jailed for the deadly gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, says he is mentally ill. 2005.06.21

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Ex-Japanese Bank Executives Found Guilty (AP). A Tokyo court finds three former executives of a failed Japanese bank guilty of concealing massive bad loans that caused the firm's collapse in one of Japan's biggest postwar banking failures. 2005.06.21

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CNMI-Volcano (Saipan Tribune) Anatahan spews ash 50,000 feet. 2005.06.21

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ROK PM lands in PRC for talks (Reuters). South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan arrived in China today amid a flurry of diplomatic exchanges aimed in part at drawing North Korea back into six-party talks on its nuclear program. 2005.06.21

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ROC-Japan fishing row worsens. [BBC News] UPDATED Taiwan sends a warship to disputed waters after complaints that Japan is harassing its fishermen. Japan asks Taipei to not exacerbate tensions. 2005.06.21

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Japan-Yasukuni [Mainichi] Public opposition to Prime Minister Koizumi's visits to war shrine continues to grow. 2005.06.21

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