2005.08.13

Japan opposition says only it can achieve reforms (Reuters). In a bid to paint itself as the true party of reform, Japan's main opposition unveiled a plan today to cut down the influence of powerful bureaucrats if it took power following next month's general election. 2005.08.13

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Japan Marks 20th Anniversary of JAL Crash (AP). Japan Airlines' president climbed up to the remote, mountainous site of history's worst single airplane disaster yesterday in a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of a JAL Boeing jumbo jet crash that killed 520 people. 2005.08.13

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Koreas to mark independence day. [BBC News ] Both North and South Korea announce festivities and amnesties to mark the 60th anniversary of independence after decades of Japanese colonialism. 2005.08.13

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JAL-Troubles (Kyodo) Yet another incident involving Japan's flag carrier, this one coming on the 20th anniversary of its worst crash. 2005.08.13

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