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2005.08.14



Asia set for commemoration of 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.


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Japan PM said unlikely to visit war shrine on Monday (Reuters).

A man walks toward the hall of worship at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for an evening prayer for war dead August 13, 2005, two days before the 60th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has a reputation for taking risks, but analysts say it's unlikely that he will visit a Tokyo shrine for war dead on Monday's anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two for fear of dividing voters ahead of next month's general election. (Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters)Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is unlikely to risk outraging Asian neighbors and alienating domestic voters by visiting a shrine for war dead on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender.








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Hundreds of fragments of a shredded engine from a JAL jetliner are found scattered across residential areas of Fukuoka.


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DPRK Warns Against Military Exercises (AP).

North Korea is criticizing joint military exercises involving South Korea and the United States, saying the maneuvers are a final preparation for an attack on the communist state.


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