2005.08.19

Japan-Bears (VOA) International zookeepers say conditions for Japan's capitve native bears are the pits. 2005.08.19

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Japan Internet CEO to run as de facto LDP candidate (Reuters). Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi taps a maverick internet entrepreneur as a de facto candidate, the latest celebrity to run against party rebels in an election being cast as a referendum on reform. 2005.08.19

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Guam-Crash Landing (Pacific Daily News) Three Japanese injured, but not seriously, when Northwest flight from Narita makes a crash landing on Guam. 2005.08.19

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DPRK-Nukes (Kyodo) North Korea's dictator reportedly told China that Pyongyang has no plans to carry out a nuclear weapons test. 2005.08.19

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Is China Japan all over again?. [Christian Science Monitor ] In the 1980s, Japan was the bigfoot rival to the US economy. But this Asian giant is different. 2005.08.19

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