2005.09.10

Offshore research hunt for 60 whales begins off Hokkaido. (AP) Japanese whaling ships have returned to port with the first three of 60 minke whales they plan to catch along the nation's northern coast as they began the season's "research program." 2005.09.10

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ROK opposes ROC leader attending APEC. (Korea Herald) South Korea's Foreign Ministry reiterates its opposition to Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's attendance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to be held in Busan in November. 2005.09.10

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Japanese Schoolchildren Enjoy Successful ARISS Contact. [ARRL News] As some 150 people looked on, a group of Japanese schoolchildren spoke with the International Space Station via 8N2AI, a station set up at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. The scheduled contact with NA1SS was arranged by the Amateur Radio Aboard the International Space Station (ARISS) program. 2005.09.10

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