2005.09.19

Japan-Politics (VOA) Japan's opposition, now with a more conservative bent, gears up for the start of a Diet session. 2005.09.19

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ROK Diplomat Vows MacArthur Statue Will Stay South Korea's top diplomat reassures Washington that a controversial statue of Gen. Douglas MacArthur will not be toppled. 2005.09.19

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DPRK Vows to Drop Nuclear Programs.(AP) North Korea pledges to drop its nuclear weapons development and rejoin international arms treaties in a unanimous agreement at six-party arms talks. 2005.09.19

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Japan-Mystery Odor Guests at the Kobe Seishin Oriental taken to hospital after being overcome by a mystery sickening odor on the hotel's 12 floor. 2005.09.19

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DPRK nuke talks reach climax (Reuters). Talks aimed at ending North Korea' rogue nuclear programs are expected to conclude today with the American negotiators threatening to leave town, but the Japanese holding out in hopes of a compromise. 2005.09.19

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UN to End Food Shipments to DPRK (AP). The United Nations will end a decade of emergency food shipments to North Korea by January at the request of the impoverished nation's government, which says it has enough food coming from other sources. 2005.09.19

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Macao bank halts business with DPRK agencies amid money-laundering accusation. Banco Delta Asia, accused by the U.S. government of money-laundering, has temporarily halted its business relating to North Korea . 2005.09.19

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