2005.09.30

Japan-Yasukuni (VOA) For the first time, a higher court in Japan rules that the prime minister's visits to a controversial shrine are unconstitutional. 2005.09.30

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Japan-USA Beef (AP) Japan rebuffs Americans on call to lift beef import ban -- says resumption should be based on science, not politics. 2005.09.30

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Nissan's concept car: a rotating egg on wheels (Reuters). Tired of all those three-point turns? One Japanese automaker could have a solution. 2005.09.30

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Two Koreas launch joint venture in Pyongyang. South and North Korea today inaugurated an inter-Korean joint venture textile company in Pyongyang. 2005.09.30

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Japan-Nuke Power Plant Accident (Kyodo) Coolant is leaking from a nuclear power plant in Mihama. 2005.09.30

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USA official says tough talks ahead in DPRK talks. (Xinhua) A senior American official says "there is a lot of work left to do in the six-party talks" although North Korea has pledged to abandon all its nuclear programs. 2005.09.30

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PRC, Japan, ROK to launch joint research on Beyond 3G. (Xinhua) As the 3G mobile communication technology matures, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea will host a "Beyond 3G" international conference on October 18 in Shanghai. 2005.09.30

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USA Beef Official: Japan Will Take Time (AP). Amid mounting tension over Japan's ban on American beef, the head of the U.S. Meat Export Federation warns it will  take years to regain lost market share even if Tokyo does reopen its markets. 2005.09.30

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