2005.10.25

Japan-PRC (Kyodo) China snubs Japan on bilateral meeting. 2005.10.25

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Japan court split on suits by ex-leprosy patients (Reuters). Former Taiwanese leprosy patients incarcerated during Japanese colonial rule have won a suit seeking compensation from Japan as a Tokyo court rejects the government's claim that a law on the issue did not apply to its former colonies. 2005.10.25

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PRC pulls VIPs from friendship events. (Asahi Shimbun) Showing its anger at Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's recent visit to Yasukuni Shrine, China is sending lower-ranking officials to Japan-related events than it had previously planned. 2005.10.25

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A Very Lonely Japan. (Newsweek) Governed by an elite largely content to rely on the obviously asymmetrical partnership with the United States, Japan has made little serious effort to put behind it conflicts with its major neighbors. 2005.10.25

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Japan Delays USA Beef Ban Clearance (AP). A Japanese government panel on mad cow disease has delayed a decision on whether to recommend easing a two-year-old ban on U.S. beef imports, despite preparing a draft report concluding the risk from American beef is very low. 2005.10.25

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Asia-Security (VOA) U.S., Japan and Australia have trilateral meeting on regional security, especially counter-terrorism cooperation. 2005.10.25

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Iraq calls on Japan to extend mission (AFP). Iraq renewed its request that Japan extend its controversial, non-combat deployment of troops in the violence-ravaged Middle East country beyond the December 14 deadline. 2005.10.25

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