2005.11.11

Japan's Neo-Nationalism Endangers Gender Equality. [IPS] When her husband committed suicide five years ago, Mariko, 56, was left alone to fend for herself in a society that not only offered few opportunities to start life again but also blamed the desperate widow for the tragedy. 2005.11.11

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Japan-PRC (Kyodo) Updated Japan claims Chinese "space observation vessel" intruded into Japanese waters in the East China Sea this evening. 2005.11.11

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USA-Nissan (L.A. Times) Nissan is shifting its American headquarters and nearly 2,000 jobs from sunny California to thrifty Tennessee. 2005.11.11

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Guam-Cholera  [Pacific Daily News] There's a cholera outbreak on Guam, but officials say it is isolated and unlikely to spread. 2005.11.11

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Tokyo police arrest 10 people over suspected bid-rigging (AP). Police in Tokyo arrest ten in suspected dango (bid-rigging) scheme. 2005.11.11

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DPRK-Nuke Talks (Kyodo) Updated Six-way nuclear talks in Beijing in recess -- no apparent progress. 2005.11.11

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Japanese website to sell Thai music videos. [Bangkok Post] Japanese online shopping mall Rakuten says it had started a download service for Thai music videos, banking on Thai pop becoming the next big thing in Japan after Korean music. 2005.11.11

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DPRK Attempts to Control ROK Press With Impunity. (Chosun Ilbo) South Korean reporters shocked to discover there is no freedom of the press in North Korea. 2005.11.11

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Peru withdraws ambassador to Japan over Fujimori (AFP). Peru withdrawsits ambassador in Tokyo due to Japan's attitude toward Peru's fugitive ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who lived in Japan for five years before his arrest in Chile. 2005.11.11

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