2005.12.01

ROK-Maritime (Yonhap) South Korean fishing boat, Malaysian freighter collide -- 13 people missing. 2005.12.01

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Japan-Stocks (Kyodo) Japan's key stock index closes above 15,000 yen for the first time in five years, while US$ hits 28-month high. 2005.12.01

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Japan Abandons 'IPod Tax' Idea (AP). Japan is forgoing a copyright law revision to charge royalties on digital music players — a proposal dubbed the "iPod tax" — after discussions in a government panel produced no consensus on ways to police violations. 2005.12.01

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Japan-DPRK (Kyodo) Japan close to talks with North Korea, slated for mid-December. 2005.12.01

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Japan FM family firm in spotlight. [BBC News] Japan's conservative and outspoken foreign minister is in the spotlight for the role his family's firm may have played during colonial rule. 2005.12.01

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Japanese PM backs constitutional changes (AP). Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says Japan's pacifist constitution should be changed. 2005.12.01

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