2005.12.26

Japan-DPRK (Kyodo) Japan reiterates stance of no normalization of DPRK diplomatic ties without resolution to abduction issue. 2005.12.26

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Seven & I to Pay $1.13B for Millennium (AP). Seven & I Holdings, owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan and the United States, says it will pay 131.1 billion yen ($1.13 billion) to buy department store operator Millennium Retailing, in a deal creating Japan's biggest retailer. 2005.12.26

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Japan-Train Derailment (Kyodo) Updated Four dead, more than 30 injured, in Yamagata train derailment. 2005.12.26

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