2006.01.05

Japan-Middle East (Kyodo) Updated Koizumi to cancel Israel portion of Middle East trip. 2006.01.05

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Japan's Nikkei hits 5-year high on tech shares (Reuters). Japan's key stock average is on track to book its highest close in more than five years. 2006.01.05

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Japan-U.S. Navy (Kyodo) Updated A sailor aboard the USS Kitty Hawk has reportedly admitted killing a 56-year-old Japanese woman in Yokosuka. 2006.01.05

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Japan-Middle East Updated Prime Minister Koizumi conferring with top aides on whether Middle East trip should proceed amid the severe stroke suffered today by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon -- LDP sources. 2006.01.05

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USA envoy urges DPRK to return to nuclear talks without conditions (AFP). The U.S. ambassador to South Korea urges North Korea to return unconditionally to six-nation disarmament talks and to get out of the "nuclear business" in 2006. 2006.01.05

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ROK-Submarines (Chosun Ilbo). South Korea bolsters submarine fleet plans in anticipation of future threats from China, Japan. 2006.01.05

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