2006.01.10

Japan-USN Homicide (Kyodo) The U.S. Navy Commander in Japan visits the Foreign Ministry to apologize for the murder of a woman in Yokosuka, who was allegedly killed by USS Kitty Hawk E-3 airman William Oliver Reese Jr. 2006.01.10

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Japan demands Dutch rein in Greenpeace (AFP). Japan is demanding that the Netherlands stop Greenpeace from escalating the conflict between Japanese whalers and environmentalists in pursuit. 2006.01.10

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Japan sees end to deflation curse. [BBC] Japan gives an upbeat assessment of its economy, signalling that it may finally shake off deflation by the end of 2006. 2006.01.10

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Wooing Japanese Women as Birth Rates Drop. [IPS] Gender equality has been a distant dream in Japan but a drastic national population decline is forcing the government to take steps to help women -- if only to encourage them to have more children. 2006.01.10

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Japan-Whaling (AAP). Japan is playing down the possibility of Australian police taking to the air to protect its Antarctic whaling fleet, which is being pursued by environmentalists. 2006.01.10

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ROK-Cloning (Yonhap) South Korean university panel officially discredits stem cell research. 2006.01.10

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DPRK Leader Visiting China? (AP). North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reportedly traveled to China on a rare trip outside his country. 2006.01.10

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Japanese troops "invade" USA (AFP). Around 200 Japanese troops launch a simulated beach landing in the face of a hostile enemy force as part of an amphibious training exercise with the U.S. military. 2006.01.10

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Japan-Imperial Family. [VOA] Prince Tomohito, an outspoken critic against changing Japan's laws for gaining the Chrysanthemum Throne, steps up his fight against female succession. 2006.01.10

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Blind USA Teen Headed To Japan For Videogame Competition (KETV) An 18-year-old high school senior  from Nebraska is heading to Japan to test his gaming skills against the nation's best. 2006.01.10

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