2006.02.09

Japan-Internet suicides (Reuters). The number of Japanese killing themselves in groups after meeting through the Internet -- strangers afraid to die alone -- soared to a record 91 last year, nearly double that of 2004. 2006.02.09

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Japan-PRC (Kyodo) China's vice foreign ministers pay a call on Japan's outspoken foreign minister.   2006.02.09

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Japan criticizes PRC's 'inappropriate' remarks (Reuters). The Japanese government's top spokesman criticizes as "inappropriate" a Chinese official's comments about Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a day before bilateral official level talks are set to begin in Tokyo. 2006.02.09

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Japan-BSE (AP) Japan discovers dozens of suspected "mad cows." 2006.02.09

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Japan-DPRK (Kyodo) Japan likely to increase pressure on North Korea. 2006.02.09

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