2006.02.15

DPRK-Kim Birthday (Reuters) Just in case you might want to send a card or singing telegram, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il's birthday is tomorrow. 2006.02.15

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Japan Mulls Constitutional Reform. [VOA] Japan mulls constitutional reform with some of the proposed changes dealing with loosening restrictions on Japan's military -- that's likely provoke strong reactions from neighboring countries that were subject to Japanese aggression and colonization before its defeat in 1945. 2006.02.15

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JAL-Cargo Scandal (AP) Embattled Japan Airlines hits turbulence on another front, but says it will cooperate fully with U.S. and European authorities in cargo price-fixing probe. 2006.02.15

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Japan-Asbestos. [IPS] Lessons for Asia seen in Japan's asbestos time bomb. 2006.02.15

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Snow From Building Kills Student in Japan (AP). Heavy snow slides off the roof of a school building in Hokkaido, killing a student today. 2006.02.15

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Japan-USA BSE (AP) Japan is expressing concerns about whether the United States has sufficient safeguards against mad cow disease in slaughterhouses and packing facilities. 2006.02.15

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Japan-Satellite TV (Kyodo) SkyperfecTV, JSAT mulling merger. 2006.02.15

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Japan-Sony (Reuters). Sony's flat TV's malfunctioning due to software glitch. 2006.02.15

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Sanyo, Nokia Agree on Mobile-Phone Venture (AP). Japan's Sanyo Electric and Finland's Nokia announce they will combine some of their cell-phone operations into a joint venture with major operations in San Diego, California. 2006.02.15

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