2006.02.17

Livedoor dogs Japan LDP as parties joust (Reuters). Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi denounces as groundless the latest opposition allegations of shady links between his ruling party and disgraced Internet entrepreneur Takafumi Horie, even as speculation simmers that the affair could widen into a broad political scandal. 2006.02.17

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Japan police make 'export raids'. [BBC] Japan police target firms suspected of exporting goods to North Korea that could be used for biological weapons. 2006.02.17

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Japan-Presley Wedding (AP) It's been revealed that Lisa Marie Presley got married for a fourth time -- this latest taking experiment in holy matrimony taking place January 22 in Kyoto. The new victim for the serial monogamist is a guitarist. The bride's first husband, at what is described as a "traditional Japanese wedding" was the best man. 2006.02.17

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Japan-DPRK (Kyodo) Trading companies in Tokyo raided by police this morning in biological weapons development export probe. The suspect firms allegedly shipped freeze dryers to North Korea. Developing... 2006.02.17

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Japan Confronts Whale Meat Glut. [VOA] Japan is foisting on school children surplus whale meat after an expanded catch  in the northwestern Pacific. 2006.02.17

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