2006.02.18

Japan successfully places satellite into orbit (Reuters). Japan launches rocket carrying a satellite, the second success for the country's error-prone space program in less than a month. 2006.02.18

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ROC-Japan (Taipei Times) Taipei orders demolition of Japanese war memorial. 2006.02.18

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Japan-Science (AP). Hoping to unlock the mysteries of black holes and the Big Bang, a team of scientists from Chiba University in Japan and seven other countries has apparently found the first neutrinos. 2006.02.18

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DPRK Cheerleaders Sent to Prison. [Chosun Ilbo] Twenty-one members of North Korean cheering squads who traveled to South Korea for international sports events are reportedly being held in a prison camp for talking about what they saw in the South. 2006.02.18

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Japan-USA Beef (Kyodo) USDA admits breakdown in inspection system over veal backbone export to Japan. 2006.02.18

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Japan-Illegal Exports (VOA) Japan's political opposition leader wants legislation to plug loopholes that allow Japanese companies to export technology and equipment that can be used to make weapons of mass destruction. 2006.02.18

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