2006.04.01

Japan-Crime (Kyodo) Fired curtain shop manager admits to throwing boy off balcony of Kawasaki high-rise condo. 2006.04.01

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Japanese suspect offers money to British family (AFP). Joji Obara, the Japanese man charged in the gruesome rape and killing of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, has reportedly offered 300,000 pounds to her family. 2006.04.01

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Japan-PRC Territory (Kyodo) Japan accuses China of stepping over the line in maritime boundary spat. 2006.04.01

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ROK-U.S. Marines (Stars & Stripes) U.S. Marines, in beach-storming exercise in South Korea, confronted by protesters. 2006.04.01

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Guam teacher has active TB. [Pacific Daily News] Hundreds of students and staff at eight Guam public elementary schools may have been exposed to active tuberculosis. 2006.04.01

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USA envoy, UN boss discuss DPRK human rights (AFP). The U.S. special envoy on North Korea's human rights calls on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to use his moral authority to promote human rights in the Stalinist country. 2006.04.01

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Japan-Solar (Nikkei Electronics Asia). Japanese carmaker Honda enters solar cell market. 2006.04.01

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First HD DVD players on sale in Japan (ABC). Toshiba begins selling its first player for the HD DVD format, beating the rival Sony-made Blu-Ray Disc format to the starting line. 2006.04.01

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PRC President Offers Summit With Japan (AP). Chinese President Hu Jintao makes a rare conciliatory gesture to Japan, offering to hold a summit with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi if he stops visiting a war shrine that other Asian nations consider offensive. 2006.04.01

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Japan-USA Piracy (VOA) Japan, USA teaming to fight product piracy; taking aim at China.   2006.04.01

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Japan-Culture (Newsweek) Westerners go beyond sushi in embracing Japanese culture. 2006.04.01

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