2006.04.14

Japan-Fuel Cell-Powered Train (AP). Japan's biggest rail company will soon try to use fuel cells to help power a train. 2006.04.14

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Japan-USA Marines (VOA) Two days of talks in Tokyo between Japan and U.S. senior-level officials fail to reach a final agreement on realignment of American forces on Okinawa and other parts of Japan. 2006.04.14

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PRC official urges Japanese media to promote ties (Xinhua). Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan calls for the Japanese media to play a "positive" and "constructive" role in guiding Japanese public understanding about Sino-Japanese relations. Meanwhile, Japan issues a report that it hopes will clear "misunderstandings" about its image in Asia. 2006.04.14

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Japan, USA Continue Realignment Talks (AP). Japanese and U.S. officials are meeting for a second day of talks in Tokyo on realigning American troops in Japan and appear closer to an agreement on how to pay for a major shift of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam. 2006.04.14

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Japan-Gibney (Washington Post) Prolific Japan watcher Frank Gibney, a former Time-Life correspondent in Tokyo, has died at the age of 81. 2006.04.14

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USA, DPRK Envoys Trade Accusations on Delayed Nuclear Talks. [VOA] North Korea's nuclear envoy says he will not return to talks until Washington ends financial sanctions against his country. 2006.04.14

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