2006.04.25

Japan-Asia (Kyodo) Japan's prime minister says China, South Korea will regret not holding summit talks with him before he leaves office later this year. 2006.04.25

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Father 'shattered' by Lucie Blackman death. [BBC] The father of murdered Tokyo nightclub hostess Lucie Blackman has been left "shattered, empty and numb" by her killing, he tells a court. 2006.04.25

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Japan-DPRK Abductees (Jiji) Japan appeals to UNHCR to pressure North Korea for information on the fate of Japanese kidnapped by agents of the Stalinist state during the Cold War. 2006.04.25

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ROK-Japan (Kyodo) UPDATED South Korea's unpopular president attempts to whip up support by playing the nationalism card against Japan over long dormant but festering territorial dispute. 2006.04.25

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