2006.05.09

Japan, PRC to hold gas talks. [BBC] Japan and China say they will resume talks on a long-running dispute over gas fields in the East China sea. 2006.05.09

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USA Team to Meet With Japan on Beef Ban (AP). U.S. and Japanese agricultural officials could meet as soon as next week to discuss the lifting of Tokyo's ban on American beef. 2006.05.09

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Japan-Diplomacy (Kyodo) Japan, falling behind emerging China, to become more active diplomatically. 2006.05.09

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ROK Arrests 10 Anti-USA Protesters (AP). Police in South Korea arrest 10 anti-U.S. protesters and release 27 others after violent demonstrations against plans to expand an American military base. 2006.05.09

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Net leak reveals USA training to Japan in riot control (AFP). U.S. Marines have taught Japanese troops how to suppress potential riots near American bases, in training that came to light after Japanese defense files were accidentally leaked over the Internet. 2006.05.09

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