2006.06.14

Japan-USA Beef (Kyodo) Japanese not inclined to ask where's the American beef. 2006.06.14

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ROK Foreign Minister Tells DPRK to Halt Plans for Missile Test [VOA] While expectations of a missile test mount, North Korea continues to boycott talks on giving up its nuclear weapons programs. 2006.06.14

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ROK fan critical after Sydney fall (Reuters). A South Korean man is critically ill in an Australian hospital after falling off a road sign while celebrating his team's World Cup win. 2006.06.14

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Japan may keep its troops in Iraq longer (AP). Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says Japan may not pull its noncombat troops from Iraq until after he is scheduled to step down in September. 2006.06.14

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Japanese Mayor Drops Opposition to USN Carrier. [VOA] Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya says he has concluded it would be futile to try to stopaircraft carrier from being based in his port city. 2006.06.14

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BOJ's credibility seen hit by chief's scandal (AFP). Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui has opened a policy meeting with a cloud hanging over him in a scandal seen as weakening his credibility as he moves to end five years of zero-interest rates. 2006.06.14

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Toyota to double hybrid models (AFP). Toyota Motor says it hopes to boost sales of hybrid cars four times from the current level by doubling the number of gasoline-electric hybrid models by the early 2010s. 2006.06.14

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Japan's oldest man dies at age 111 (AP). The oldest man in Japan, Nijiro Tokuda, has died at the age of 111. Tokuda, of Kagoshima died Monday night at a hospital where he had been treated since April. 2006.06.14

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Japan-Investing (VOA) Latest shot fired in battle between Japan Inc. and investing rebels with BOJ governor targeted. 2006.06.14

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ROK-Japan Maritime (Chosun Ilbo) Japan reportedly threatens maritime survey in disputed waters. 2006.06.14

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