2005.03.02

Indonesia-Quake (AP) Japan reports a powerful quake off Indonesia in Banda Sea. 2005.03.02

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Japan-USA Beef [Mainichi] U.S. Trade Office blasts Japan over continuing beef import ban. 2005.03.02

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Peru Orders Arrest of Ex-Leader's Siblings (AP). A Peruvian judge says she issued arrest warrants for former President Alberto Fujimori's three siblings on allegations they embezzled millions of dollars from a Japanese charity.   2005.03.02

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Nikkei at 8-Month Closing High (Reuters). Japan's benchmark stock average rose for a fifth day to hit an eight-month closing high today, buoyed by gains in brokers on hopes a recent improvement in market activity would help boost revenues. 2005.03.02

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ROK calls for Japan apology. [BBC News ] President Roh Moo-hyun says Japan should apologize for colonizing the Korean peninsula last century. 2005.03.02

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Japan-Asian Tsunami (Kyodo) Japanese death toll from Asian tsunami rises to 30. 2005.03.02

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29 Skeletons Recovered From Tsunami Site (AP). The skeletal remains of 29 people have been found near the site where the Dec. 26 tsunami swept away a commuter train in one of the single worst losses of life from the disaster. 2005.03.02

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