2005.03.24

PRC Says No Breakthrough on DPRK Nuclear Talks (Reuters). China, keen to nudge North Korea back to six-party talks on its nuclear program, says a visit by the reclusive country's premier yielded no date for a return to the negotiating table. 2005.03.24

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Japan hopes for dialogue as ROK prepares for 'diplomatic war' (AFP). Japan calls for dialogue to ease mounting tension with South Korea whose President Roh Moo-Hyun told the country to prepare for a "diplomatic war" with its neighbor. 2005.03.24

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Japan-Fischer (Kyodo) UPDATED Former chess champion Bobby Fischer deported from Japan to Iceland, after eight months in immigration detention. But the crazed American fugitive does not depart quietly, launching into a hate-filled tirade at the airport, saying Koizumi and Bush kidnapped him and they "should be hung." 2005.03.24

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Japan-Livedoor (NY Times) Japanese have mixed feelings about young brash corporate raider who eschews necktimes and wants to shake up Japan's media conglomerates, which he sees as dinosaurs run by good ol' boys. 2005.03.24

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Japan-Fischer (AP) Eccentric former chess champion Robert James "Bobby" Fischer freed from Japanese immigration detention for deportation to Iceland, his new homeland. 2005.03.24

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Bush Says Kim Jong-Il 'Must Listen' on Nukes (Reuters). President Bush urges North Korea dictator Kim Jong-il to return to stalled six-party talks on its nuclear program "for the sake of peace and tranquility and stability." 2005.03.24

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PRC Pressures DPRK for Talks (AP). Chinese President Hu Jintao steps up pressure on North Korea to return to nuclear talks, telling its visiting premier that dialogue is the only way to settle the dispute. 2005.03.24

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Japan-Aviation (Kyodo) Flight crews cancel strike. 2005.03.24

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