2005.04.11

Tokyo News Pod-Apr 11 The Tokyo News Pod for April 11, 2005. Israel proposing joint R&D project with Japan for economic cooperation on a grand scale. 2005.04.11

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PRC blames Japan for tensions. [BBC News] China urges Japan to do more to improve relations in the wake of anti-Japanese mass demonstrations. 2005.04.11

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18 N. Koreans Missing After Ship Sinks (AP). Rescuers are searching for 18 North Korean crew members missing after their iron-ore laden cargo ship sank. 2005.04.11

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Japan to offer 100 million dollars in aid to Sudan (AFP). Japan will offer 100 million dollars in aid to Sudan to help rebuild the vast African nation following a peace deal that ended its 21-year north-south civil war. 2005.04.11

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Japan-Quake Another sharp jolt felt in Tokyo at 1535 JST. Epicenter, like this morning's tremor, was in Chiba. This one measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale. In the earlier morning rush hour quake, some trains were stranded between stations for hours with thousands on board. Items tumbled from store shelves, walls collapsed and windows shattered in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures. 2005.04.11

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Japan-Quake UPDATED Magnitude 6.1 quake, at a depth of 60 km on shore on the coast of Chiba prefecture, NE of Tokyo struck at 2222 UTC Sunday. Japan Meteorological Agency says no threat of tsunami. (The quake registered a 5-plus on the Japanese scale of seven in Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, which corresponds to local ground motion.) No immediate reports of damage or injuries. 2005.04.11

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