2005.04.18

Tokyo News Pod-Apr 18 The Tokyo News Pod for April 18, 2005. Perhaps it's some sort of no-offense strategy but Prime Minister Koizumi acting increasingly like the underdog in the diplomatic battle against China that puts Japan's quest for a U.N. Security Council seat into play. 2005.04.18

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Japan-Sex District (Mainichi) Tokyo officials, in a bid to improve the image of the Kabukicho red light district, erects statue of late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury, seemingly oblivious to the fact that he was a cocaine abuser and organizer of homosexual orgies, who died of AIDS, presumably contracted from having promiscuous sex with other men. (NGG note: Please don't send us hate mail -- Bohemian Rhapsody is one of our favorite songs. ) 2005.04.18

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Japan-China/UN (VOA) Japan's chances of securing a permanent U.N. Security Council seat in the near future fading fast in wake of Chinese protests. 2005.04.18

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Japan-Computer Security [Mainichi] Spyware use surging in Japan. 2005.04.18

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PRC row hits Japanese markets. [BBC News] Japanese shares plunged today as a row with regional giant China and a Wall Street slide hit investors' confidence. 2005.04.18

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Japan Foreign Policy Puts It Odds in Asia (AP). In diplomatic tussles with its neighbors, Japan has long been inclined to turn the other cheek. Not lately, though. 2005.04.18

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