2005.04.20

Japan alarm over DPRK reactor. [BBC News ] Japan adds its voice to growing concerns over the reported shutdown of a North Korean nuclear reactor. 2005.04.20

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Japan-PRC Tension (Reuters) Japan and China show signs of calming their cold war. 2005.04.20

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China's Hu leaves for summit and face-off with Koizumi (AFP). Chinese President Hu Jintao has left for the Asia-Africa summit and a possible showdown with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as top officials again urge Tokyo to deal with its history. 2005.04.20

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Japan-China Tensions Japanese begin to retaliate for often violent anti-Japanese demos in China -- dozens of minor attacks on Chinese interests, including schools, restaurants and other businesses, now being reported. In one of the latest, a man threw an incendiary device at the Bank of China in Yokohama. DEVELOPING 2005.04.20

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Strong Quake Hits Kyushu, at Least 6 Injured (Reuters). UPDATED A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu early today, injuring at least 19 people. 2005.04.20

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Japanese Lawmakers to Visit War Shrine (AP). Inflaming already tense relations with China, Japanese lawmakers say they plan to visit a shrine that critics say glorifies their country's militarist past. 2005.04.20

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