Japan To Investigate WWII Brothel Charges
[CBS news world
] - 8. Marzo 2007 - 17:29After doubting that thousands of Asian women were coerced into prostitution in the 1930s and '40s, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government would launch a new investigation into the military's use of brothels in WWII.
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Letters To Iwo Jima Found, 62 Years Later
[CBS news world
] - 9. Marzo 2007 - 2:30When a World War II veteran dug through the attic of his old country house in upstate New York, he found letters to Iwo Jima, Steve Hartman reports. A Japanese family has been waiting 62 years to retrieve them.
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Diary reveals Hirohito war doubts
[BBC World
] - 9. Marzo 2007 - 21:05Japanese emperor Hirohito expressed doubts about going to war with China, a diary by an adviser reveals.
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Tokyo firebombing victims sue Japan
[Reuters international
] - 10. Marzo 2007 - 7:14TOKYO (Reuters) - Victims of U.S. firebombing raids on Tokyo in World War Two and their families have sued the Japanese government seeking compensation for starting the war and taking too long to stop it, media reports said on Saturday, the 62nd anniversary of the bombings.
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Australian PM to hold defense talks in Japan
[Reuters international
] - 10. Marzo 2007 - 12:23TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia will seal a security relationship with Japan next week stronger than its defense ties with any country except the United States, but Prime Minister John Howard dismissed concerns it would harm ties with China.
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Howard backs Japan security deal
[BBC World
] - 10. Marzo 2007 - 12:39Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.
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Australian PM begins Japan visit
[BBC World
] - 11. Marzo 2007 - 12:00Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.
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Tokyo victims of US firebombing sue Japan
[Guardian unlimited World
] - 12. Marzo 2007 - 1:00A group of Tokyo residents has demanded compensation from the Japanese government for starting the war.
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Japan's growth rate picks up pace
[BBC World
] - 12. Marzo 2007 - 8:16Japan's economy, the world's second largest, grew more quickly than many experts forecast, state figures show.
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Japan-Australia defense deal not aimed at China: Abe
[Reuters international
] - 12. Marzo 2007 - 11:35TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to sign with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tokyo this week was aimed at reining in China.
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Italian Pol Chains Self to Museum to Protest Da Vinci Loan
[FOX news world
] - 12. Marzo 2007 - 15:48Senator attaches himself to the gates of the Uffizi museum to protest the loan of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Annunciation' for a show at Japan's National Museum in Tokyo.
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Michael Jackson Greets Troops In Japan
[CBS news world
] - 12. Marzo 2007 - 21:30Michael Jackson greeted thousands of U.S. troops and their family members at a U.S. Army base south of Tokyo on Saturday, taking a break from days of parties with die-hard fans and well-heeled business people.
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Australia in Japan security deal
[BBC World
] - 12. Marzo 2007 - 23:52Japan and Australia sign a landmark security pact - the first Japan has made with a nation other than the US.
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Japan, Australia to sign defense pact in Tokyo
[Reuters international
] - 13. Marzo 2007 - 7:26TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to sign a ground-breaking defense pact with Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday that both leaders have emphasized is not aimed at reining in China.
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Japan, Australia sign landmark defense pact
[Reuters international
] - 13. Marzo 2007 - 12:06TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Australia signed a groundbreaking defense pact on Tuesday that the leaders of both countries stressed was not aimed at reining in China, but the road ahead for a two-way trade deal looked rougher.
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Japan sets minimum wage raise
[BBC World
] - 13. Marzo 2007 - 12:30Japan paves the way for an increase to its minimum wage, the first major change in more than 40 years.
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Landing Gear Failure Grounds Bombadier Fleet in Japan
[FOX news world
] - 13. Marzo 2007 - 14:44All Nippon Airways grounded its entire fleet of Bombardier planes on Tuesday after the front landing gear on one failed to descend, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing with 60 people on board.
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Japanese Fisherman Killed Trying to Rescue Whale
[FOX news world
] - 13. Marzo 2007 - 18:15A Japanese fisherman was knocked off a small boat in a western Japan bay and died after trying to rescue a straying whale on Tuesday, officials said.
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Fisherman Dies In Whale Rescue Attempt
[CBS news world
] - 13. Marzo 2007 - 20:00A Japanese fisherman trying to help rescue a wayward whale was knocked off his boat and died.
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No sex please, we're Japanese
[Guardian unlimited World
] - 14. Marzo 2007 - 1:00Couples who prefer a good night's sleep to fumbling on the futon could be to blame for the falling birth rate.
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