APEC customs officials agree to pursue simplification of procedures
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Senkaku activists launch protest voyage from Taiwan+
YELIU, Taiwan, Sept. 13 Kyodo -
Activists claiming Chinese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands set out for the
Okada apologizes to former U.S. POWs for 'inhumane' wartime treatment+
TOKYO, Sept. 13 Kyodo -
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada apologized Monday to six former American
prisoners of war for the ''inhumane treatment'' they suffered during World War
N. Korea party conference likely to be held early next week+
BEIJING, Sept. 11 Kyodo -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has inspected a mine in the country's Jagang
Province, the North's official media reported Saturday, a sign that the
Japan launches satellite for better GPS services+
TANEGASHIMA, Japan, Sept. 11 Kyodo -
Japan successfully launched a satellite Saturday to improve car navigation and
other services using the global positioning system.
Senkaku activists announce protest voyages from Xiamen, Taiwan+
TAIPEI, Sept. 11 Kyodo -
Activists supporting Chinese sovereignty over the disputed Senkaku islands and
Kan continues to enjoy majority of support over Ozawa: Kyodo poll+
TOKYO, Sept. 11 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Naoto Kan continued to enjoy support from a majority of Japanese
as the preferred head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan ahead of
Japan has no candidate for antibiotics to stem multi-resistant bugs
TOKYO, Sept. 11 Kyodo -
Japan's pharmaceutical industry does not have even a single candidate for new
