Kan to remain Japan's premier after winning DPJ leadership election
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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.
