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Bush tells Japan he won't ignore North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens

AP - Monday, July 7

RUSUTSU, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush says the United States will make sure that the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and '80s will not be ignored. More »

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  • Bush arrives in Japan

    Bush arrives in Japan

    AFP - Sunday, July 6

    TOYAKO, Japan (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush arrived in Japan on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on the next steps in the North Korean nuclear dispute as well as to attend the Group of Eight summit of industrialised nations. More »

  • Japanese sails solo across Pacific in wave-powered boat

    AP - Sunday, July 6

    TOKYO - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie took more than three months to sail from Hawaii to Japan in a boat powered by the energy of ocean waves, but says he was blessed with good weather and tasty fish. More »

  • Moderate earthquake jolts Japan

    AP - Sunday, July 6

    TOKYO - A moderately strong earthquake shook Tokyo and its environs on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said. More »

  • Moderately strong quake jolts Japan; no reports of damage or injuries

    AP - Sunday, July 6

    TOKYO - A moderately strong earthquake shook Tokyo and its environs on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said. More »

  • Moderately strong earthquake jolts Japan, no reports of damage

    AP - Sunday, July 6

    TOKYO - Japan's Meteorological Agency says a moderately strong earthquake has jolted the Tokyo area. More »

  • Quake jolts Tokyo

    Quake jolts Tokyo

    AFP - Sunday, July 6

    TOKYO (AFP) - - A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Tokyo Saturday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the Meteorological Agency said. More »

  • Earthquake hits north of Tokyo

    Reuters - Sunday, July 6

    TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 shook northern Japan on Saturday, a Japanese government agency said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. More »

  • Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat

    Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat

    AFP - Saturday, July 5

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first. More »

  • The weird world of Japanese manga comes to Paris

    The weird world of Japanese manga comes to Paris

    AFP - Saturday, July 5

    PARIS (AFP) - - The strange teenage cult of manga, the Japanese world of fantasy cartoons and their gaming and toy offshoots, came to Paris at the weekend, with tens of thousands of youngsters queuing up -- and dressing up -- for this year's Japan Expo. More »