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NORTH AMERICA: August monitoring
A major partner in a planned test of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology in western...
JAPAN: Polls suggest strong DPJ victory
The Asahi Shimbun's latest opinion poll taken on August 22-25, five days before voting in the...
JAPAN: Non-nuclear principles cause controversy
Controversy continues over Japan's non-nuclear principles and sentiment amid the general election...
JAPAN: PAC-3 expansion needs budgetary approval
Japan's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has revealed that it is planning to expand the geographical...
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: Abductee agreement nearly reached
The Japanese media has revealed that Japan and North Korea's governments towards the end of...
JAPAN: Hatoyama promises US nuclear investigation
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama on August 17 in a speech pledged that if...
United StatesJAPAN: Political leaders avoid antagonising China
Japan's political leaders are engaged in a competition to avoid antagonising China in the general...
INTERNATIONAL: Cyber attacks highlight botnets
Web services including Facebook, Twitter, Livejournal, and some Google sites, on August 6, were...