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Kyodo news summary -2-+(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, April 25_(Kyodo) _ ---------- Japan's claim to Dokdo 'intolerable,' Roh says SEOUL - President Roh Moo Hyun said Tuesday Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan is "intolerable." In a special statement broadcast live, Roh blasted Japan for laying claim to Dokdo, known as Takeshima in Japan, saying Japan's claim is tantamount to "justifying its history of crimes committed during the war of aggression." ---------- Nepal's king orders reinstatement of parliament KATHMANDU - Embattled Nepalese King Gyanendra reinstated parliament Monday in a bid to take the steam out of ongoing anti-king protests in the Himalayan nation. Reinstatement of the lower house of parliament meets one of the key demands of the agitating political parties that called the protests that began April 6. ---------- Ceremonies commemorate 1st anniversary of deadly train crash OSAKA - Ceremonies commemorating the first anniversary of a fatal train crash in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, were held Tuesday, with families of the 106 passengers killed and executives of the train operator West Japan Railway Co. attending. At a ceremony held by JR West in Amagasaki, about 1,000 bereaved family members and those injured in the accident, along with JR West President Masao Yamazaki, observed a moment of silence at 9:18 a.m., the time of the accident on April 25 last year. ---------- Japan-U.S. deal on Marines' move was for sake of alliance: Nukaga TOKYO - Japan-U.S. talks on the cost sharing for moving U.S. Marines to Guam had almost broken down Sunday but a last-minute agreement was reached because both sides recognize the importance of maintaining the bilateral alliance, Japan's Defense Agency chief said Tuesday. "U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had until the very last moment pushed for Japan to shoulder 75 percent of the total cost," Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga said after returning to Tokyo from the talks in Washington. "In principle, both countries hold a common understanding of the significance of the alliance." |