Kadena nixed marine entry in '96: paper

Kadena nixed marine entry in '96: paper

The U.S. Marine Corps warmed to a Japanese proposal to move their Air Station Futenma choppers to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Base during bilateral talks that yielded a 1996 accord, but the U.S. Forces Japan did not endorse it, a declassified Pentagon document indicates.
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Dollar dives to ¥99; Nikkei hits year's low

The dollar drops to the ¥99 level for the first time in 12 years and four months in London as concerns about a U.S. recession continue to grow.
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Withdraw Muto and we'll talk: DPJ to Fukuda

Withdraw Muto and we'll talk: DPJ to Fukuda

DPJ chief Ichiro Ozawa may meet Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda if he withdraws the nomination of Toshiro Muto for BOJ governor and proposes a new name, a DPJ executive says.
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