Tuesday, June 5, 2001
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 About 90% of the 3-story homes built recently don't meet construction regulations. 
Kenichi Iwayama, chief inspector for the Japan Building Construction Inspection and Research Institute. (Shukan Gendai)

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Pregnancies go up in smoke
Kyoto station foils fatal falls
Jumbo in emergency landing
Toads killing rare wildcats
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Missile talk snares Tanaka
Lower house may be dissolved
NK export missiles to be bought
PM dismisses Tanaka fuss
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Couple shot and beaten at home
Lawmaker's asst busted
Fake Rolex scammer wanted
Driver's license forger nabbed
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business
Deflation may continue: Yamaguchi
Stocks end little changed
Euro bounces
GDP data out next week
Asian shares buoyed by U.S.
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technology
Nissan, Renault in gas fuel cell
Canon to build China plant
Sony in London move
Yahoo to offer premium content
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Japan relaxed ahead of Brazil clash
Korea bows out of Confederations Cup
France triumphs 4-0 over Mexico
Blatter plays down ISL collapse
Ichiro lifts Seattle over Tampa Bay
Carp sweep Giants
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Nepal's two-day king dies
Indonesia police in Wahid snub
Taiwan's Chen meets US lawmakers
U.S. cuts military ties with China
NK warns of new missile tests
Four killed in grenade blast
Kidnap hunters under fire
Nine killed in Bangladesh smash
UN Myanmar envoy ends
Central bankers talk globally
Confusion swirls over Nepal massacre
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Peru president-elect in vow
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Iraq to halt oil exports
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U.S. cuts military ties with China (1)
Start: Jun 5 05:47


Iraq to halt oil exports (1)
Start: Jun 5 05:37


Should ransoms be paid to kidnappers? (1)
Start: Jun 4 21:22


Tokyo couple shot and beaten at home (2)
Start: Jun 4 21:03 — Last: Jun 5 05:28


NK export missiles to be bought (2)
Start: Jun 4 20:02 — Last: Jun 5 05:24


Pregnancies go up in smoke (1)
Start: Jun 4 18:46


Ichiro lifts Seattle over Tampa Bay (1)
Start: Jun 4 17:29


Seven Chinese indicted for string of burglaries (1)
Start: Jun 4 13:54


"Tiananmen Papers" compiler complains of witch hunt (1)
Start: Jun 4 11:08


Japan tumbles in World League (1)
Start: Jun 4 10:44


Confusion swirls around Nepal royal massacre (4)
Start: Jun 4 10:39 — Last: Jun 4 14:54


Yamanashi holds Fuji disaster drill (7)
Start: Jun 4 02:48 — Last: Jun 5 04:43


Japan beats Cameroon 2-0 to reach semifinals (1)
Start: Jun 4 01:43


Sushi conveyor belt freshness device developed (1)
Start: Jun 4 01:31


Tanaka under fire for missile plan comments (2)
Start: Jun 4 00:43 — Last: Jun 4 00:44


Nepal says royal bloodbath was an accident (2)
Start: Jun 4 00:34 — Last: Jun 4 11:18


White House lists vandalism by Clinton workers (4)
Start: Jun 3 22:02 — Last: Jun 4 15:24


Girl, 4, strangled by seat belt (7)
Start: Jun 3 21:23 — Last: Jun 4 19:36


China to halve Japan car imports (6)
Start: Jun 3 19:43 — Last: Jun 4 14:07


Chinese paper dedicates page to Yasukuni Shrine (16)
Start: Jun 3 19:31 — Last: Jun 5 02:51


Two Chinese illegals arrested (1)
Start: Jun 3 16:01


Arsenal interested in Nakata (1)
Start: Jun 3 14:45


Tanaka hosts reception for foreign ambassadors (2)
Start: Jun 3 09:59 — Last: Jun 4 02:03


Tanaka denies criticizing US missile defense plan (11)
Start: Jun 3 09:27 — Last: Jun 4 15:12


Suicide bomber kills 16 in Tel Aviv (2)
Start: Jun 3 02:05 — Last: Jun 3 10:27


China quarantines wooden packaging from Japan (1)
Start: Jun 2 23:58


Chinese nabbed for trying to kill boss (4)
Start: Jun 2 23:53 — Last: Jun 4 01:09


Record 800,000-plus Japanese live overseas (5)
Start: Jun 2 22:14 — Last: Jun 3 09:49


South African AIDS activist dies (1)
Start: Jun 2 20:30


Tanaka hints Bush support groups behind missile plan (4)
Start: Jun 2 20:04 — Last: Jun 3 08:29


Japan condemns Tel Aviv bombing (27)
Start: Jun 2 19:51 — Last: Jun 4 23:40


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Start: Jun 2 19:29 — Last: Jun 4 17:28


Sony launches online singer image site (3)
Start: Jun 2 17:59 — Last: Jun 3 22:31


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Australia upsets France (3)
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Author lobbies for history textbook (5)
Start: Jun 2 12:56 — Last: Jun 3 11:11


China sues Mitsui for bribery (2)
Start: Jun 2 11:20 — Last: Jun 2 12:23


Breast-baring thieves nabbed in Colombia (6)
Start: Jun 2 11:19 — Last: Jun 3 22:40


China planning war games near Taiwan (6)
Start: Jun 2 10:54 — Last: Jun 4 19:47


Koizumi tells Tanaka to stop fighting with bureaucrats (6)
Start: Jun 2 10:40 — Last: Jun 3 23:25


WWF hopes to put a headlock on Asia (25)
Start: Jun 2 10:39 — Last: Jun 4 15:09


US calls China biggest security worry in Asia (75)
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Killer submarine out of action (3)
Start: Jun 2 00:37 — Last: Jun 4 01:23


Ichiro goes 2-for-5 in win over Orioles (1)
Start: Jun 2 00:33


Actress Cate Blanchett pregnant (1)
Start: Jun 2 00:32


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Start: Jun 2 00:27


Pearl Harbor boosts war relic tourism (2)
Start: Jun 2 00:17 — Last: Jun 2 02:33


TEPCO to drop MOX (1)
Start: Jun 1 23:31


Canada bans mild cigarette labels (6)
Start: Jun 1 23:19 — Last: Jun 3 10:28


LDP wants peacekeeping role (2)
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