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Articles in August 7, 2000 issue of Japan Policy & Politics

• Crown Princess Masako attends opening ceremony in Gifu
• New slave labor suit filed against Japanese firms in Calif
• 2ND LD: Mori apologizes in Diet for giving FRC post to Kuze
• Nakasone in 1970 cited right to introduce nuke weapons: paper
• LDP to cancel public works not started within 5 years
• UNHCR to train NGOs via Net to assist refugees
• Japan, Russia planning to ink 16 accords during Putin trip
• U.S. Marine indicted by military court in molestation case
• Tax panel chief Kato to resign, Ishi to take over
• Mitsubishi Corp. unit begins electricity sales in Tokyo
• FOCUS: LDP lawmaker seeks rational talks with antinuke group
• Remains of 199 Japanese detainees in Russian camps recovered
• Assets of Mori, cabinet average 258 mil. yen
• Okinawa police sent papers on U.S. Marine over molestation
• Japan to pay 17 bil. yen ODA to China against policy: paper
• LEAD: Japan to submit new disarmament resolution to U.N
• U.S., Japan secretly agreed on nuclear storage on Ogasawara
• LEAD: Mori vows not to drop loan buyback clause from NCB deal
• LDP eyes law revision to allow for increased bond issues
• Bill allowing SDF inspections of ships to go to Diet in fall
• Japan softens stance on Russia isles row
• LEAD: Crown Princess Masako attends sports ceremony in Gifu
• Nakagawa admits receiving funds exceeding legal limit
• Putin proposed interim treaty in Okinawa talks: sources
• SDP chief Doi to visit N.Z. for social democrats' gathering
• Memorial plaque to Sugihara to go up at Foreign Ministry
• More than 60% disapprove of Mori cabinet, poll shows
• LEAD: Police launch probe into explosion at gunpowder factory
• Mori still undecided on visit to Yasukuni Shrine
• Defense Agency chief Torashima to visit Yasukuni Shrine
• Nissan to sell driveshaft manufacturing operations to GKN
• Kono voices concern over U.S. telecom bill to Albright
• CORRECTED: U.S. conducting secret subcritical nuclear tests…
• Ito named ambassador to Paraguay
• Hiroshima to propose reconciliation on A-bomb anniversary
• Japan denies Putin proposed interim treaty in talks with Mori
• Albright says Clinton worked on Okinawa speech himself
• 2ND LD: Crown Princess Masako attends ceremony in Gifu
• Gov't to further promote reforms under new action plan
• Japan to extend aid to Amerasian school in Okinawa
• Mori confident in economy, deflects worries on stock fall
• MPD probes data-leaking allegations against police officers
• Gov't wants missing Japanese issue settled in talks
• Japan textbooks may give rise to ethnocentrism: U.S. report
• Japan to consider making contributions to new UNHCR fund
• Prince Hitachi, wife to visit Malaysia, Singapore in Sept
• Japan, C. America to strengthen cooperation over disasters
• Coalition team axes plan to scrap NCB…
• Ex-Saga policeman gets suspended term in bribery case
• Akashi urges early normalization between Japan, N. Korea
• Sagamihara city demands cancellation of U.S. military drill
• Russian ambassador to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony
• LEAD: Mori voices support for flexible use of bond proceeds
• Japanese group returns from visa-free trip to Shikotan
• Guidelines for public policy evaluations to be introduced
• Buddhist group asks Mori not to visit Yasukuni Shrine
• Ruling LDP to review 272 planned public works
• Princess Sayako mulling visit to Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland
• Kono says Tokyo Declaration key to Japan-Russia talks
• Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima
• Japanese mission in Indonesia receives bomb threat
• Bush would propose new framework talks with Japan: aide
• CORRECTED 2ND LD: Crown Princess Masako attends ceremony…
• Mori cabinet's support rate remains low
• Labor law review to focus on job creation in growth areas