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Articles in June 5, 2000 issue of Japan Policy & Politics

• Relatives of 4 dead Japanese volunteers arrive in Amman
• Emperor, empress attend welcoming ceremony in Stockholm
• No plan for talks between Mori, Clinton, Kim on June 8: Aoki
• Russians release Japanese fishing boats in disputed islands
• LEAD: Sri Lanka repulses rebel attacks in north, east: gov't
• New Komeito leader says LDP's power on decline
• Latest table of party strength in Diet
• LEAD: Depleted-uranium shells found at Okinawa scrap yard
• LDP to field Miyazawa, Nakasone despite age limit
• Mori cabinet 'still a newborn baby,' Nonaka says
• Crown prince, princess to attend Obuchi's funeral
• Japan concerned over Peru election
• LEAD: Japan enacts bill to compensate foreign veterans
• 90% of women in 20s-30s call for Mori's resignation: Web poll
• Okinawa police to discourage NGOs from disrupting G-8 summit
• Concert staged in advance of G-8 foreign ministers' meeting
• Japanese singer Mori to hold charity concert in L.A
• Japan to help build power plant in Kunashiri
• Kono, Downer agree to cooperate on Fiji crisis
• Tokyo governor says Japan must open its doors to foreigners
• Japan urged to drop time limit on resolution of isles row
• Group to be launched to promote Japan-N. Korea ties
• Japan preparing new diplomatic offensive on CTBT
• Miyazawa reiterates extra budget to be considered in fall
• Business leaders hope for stable gov't to help recovery
• LEAD: Kono, Huang agree to boost Japan-China exchanges
• Ex-health minister Yamashita announces political retirement
• 15 more countries confirmed to attend funeral for Obuchi
• Hiraiwa named adviser to imperial couple
• FOCUS: Mori aims for poll victory as future hangs in balance
• LEAD: Okinawa prefectural assembly election campaign begins
• Junta leader's scheduled visit to Bangladesh postponed
• LEAD: Mori urged to make Okinawa venue of Davos-type forum
• LEAD: Ex-Kanagawa cop boss gets suspended 18-month jail term
• Japanese editorial excerpts
• Emperor, empress return from 4-nation European tour
• Mori set to dissolve lower chamber Fri. for June 25 election
• 3RD LD: Mori dissolves lower house for June 25 election
• 1,300 candidates set to start election campaigns
• Straits Times raps Mori for not retracting 'divine' remark
• Highlights of Mori's talks with S. Korean President Kim
• LEAD: Emperor, empress return from 4-nation European tour
• LEAD: Abandoned shells not radioactive: gov't officials
• 40 lower house members to retire before poll
• Russian Deputy Premier Khristenko to attend Obuchi funeral
• 3RD LD: Mori to dissolve lower house Fri. for election
• Keidanren chief calls for 'powerful, stable gov't'
• Japanese soldier's belongings returned to relatives
• SDF to be strengthened to counter terrorism
• LDP expected to lose, ruling bloc to hold firm in vote: paper
• Mori will not quit if ruling bloc wins majority: Nonaka
• Ex-Premier Murayama spends final day in Diet reminiscing
• Over 60,000 Japanese abroad apply for overseas balloting
• JCP open to forming alliances with other parties: Shii
• LEAD: Gov't denies report on clandestine deals over Okinawa
• Japanese-Russian lawmaker elected Duma deputy chairwoman
• U.S. not to offer compromise on Futemma issue: official
• Russia, China's CTBT moves said pressuring U.S. to ratify
• Mori to return to Ishikawa Pref. June 10 for by-election
• Mori cabinet's approval rating plummets to 12.5%: poll
• 4TH LD: Japan's lower house dissolved for June 25 election
• Inamine wants details on storage of depleted-uranium rounds
• Emperor, empress host banquet in Sweden
• Japan enacts bill to compensate foreign veterans
• LEAD: Ex-DSP leader Tsukamoto plans to quit politics
• 8TH LD: China officially announces N. Korea's Kim visit
• Extra Diet to be convened early July