Russia to free sick Japanese fisherman
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Russia plans to release the captain from one of four Japanese fishing boats seized in disputed waters last week out of concern for his health, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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Russian reformist Yegor Gaidar has been  released from hospital after treatment for an illness caused by  an unknown toxic substance, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 8 -- A Russian businessman who met with a former Russian domestic intelligence officer in London the day the man fell ill from radioactive poison has himself become suddenly and seriously sick, Russian news organizations reported Thursday night.
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Russia on Saturday handed over the body  of a Japanese fisherman killed when one of its patrol boats  shot at a crabbing vessel in disputed waters between the two  countries, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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Science & environment: One of the activists held by Japanese whalers describes his ordeal on the Yushin Maru 2
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Japan has accused Russia of violating its airspace over and demanded an explanation.
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On September 2, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (right) inspects four northern islands that are under territorial dispute with Russia.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura announces that Japanese govenment has confirmed that a depapitated body found in Iraq is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda during an emergency news conference in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
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Japan sought international help on  Thursday for a Japanese man held hostage in Iraq, with less  than 24 hours to go for a deadline set by his captors to behead  him unless Tokyo withdraws its troops.
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Japan issues a deportation order against former chess champion Bobby Fischer.
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Japan has been appealing for international help to secure the release of a Japanese man kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq and threatened with death.
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Customs officials offer to pick up two environmental activists held on Japanese harpoon ship
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A 20-year-old Russian has been fined for his involvement last spring.
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Japan said Thursday that Russia seized four Japanese fishing boats in disputed waters between the two countries, calling the detention unacceptable and demanding an explanation from Moscow.
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Russia agrees to lift a two-year-old ban on Polish meat imports it imposed on health grounds.
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Rights group Amnesty International on  Friday urged Russia to provide proper treatment for a jailed  oil executive who has AIDS and says he could die if he is not  moved to a specialized hospital.
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The legendary Russian swimmer, who has won four Olympic gold medals, has made the decision following his unsuccessful Athens Olympics, French newspaper L&#39;Equipe reports.