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Princess Aiko, the eight-year-old granddaughter of the Japanese Emperor AkIhito, has refused to go to school at the start of the new term after allegedly being bullied by other pupils six months ago.

The Bank of Japan held interest rates unchanged Tuesday, but flagged concern over recent appreciation of the yen, while leaving open the possibility of additional emergency action to support the economy.

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Greenpeace urged Japan on Tuesday to probe graft claims in its state-funded whaling program, a day after two of its activists received suspended jail terms for committing theft during an investigation.

Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she wants the military regime to negotiatate with ethnic cease-fire groups for a better future in Burma, according to a spokesman who met with her on Saturday.