(5)U.N. disaster reduction conference opens in Kobe

(5)U.N. disaster reduction conference opens in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi proposed a set of measures Jan. 18 to help reduce natural disasters in his speech to the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Reduction that began in Kobe on Jan. 18.

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