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Sony introduces PC device to view Japanese TV programs overseas

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Sept. 5 it will release on Oct. 1, 2005, a new device (shown by woman) that enables personal computer users to watch Japanese television programs from abroad through the Internet.

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Drugmakers Dainippon, Sumitomo to merge in Oct. 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. President Kenjiro Miyatake (L) and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. President Yasuo Okamoto shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25. The two companies said they have reached a basic agreement to merge Oct. 1, 2005, creating a top-10 pharmaceutical maker in Japan in terms of prescription drug sales.

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Another WTO ministerial meet to be held in H.K.: Castillo

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council Chairman Carlos Perez Del Castillo tells Kyodo News on Oct. 16 that he still sees hope for WTO members to conclude the current Doha Round of talks by the deadline of Jan. 1, 2005, as they will likely hold another ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.