Putin and Koizumi have signed a trade agreement Strengthening ties between Russia and Japan could lead to a deal on the Kuril Islands. And that might mean that they might actually sign a treaty ending WWII hostilities. the last line mentions that right-wing activists were protesting Putin's visit. There were also
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Oh no! I forgot to post dumpling pictures for Is My Blog Burning! :*( It was an inconvenient time. Do you think it would be ok if I posted now and backdated it?
well, my trip back was hellish. delays. rarg. Then I was stranded at Des Moines airport for about 5 hours. Thanks for all the well-wishing comments though.
but I'm back now. and my computer is checked (we had to have them all checked and have a certain anti-virus program installed. meh) and up and running. yay! Chloe is beautiful.