11.   Two smaller typhoons are traveling southwest of the Japanese archipelago.

12.   Western officials believe the launch was a test of a Taepodong missile with a range long enough to strike any part of the Japanese archipelago.

13.   Western officials have said the launch was a test of a Taepodong missile that is capable of reaching any part of the Japanese archipelago.

14.   Efforts to reduce the inconvenience caused by US forces stationed on Okinawa to residents of the southern Japanese archipelago were expected to figure prominently in the talks.

15.   While the Japanese archipelago is battered by more than a dozen typhoons every year, few come close to the capital.

16.   The Japanese archipelago is battered by more than a dozen typhoons every year, but few come close to the capital.