51.   There was no formal agenda for the talks but he expected two areas of difference -- nuclear waste shipments and whaling -- would come up.

52.   Japan, which depends on France and Britain to reprocess its spent nuclear fuel, has also faced international criticism of its continued radioactive waste shipments.

53.   Small protests over the regular waste shipments from Germany to France and Britain have become commonplace in recent months.

54.   South Korea on Tuesday took its protests against planned nuclear waste shipments to North Korea by a Taiwanese company to the international arena.