On May 19, 4:54 pm, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 05/19/2011 04:13 PM, Declan Murphy wrote:
>
> > Not something I expected to see for a long time, if ever.
>
> > "政府、ハーグ条約加盟を決定　窓口は外務省に"
> >http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/110519/plc11051910250011-n1.htm
>
> The Asahi had a similar story and my wife e-mailed to say that her Yahoo
> mail news carried a similar story.  But, there's nothing in the English
> language press nor wire services.  I took a look at the J-go Mainichi
> and Asahi sites for "ハーグ条約加盟" around noon and nothing came up.

One of my gaigin engineers says he saw it on NHK this morning. I guess
the story will reach non-japanese readership in a few days, and then
the usual misreporting can commence in earnest.