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| Apr. 11 |
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Japan extends sanctions on N. Korea| Japan extended for 6 months the economic sanctions imposed on North Korea for conducting its first test of a nuclear weapon in 2006 | |
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| Oct.8 |
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Japan extends N Korea sanctions Japan has extended economic sanctions, citing a lack of progress in a row over Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang
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| Jan.8 |
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Abe warns world against N Korea PM says his country cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed N. Korea and wants closer international co-operation
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| Dec.22 |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement Beijing: Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks ended without a breakthrough | | |
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'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead
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| Oct.14 |
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Japan, South Korea hail sanctions vote 2 Asian states have welcomed the sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council on the North
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| Oct.11 |
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Japan announces N Korea sanctions Tough new sanctions will include banning all N. Korean imports and stopping its ships entering Japanese waters
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| Oct.8 |
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China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea Beijing: Japan and China agreed that a nuclear test cannot be tolerated and that Pyongyang should return to negotiations | |
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| Oct.5 |
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Fears N. Korea may test at weekend Tokyo is stepping up monitoring of North Korea
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| Sep.18 |
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New sanctions target North Korea Japan and Australia have announced new financial sanctions, stepping up pressure over missile tests
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| Jul.7 |
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Japan seeks North Korea sanctions UN Security Council: A strongly worded draft resolution to the Sec. Council is calling for sanctions against N.
Korea over its missile tests
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World steps up pressure on N.Korea South Korea: South Korea, Japan and Australia take steps to punish North Korea for its controversial missile tests this week
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North Korea tests long-range missile
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| Jun.17 |
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NK warned over 'provocative' test The U.S. and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with plans to test-fire a long-range missile
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| May.19 |
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N. Korea 'readies missile launch' Japanese media: A long-range ballistic missile could reach parts of the United States
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| Mar.18 |
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US urges N Korea to re-join talk Condoleezza Rice has called on N. Korea to return to talks aimed at halting its nuclear weapons program
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| May.21 |
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Japan PM starts landmark summit North Korea: Junichiro Koizumi has started talks with the North Korean president, to discuss the fate of the relatives of abducted | |
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Many casualties in train crash
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| Oct.7 |
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Japan, U.S. reject NK talks stance North Korean demands that Japan take no part in further talks over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program
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| Oct.6 |
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N Korea wants Japan out of talks North Korea: North Korea does not want Japan to take part in any future talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme
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| Mar.28 |
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Satellite launch angers N. Korea North Korea: Japan sent two spy satellites into orbit. Tokyo gets first independent opportunity to scrutinize North Korea from space
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First alert over SARS
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| Nov.5 |
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North Korea threatens missile tests Japan's Prime Minister is not taking seriously a threat to resume missile tests if bilateral normalization talks fail
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| Oct.14 |
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Kidnapped Japanese arrive home 5 Japanese nationals who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s have arrived for a short visit
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| Oct.8 |
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Abducted Japanese to return home North Korea: 5 Japanese kidnapped in the 1970s and 80s as part of an intelligence gathering effort will return home next week
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| Sep.17 |
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N Korea confesses to kidnappings North Korea: Kim Jong-il has admitted that his country kidnapped Japanese citizens - and that at least 4 were still alive
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| Sep.16 |
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Japan, North Korea historic meeting| Pyongyang will give information about one of 11 missing Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea | | |
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