Pyongyang Says Japanese Sanctions Would Amount to &#39;War&#39;
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North Korea has warned Japan that any sanctions against the communist state would be regarded as a declaration of war. Opinion polls show about two-thirds of the Japanese public supporting
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North Korea warned the South on Friday   against joining international moves to apply sanctions against   Pyongyang and said ties would suffer and a war could break out   if Seoul cooperated with the United States against it.
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Japan decided Friday to delay imposing economic sanctions on North Korea, a move the isolated communist nation had said it would consider a declaration of war.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North  Korea were "one option," but added that care was needed in  deciding whether Tokyo should take such a step immediately.
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Japan and Australia have slapped financial sanctions on North Korea in the first fresh measures against the communist state since the UN Security Council demanded action over its July missile tests.
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Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North&#039;s missile bases would violate its constitution, suggesting it could take stronger action against the reclusive regime if the U.N. Security Council rejects its resolution calling for sanctions.
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North Korea's state media warned Friday the communist nation would bolster its "war deterrent," accusing the United States of plotting a nuclear war, as the world awaited Pyongyang's explanation about its failure to meet a nuclear deadline.
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Leaders of Japan and South Korea have jointly urged North Korea to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. They agreed that imposing economic sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.
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Japan warned North Korea on Sunday of "a   harsh response" from Tokyo and Washington if it went ahead with   the launch of a long-range missile.
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Japan and Australia on Tuesday slapped fresh economic sanctions on North Korea, triggering protests from China that the move would worsen the standoff over Pyongyang's weapons programs.
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Japan warned on Sunday that it would consider &quot;all options&quot; against North Korea, including sanctions on oil and food sales, if the reclusive communist country goes ahead with a test launch of a long-range missile.
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Japan&#39;s foreign minister said Thursday his country would likely slap sanctions on North Korea to punish it for neglecting Tokyo&#39;s request for a thorough investigation into Japanese kidnapping victims.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North has been preparing a missile test. US and South Korean intelligence has picked up signs a test may be planned, though Japan&#39;s Prime
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Japan's Cabinet approved a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday in response to the communist nation's missile tests in July, Kyodo News agency reported.
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Japan will ask North Korea to relaunch probes into the fate of Japanese citizens it abducted after false evidence presented earlier led to calls for sanctions against the communist state, reports said.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North  Korea were "one option" but that care was needed in deciding if  Tokyo should take such a step immediately.
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Japan has called on a divided UN Security Council to impose tough sanctions on North Korea if it tests an atom bomb as Russia said it was trying to convince Pyongyang not to carry out its threat.