N.Korea: Japan Sanctions Would Be War Declaration
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North Korea warned Japan on Wednesday that it would treat economic sanctions as a "declaration of war" and threatened to try to exclude Tokyo from six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms programs.
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North Korea has warned that it will regard any economic sanctions imposed by Japan as a &quot;declaration of war&quot;. Pyongyang said it would hit back with an &quot;effective physical response&quot;.
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TOKYO Japan said Thursday that it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the Communist
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North Korea on Monday blamed the United States for the stalemate in talks on its nuclear weapons programs, and warned it would use a &quot;war deterrent force&quot; if Washington brought the nuclear dispute before the UN Security Council.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Sunday North Korea should realize that time was running out before Japan and the international community would begin discussing slapping it with economic sanctions.
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U.N. Security Council members reached broad agreement on Thursday on a Japanese-drafted statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if it conducts a nuclear test.
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Japan said on Friday it would urge North Korea to reinvestigate the fate of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago, and threatened to take "harsh" action unless the reclusive communist state responded "sincerely."
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile that could hit almost all of Japan, a Japanese  newspaper said on Thursday.
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Japan has warned North Korea it would view any test-fired missile landing on Japanese soil as an attack, after reports the secretive nation was preparing to jangle international nerves with a new missile launch.
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North Korea triggered global alarm on Tuesday by saying it will conduct a nuclear test, a key step in the manufacture of atomic bombs that it views as a deterrent against any U.S. attack. But the North also said it was committed to nuclear disarmament, suggesting a willingness to negotiate.
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North Korea threatened on Friday to take   "stronger physical actions" after Japan imposed punitive   measures in response to its barrage of missile tests and pushed   for international sanctions at the United Nations.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North is preparing a missile test.
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TOYKO, Japan -- North Korea has warned Japan that it would treat economic sanctions against the nation as a &quot;declaration of war&quot; as a row brews over the remains of abductees.
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Reclusive North Korea said on Tuesday it  would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S.  "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.
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U.N. Security Council members  reached broad agreement on Thursday on a Japanese-drafted  statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if  it conducts a nuclear test.
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Japan said on Friday it would urge North  Korea to reinvestigate the fate of Japanese citizens abducted  decades ago, and threatened to take "harsh" action unless the  reclusive communist state responded "sincerely."
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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.