Japan May Consider Sanctions on North Korea, Abe Says
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Japan should consider economic sanctions against North Korea if talks with the nation on abductions of Japanese citizens end without making progress, said ruling party official Shinzo Abe.
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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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IBUSUKI, Japan  - Leaders of Japan and South Korea  jointly urged North Korea on Friday to return to talks aimed at  ending its nuclear weapons program and agreed imposing economic  sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.
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Japan&#39;s foreign minister said Sunday that Tokyo remains cautious about imposing economic sanctions on North Korea because the impoverished communist country could use it as an excuse to pull out of bilateral talks.
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Japan is trying to agree on dates for fence-mending summits between its new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the leaders of China and South Korea, a senior Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday.
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Japan has urged the United Nations not to back down over North Korea&#039;s missile tests just because of strong opposition from China to a draft resolution that could lead to sanctions.
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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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North Korea would consider any decision by Japan to impose economic sanctions as a ``declaration of war,&#39;&#39; the communist nation&#39;s Foreign Ministry said.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made the pledge after talks with visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. The Japanese government is under pressure to impose sanctions over a row concerning kidnapped Japanese.
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Japan said it has obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a short-range missile, in what would be the latest provocation from the communist country.
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Japan's cabinet approved new financial   sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, cranking up pressure   on the reclusive communist state to return to six-country talks   on ending its nuclear program.
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Japan threatened retaliation against North Korea such as cutting off economic ties unless the communist state returned Japanese people it has kidnapped or gave a "sincere response" on their fate.
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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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SEOUL: South Korea cautioned Japan against imposing sanctions on North Korea saying the step could complicate efforts to end the impasse over the communist country&#39;s nuclear weapons drive.
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South Korea's president warns against confronting North Korea, as pressure builds in Japan for sanctions.
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Reports out of Japan claim that there are activities in North Korea implying that the country may be preparing to launch one of its ballistic missiles.
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Economic sanctions against North Korea  are "one option," but care is needed in deciding whether to  take that step, Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura  said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang warned Japan that  imposing sanctions would be tantamount to war.