Japan eyes North Korea flood aid
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Japan is considering aid for North Korea, its first since 2004 when it halted shipments over the abduction issue.
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Japan has reportedly dispatched surveillance ships to the Sea of Japan, believing that North Korea may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile.
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Turning the tables on Tokyo, North Korea  has called on Japan to investigate the case of one of its  nationals who went missing in 1991 while working in Russia,  saying it presumed Japan had abducted him.
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Japan hopes new pledges to rebuild Iraq  will emerge as international donors meet in Tokyo from  Wednesday, but it sees broader participation in stabilizing the  war-torn country as even more important than fresh funds.
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The fate of 29 North Koreans remains unclear after they penetrated a Japanese school in Beijing Wednesday. Japanese officials on Thursday indicated they might help the asylum seekers go to a third country.
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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 &quot;harsh&quot; action unless the reclusive communist state responded &quot;sincerely&quot;.
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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 economic sanctions
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Japan on Wednesday offered fresh aid to Mekong River nations while issuing a gentle reminder on human rights as it sought to counter China's growing influence in the region.
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Japan says it is lodging a strong protest with North Korea over what Tokyo sees as its lack of co-operation over missing Japanese.
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North Korea has fired short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan, Japan's Kyodo news agency reports.
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Floods in North Korea in recent weeks have affected 437,000 people and damaged more than one-fifth of the country&#39;s rice crop, according to official North Korean estimates, the UN&#39;s food relief agency said Friday.
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Japan reined in its drive for an   immediate vote on North Korean sanctions at the U.N. Security   Council on Monday, offering regional powers a chance to resolve   a missile crisis through direct diplomacy.
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Japan and North Korea are scheduled to hold talks this week on Japanese citizens kidnaped by Pyongyang decades ago who remain missing.
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Turning the tables on Tokyo, North Korea has called on Japan to investigate the case of one of its nationals who went missing in 1991 while working in Russia, saying it presumed Japan had abducted him.
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Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent, Japan&#39;s top government spokesman said.
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North Korea could face famine after floods destroy crops, worsening food shortages, a study says.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said China needs to contribute more to help end North Korea&#39;s nuclear-weapons program.