Japan Cabinet OKs N. Korea sanctions
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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's cabinet approved a bill on  Tuesday that would revise the country's defense laws to allow a  swifter response to ballistic missile attacks, a move targeted  at the threat posed by North Korea's missile arsenal.
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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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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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Japan has thrown its support behind South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon to be the next chief of the United Nations, after previous hesitation due to strained ties between the neighbors.
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Japan on Tuesday warned it might sanctions against North Korea after accusing the communist country of failing to properly investigate the fates of Japanese citizens it kidnapped years ago.
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MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s cabinet approved ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Thursday, moving the agreement one step closer to worldwide implementation.
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Japan on Tuesday warned it might impose sanctions against North Korea after accusing the communist country of failing to properly investigate the fates of Japanese citizens it kidnapped years ago.
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Japan&#39;s Cabinet on Monday endorsed a draft 82.18 trillion yen (US$788.7 billion; euro594.62 billion) national budget for fiscal 2005, increasing overall spending to care for an aging population but trimming general and defense outlays.
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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's beleaguered government overcame opposition hurdles early Friday and pushed through legislation aimed at cleaning up a major political scandal that culminated earlier this week with the suicide of the agriculture minister.
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With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines.
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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 on Tuesday warned it would consider sanctions against North Korea after accusing the communist country of failing to properly investigate the fates of Japanese citizens it kidnapped years ago.
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Japan's cabinet has approved additional   financial sanctions against North Korea, to put further   pressure on Pyongyang to return to six-party talks aimed at   dismantling its nuclear program.
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Japan&#39;s Cabinet authorized a national spending plan for next fiscal year to cut the budget deficit by 6 percent to curb expansion of the world&#39;s largest public debt.
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Japan&#39;s Cabinet on Tuesday extended the country&#39;s naval mission to provide logistical support to the US-led coalition in Afghanistan by six months, and approved a plan to supply fuel for the coalition&#39;s helicopters.