Japan cautious over imposing economic sanctions on NKorea ...
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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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North Korea threatened yesterday to turn Japan into a &quot;nuclear sea of fire&quot; if it comes under attack from the United States.
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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's top government spokesman said.
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North Korea says it will treat as a "war declaration" any sanctions imposed by Japan in a kidnapping row.
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Japan is blurring the line between defensive and offensive military power in spite of its pacifist Constitution, rattling nerves in northeast Asia.
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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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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 insisted on Wednesday that its ties with Washington would not be shaken by a U.S. Congressional resolution urging Tokyo to apologize for forcing women to serve as sex slaves during World War Two.
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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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South Korea on Wednesday urged Japan to carefully consider possible negative effects on the North Korean nuclear talks before imposing economic sanctions on Pyongyang for its kidnapping of Japanese citizens.
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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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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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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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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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Japan backed off its plan to push for a   vote on North Korean sanctions at the U.N. Security Council on   Monday in the face of continued efforts by regional powers to   resolve a missile crisis through direct diplomacy.
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Japan must atone for the atrocities committed during World World Two through concrete measures, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said on Thursday, adding it was key to better ties between the two countries.
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NORTH Korea has warned the imposition of economic sanctions by Japan would be treated as a declaration of war and that the Pyongyang regime would &quot;immediately react to it with powerful physical methods&quot;.