Japan eases pressure for immediate vote on N.Korea
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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 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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Japan urged North Korea on Wednesday to comply with its international obligations amid reports the two countries had canceled an afternoon session of talks to establish diplomatic relations
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North Korea has said it may slow down work to disable its nuclear plants because of what it called a delay in promised energy aid, Japanese media reported Thursday.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North has been preparing a missile test. US and South Korean intelligence has picked up signs a test may be planned, though Japan&#39;s Prime
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North  Korea were "one option," but added that care was needed in  deciding whether Tokyo should take such a step immediately.
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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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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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Japanese officials rushed on Friday to dismiss suggestions that the emperor overstepped his authority and meddled in government affairs by voicing his opposition to Tokyo schools' policy of compulsory patriotism.
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The Security Council has narrowed differences over mandatory UN sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests, with only one sticking point standing in the way of a vote expected Saturday, diplomats said.
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North Korea should immediately provide information on Japanese citizens it kidnapped in the 1970s and '80s, rather than waiting for Tokyo to set a deadline, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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TOKYO: Japan took another step away from its post-World War II pacifism on Friday by ending its decades-old ban on military exports and telling defense planners to regard China and North Korea as potential threats.
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Japan says it will not rush to impose sanctions after North  Korea withdraws from nuclear talks "indefinitely".
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North  Korea were "one option" but that care was needed in deciding if  Tokyo should take such a step immediately.
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Japan on Wednesday sought to secure a U.N. Security Council warning to North Korea that there would be consequences if it conducted a nuclear test.
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The United States and Japan on Wednesday called on G8 partners to take a tough line against North Korea&#39;s nuclear arsenal, warning their patience with the reclusive state is running out.
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Japan decided Friday to delay imposing economic sanctions on North Korea, a move the isolated communist nation had said it would consider a declaration of war.