Japan urged North Korea on Tuesday to cancel an impending rocket launch and stepped up preparations to defend against any danger from it, as Pyongyang's detention of South Korean andAmerican citizens further aggravated tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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Japan urges nkorea to cancel impending launch
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Skorea aborts rocket launch minutes before liftoff
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Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima
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S. Korea blasts N. Korea's nuclear test as 'serious threat'
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Japan considers desperate measures
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Obama urges North Korea to halt moves for nuclear arms
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Japan shifts defence focus
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North Korea to suspend disablement of nuclear facilities
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North Korea asks Britain to evacuate embassy
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North Korea must 'face consequences'
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Nkorea threatens to bolster its nuclear arsenal
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Japan says it isn't seeking bilateral meeting with North Korea
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Nkorea threatens to harm US if
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Japan battles nuclear, humanitarian crisis
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Japan further relaxes travel advisory
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N. Korea calls on foreigners living in S. Korea to devise evacuation plans
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Japan apologizes to South Korea for colonial rule