Furious Japan seeks action against NKorea for lying about ...
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TOKYO : Japan is enraged at North Korea for allegedly lying about the deaths of two of its citziens the Stalinist state kidnapped, with commentators warning the deception has set back the chances of reconcilation with the outside world.
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TOKYO - Japan on Friday increased pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to take the initiative in investigating the cases of his country&#39;s abductions of Japanese in a prompt and sincere manner, warning Tokyo could otherwise impose economic
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Japan has brushed off a North Korean statement saying it would consider sanctions imposed by Tokyo &quot;a declaration of war,&quot; and renewed calls for penalties on the North for failing to account fully for Japanese citizens it abducted decades ago.
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Japan insisted Friday on a U.N. Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against North Korea for its recent missile tests as diplomats scrambled to unify competing proposals.
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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 on Friday requested an apology and explanation from China over a submarine that intruded into Japanese waters, but Tokyo restrained its protest to avoid further straining relations with Beijing.
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Japan will demand a clear explanation from North Korea this weekend on whether it is preparing to test-fire a ballistic missile, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Friday.
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TOKYO : Japan summoned a top Chinese diplomat to demand an apology for the intrusion into its waters of a nuclear submarine, which set off a two-day chase at sea amid mounting tension between the Asian powers.
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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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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought on Sunday to contain fallout from his remarks about women forced to act as wartime sex slaves for Japanese soldiers as the furor threatened to cloud summits with Chinese and U.S. leaders.
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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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Japanese lawmakers called for sanctions against North Korea after the government decided information provided on 10 missing kidnap victims was not credible.
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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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Japan has accused Russia of violating its airspace over and demanded an explanation.
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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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Japan's Defense Agency, voicing &quot;grave concern&quot; about North Korea's recent missile tests, has called for the quick implementation of a controversial plan to realign US military bases.
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North Korea warned Japan on Wednesday  that it would treat economic sanctions as a "declaration of  war" and threatened to try to exclude Tokyo from six-party  talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms programs.