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Japan threatens to extend sanctions on North Korea

The government decided Saturday to extend economic sanctions against North Korea for six months after they expire April 13 unless progress is made on the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese and other pending bilateral issues, a government source... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, Mar 15 2008

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