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Politics › N Korea to reinvestigate abductions; Japan to partially lift sanctions

North Korea has promised to reinvestigate the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by its agents and expressed readiness to cooperate in handing over Japanese radicals… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Jun 13 2008

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10 Aug 08 visit National › Japan to partially lift sanctions if N. Korea starts reinvestigation  »  Japan Today Japan will consider partially lifting economic sanctions against North Korea if Pyongyang starts reinvestigating the cases of Japanese nationals abducted by its agents in line…
13 Aug 08 visit National › Japan, North Korea agree to reinvestigate abductions  »  Japan Today North Korea and Japan set ground rules Wednesday for a new probe into Pyongyang's kidnappings of Japanese citizens, paving the way for a partial lifting…
17 Jun 08 visit Politics › Fukuda expects N Korea to expedite reinvestigation into abductions  »  Japan Today Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday he expects North Korea to act expeditiously in fulfilling its promise to reinvestigate the issue of the past abductions…
12 Aug 08 visit National › Japan, N. Korea agree abduction probe should end by fall  »  Japan Today Japan and North Korea agreed early Wednesday that Pyongyang will reinvestigate abduction cases of Japanese nationals as swiftly as possible and try to complete the…
17 Jun 08 visit Politics › Japan wants to see N Korea act on promises before easing sanctions  »  Japan Today Japan appeared more cautious Tuesday in regard to its recent announcement that it would partially lift sanctions against North Korea, with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura…

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