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Magazine and Newspaper Backnumbers:
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- -- May 2004 --
- Go to "News Updates" page.
- -- March2004 --
- "64% favor economic sanctions against N. Korea: Kyodo survey"
Kyodo News/ March 7, 2004
- @!@"The strange story of the stolen schoolgirl"
Independent (UK)/ March 6, 2004
(also in: The New Zealand Herald("Veil over stolen children"))
- "Top N. Korean defector to visit Japan for Diet testimony"
Kyodo News/ March 6, 2004
- "Woman thought abducted to N. Korea may have died in Japan"
Kyodo News/ March 5, 2004
- "DNA dispels North abduction claim"
The Japan Times/ March 6, 2004
- "Foreign Ministry fails to ask for handover of N. Korean agent"
Kyodo News/ March 5, 2004
- "Koizumi hopes to resolve N. Korea issues without drawing sword"
Kyodo News/ March 3, 2004
- " Koizumi refers to N. Korea's Kim by title 'Great General'"
Kyodo News/ March 3, 2004
- "Koizumi, de Villepin discuss Iraq, N Korea"
Japan Today (source:Kyodo)/ March 3, 2004
- "Abductees' kin want more pressure on N Korea"
Japan Today (source:Kyodo)/ March 3, 2004
- "Six-nation working group to meet in March ahead of full talks"
The Japan Times/ March 2, 2004
- "Ruling coalition to submit N. Korea ship ban bill to Diet"
Kyodo News/ March 1, 2004
- "Coalition to submit legislation allowing ban on N. Korea ships"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ March 1, 2004
- "Ban on N. Korea port calls gets push"
Asahi.com/ March 2, 2004
- "Japan considers banning N. Korean ships"
Washington Times (source: UPI)/ March 2, 2004
- "3 S. Koreans abducted by North visit Japan to testify"
Kyodo News/ March 1, 2004 - "Abducted South Koreans testify in Tokyo"
Washington Post (source:UPI)/ March 2, 2004
- "Former abductee saw 20 Japanese in North Korea"
The Japan Times/ March 3, 2004
- "S. Korean ex-abductees want to meet Japanese counterparts"
Kyodo News/ March 4, 2004
- "North Koreans 'ready to revolt'"
Scotland on Sunday/ March 7, 2004
(also in: The Scotsman)
- "Ruling coalition to submit N. Korea ship ban bill to Diet"
Kyodo News/ March 1, 2004
- --
February 2004 --
- [February 21-29 to be updated later.]
- "President of Association Representing Families of People Abducted by North Korea Speaks"
The Weekly Post/ February 23, 2004
- "Concession plan sought for N. Korea"
Asahi.com/ February 20, 2004
- "Seoul to Present 'Concrete' Plan During Six-Party Talks"
Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)/ February 20, 2004
- "Second six-party talks to feature substantial discussions"
Xinhua (China)/ February 19, 2004
- "The Enigmatic Kim Jong Il"
E.Sinchew-i (Malaysia) (source: Yomiuri)/ February 20, 2004
(also in: Daily Yomiuri On-line)
- "N. Korea stays on terror list if abductions not solved"
Asahi.com/ February 20, 2004
- "Japan to take up issues of possible abductees by N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 18, 2004
- "Abductee investigation will be sought"
The Japan Times/ February 19, 2004
- "Top US security official says ball in NKorea's court on outcome of talks"
Spacewar (source: AFP)/ February 17, 2004
- "Bolton backs Japan's position to raise abductions at 6-way talks"
Kyodo News/ February 18, 2004
- "N. Korea holds key to progress in 6-party talks, Bolton says"
Kyodo News/ February 19, 2004
- "Pyongyang sanction bills get U.S. nod"
The Japan Times/ February 20, 2004
- "Officials discuss tactics for six-party talks"
The Japan Times/ February 18, 2004
- "Diet panel to discuss Japan-N. Korea talks Wed."
Kyodo News/ February 17, 2004
- "LDP panels endorse bill outline to ban entry of N. Korea ships"
Kyodo News/ February 17, 2004
- "Bill to ban ships from North Korea 1 step closer "
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 17, 2004
- "Japan moves to ban North Korean ships"
Spacewar (source: AFP)/ February 17, 2004
(also in: Daily Times (Pakistan) )
- "LDP panels endorse bill on North Korea ship ban"
The Japan Times/ February 18, 2004
- "Coalition shelves N. Korea ship ban bill until 6-way talks end"
Kyodo News/ February 18, 2004
- "DPJ positive toward N. Korea ship ban bill, while LDP split"
Kyodo News/ February 19, 2004
- "AFTER BEIJING: Bill on port-call ban delayed due to talks"
Asahi.com/ February 19, 2004
- "Fukuda tells diplomats to do utmost to settle abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ February 15, 2004
- "Koizumi orders diplomats to work for next N. Korea talks"
Kyodo News/ February 15, 2004
- "Koizumi: Hammer abductee issue"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan to seek March meeting with N. Korea on abduction"
Kyodo News/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan Seeks Meeting With North Korea Next Month, Kyodo Reports"
Bloomberg/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan to seek separate talks with NKorea on abduction issue"
Radio Australia (Australia)/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan Seeks More Talks With North Korea on Abductions Issue "
Bloomberg/ February 15, 2004
- "Abductee talks falter; 6-way round coming up"
Asahi.com/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan to Hold Gov't-level Talks with N Korea in March"
Chosun Ilbo (source: Arirang TV)/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan to seek March meeting with North Korea on abduction issue"
Spacewar (source: AFP)/ February 15, 2004
- "Tokyo to seek talks in March with Pyongyang"
The Japan Times/ February 16, 2004
- "Yokotas torn over granddaughter"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 13, 2004
- "Abductees' kin frustrated over talks stalemate"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 14, 2004
- "Abductees' relatives divided over Japan-N. Korea talks"
Kyodo News/ February 15, 2004
- "Ex-abductees hope next round of Japan-N. Korea talks fruitful"
Kyodo News/ February 15, 2004
- "Kin of Japanese abductees seek stronger gov't stance on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 16, 2004
- "Abductees' kin urge exclusion of diplomat from talks with N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 16, 2004
- "Returnees' families urge pressure on Pyongyang"
The Japan Times/ February 17, 2004
- "Abductees' kin hear apology over talks"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 17, 2004
- "Koizumi resists calls by abductee kin"
Asahi.com/ February 17, 2004
- "Japan must not raise abduction issue at 6-way talks: KCNA"
Kyodo News/ February 14, 2004
- "N. Korea Tells Japan It Mustn't Raise Abduction Issue at Talks"
Bloomberg/ February 14, 2004
- "North Korea signals hardline policy toward Japan after talks"
Khaleej Times (UAE) (source: AFP)/ February 14, 2004
(also in: Daily Times (Pakistan))
- "Japanese official: Tokyo to press NKorea to discuss abductions during nuclear talks"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ February 14, 2004
(also in: ABC News, Guardian, CBC News (Canada))
- "Japan to press North Korea on abduction issue during six-way nuclear talks"
Space Daily (source: AFP)/ February 15, 2004-
- "Change seen in N. Korea's response: LDP's Abe"
Kyodo News/ February 14, 2004
- "PROFILE RAISING: Minshuto gets in on the abduction issue"
Asahi.com/ February 13, 2004
- "Japan diplomats meet with key aide to N. Korea's Kim"
Kyodo News/ February 12, 2004
- "Analysis: N.Korea softens stance on Japan"
UPI/ February 12, 2004
- "Govt firm on abductee issue"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 12, 2004
- "Japan gets tough on North Korea"
Asahi.com/ February 12, 2004
- "Officials play down Pyongyang meeting -- REUNION HOPES PREMATURE"
The Japan Times/ February 13, 2004
- "Japan, N. Korea agree to continue abduction talks"
Kyodo News/ February 13, 2004
- "Japan, N Korea Agree to Continue Dialogue on Abduction Issue"
Chosun Ilbo/ February 14, 2004
- "Japan mulls sending VIP to Pyongyang to pick up kin"
Kyodo News/ February 14, 2004
- "Japan Refuses Normalization Talks Before Abductee Issue is Resolved"
Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)/ February 13, 2004
- "Japan, North Korea mum on talks"
Washington Times (source: UPI)/ February 13, 2004
- "N. Korea wants abductees back/ Pyongyang says Japan must fulfill 'promise' of temporary repatriation"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 13, 2004
- "Japan and N.Korea discuss abductees"
Reuters/ February 13, 2004
- "Japan, North Korea Agree to Continue Kidnap Talks, Asahi Says"
Bloomberg/ February 14 2004
- "A struggle to break the deadlock"
Asahi.com/ February 14 2004
- "Diplomats arrive in Beijing after finishing talks in Pyongyang"
Kyodo News/ February 14, 2004
- "Returnees may collect relatives in Pyongyang"
The Japan Times/ February 14, 2004
- "Japan diplomats return home after abduction talks in N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 14, 2004
- "Japanese foreign ministry delegation concludes visit to DPRK"
Xinhuanet (China)/ February 14, 2004
- "Japan, N. Korea fail to make progress on abductions"
Kyodo News/ February 14, 2004
- "Japan, N. Korea Fail to Resolve Dispute Over Cold War Abductions"
Voice of America/ February 14, 2004
- "Bilateral talks on abductees end in impasse"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 14, 2004
- "Abduction issue talks end with little progress"
The Japan Times/ February 14, 2004
- "North Korea slams Japan over curbs "
Hi Pakistan (Pakistan) (source: AFP)/ February 14, 2004
- "Japan, DPRK fail to reach agreement on abduction issue: report"
Xinhuanet (China)/ February 15, 2004
- "North Korea stands firm on abductees"
Taipei Times (Taiwan) (source: AP)/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan, N. Korea fail to end dispute over kidnappings -- Cold War abductions seen as critical issue for diplomatic ties"
The Boston Globe (source: Reuters)/ February 15, 2004
- "Japan calls for S. Korea's continued support over abductions"
Kyodo News/ February 13, 2004
- "Key Players Prime Pump for 6-Way Nuclear Talks"
Korea Times (South Korea)/ February 12, 2004
- "Tokyo sends senior diplomats to Pyongyang over abductions"
Kyodo News/ February 11, 2004
- "Japanese senior official heads for DPRK"
Xinhuanet (China)/ February 11, 2004
- "Japanese officials arrive in NKorea for nuclear, abduction talks"
Channel News Asia (Singapore) (source: AFP)/ February 11, 2004
(also in: Al Jazeera (Quatar), Yahoo! News)
- "Japanese delegation to seek return of NKorea's abductees"
ABC Radio Australia News (Australia) / February 11, 2004
- "Gov't officials fly to Pyongyang for abduction, nuclear talks"
Mainichi Daily News / February 11, 2004
- "Japan, North Korea to hold talks on nukes, abductees"
Yahoo! News (source: Reuters) / February 11, 2004
- "Japan, N Korea discuss kidnapped"
BBC News/ February 11, 2004
- "Surprise visit to N. Korea"
Asahi.com/ February 11, 2004
- "Japan hopeful but cautious about N. Korea talks"
ABS CBN News (Phillipines)/ February 12, 2004
- "Japanese Officials Arrive in N Korea for Talks"
Chosun Ilbo (source: Arirang TV)/ February 12, 2004
- "N Korea positive on talks: Japan "
NDTV (India) (source: AP)/ February 12, 2004
- "Japan, DPRK talks positive sign: Japanese FM"
Xinhuanet (China)/ February 12, 2004
- "N. Korea ties talks may resume if abductee kin sent to Japan: Fukuda"
Kyodo News/ February 13, 2004
- "N. Korea willing to settle abduction issue, Wang says"
Kyodo News/ February 13, 2004
- "EDITORIAL: Bringing abductees and kin home"
The Japan Times/ February 11, 2004
- "Japan denies promising abductees would return"
The Japan Times/ February 10, 2004
- "Japan to call on N. Korea for abduction talks on Feb. 25"
Kyodo News/ February 10, 2004
- "Japanese FM says Tokyo must remain as key player in six-way talks: report"
Channel News Asia (Singapore) (source: AFP)/ February 10, 2004
- "Japan to push for talks on Feb. 25 about abductees"
The Japan Times/ February 11, 2004
- "Japan Asks U.S. Not to Pursue Desertion Case -- Tokyo wants American ex-soldier to be able to leave North Korea and rejoin his Japanese wife"
Boston Globe (source: Los Angeles Times)/ February 9, 2004
(also in: The Seattle Times (digest), Los Angeles Times (subscription), Oakland Tribune (CA), Sydney Morning Herald, The Age (Australia))
- "WFP Makes Food Appeal for North Korea"
Guardian (source: AP)/ February 9, 2004
- "U.S. congressional aides stress need to settle abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ February 9, 2004
- "Elbowroom exists for talks with N. Korea over abductions: Abe"
Kyodo News/ February 9, 2004
- "Diet to pass bill for imposing economic sanctions on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 9, 2004
- "Diet passes amendment allowing N. Korea sanctions
"
Kyodo News/ February 9, 2004
- "Japan may impose sanctions on N. Korea if it worsens situation"
Kyodo News/ February 9, 2004
- "N. Korea group calls for barring Japan from 6-way talks"
Kyodo News/ February 9, 2004
- "Japan downplays sharp N. Korean reaction to sanction law"
Kyodo News/ February 10, 2004
- "Japan clears path for sanctions on N. Korea"
Mainichi Daily News/ February 10, 2004
- "Japan helps stop cash transfers to NKorea"
Business Day (South Africa) (source: AFP)/ February 10, 2004
- "Japan Passes Law on North Korea Sanctions"
Guardian (source: AP)/ February 10, 2004
(also in: CTV (Canada))
- "Japan passes NKorea sanctions bill,Pyongyang angry"
Deepika (India) (source: Reuters)/ February 10, 2004
(also in: Reuters)
- "Diet clears bill to hit North Korea with sanctions"
The Japan Times/ February 10, 2004
- "Sanctions: Diplomatic trump? "
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ February 11, 2004
- "N. Korea labor group demands Japan's exclusion from 6-way talks"
Kyodo News/ February 11, 2004
- "Officials keeping safety catch on N. Korea sanctions weapon"
Asahi.com/ February 11, 2004
- "Former South Korean Abductees Will Testify Before Japanese Parliament"
The Korea Times/ February 8, 2004
- "LDP's Abe vows to settle abduction issue with N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 7, 2004
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Abe apologizes to abductees for failed diplomacy with N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ February 8, 2004
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Japan to brace for N. Korean reaction to economic sanctions law"
Kyodo News/ February 6, 2004
- "Japan, China will meet ahead of six-party talks"
The Japan Times/ February 6, 2004
- "Ishihara wants to ban North Korean ships from Tokyo Bay"
Mainichi Daily News/ February 5, 2004
- "Abduction aide made secret trip to North"
Asahi.com/ February 4, 2004
- "Activists Demand Talks on North Korean Human Rights Abuses"
CNS News/ February 4, 2004
- "Japan to bring up abductions issue -- OFFICIALS FEAR FRUITLESS SIX-WAY TALKS"
The Japan Times/ February 4, 2004
- "Tokyo wary as 6-nation talks on North Korea set to resume"
Asahi.com/ February 4, 2004
- "N. Korea And U.S. Have Plenty To Discuss -- Differences Are Wide Before Nuclear Talks "
The Washington Post/ February 4, 2004
- "Abduction issue better not included in six-party nuke talks: S.Korean FM"
Xinhua (China)/ February 4, 2004
- "Abductions by N.K. Should Not Be Raised at Nuke Talks: FM"
Yonhap (South Korea)/ February 4, 2004
- "Japan to urge N. Korea at 6-way talks to send kin of abductees"
Kyodo News/ February 5, 2004
- "N. Korea to face pressure over abductees at six-nation talks"
Mainichi Daily News/ February 3, 2004
- "North Korea Accuses Japan of Kidnapping Its Naturalized Citizens"
Yonhap (South Korea)/ February 2, 2004
- "North Korea talks could take place soon - Armitage"
Reuters/ February 2, 2004
- "N. Korea Nuclear Talks May Start Soon, say US Officials"
Voice of America (with audio)/ February 2, 2004
- "U.S. to raise abductions at six-nation talks: Armitage"
The Japan Times/ February 3, 2004
- -- January 2004 --
- "North Korea blasts Japan's move to stop cash transfers "
Channel News Asia (Singapore) (source: AFP)/ January 30, 2004
- "N. Korea hints at retaliation against Japan's sanctions bill"
Kyodo News/ January 31, 2004
- "North Korea warns Japan against sanctions"
Hindu Times (India) (source: AP)/ January 31, 2004
- "N. Korean spy ship to be moved from Tokyo to Yokohama"
Kyodo News/ January 30, 2004
- "Kawaguchi says N. Korea yet to accept bilateral talks on abductions"
Kyodo News/ January 30, 2004
- @!@"FOCUS: Not dialogue but pressure on N. Korea required"
Kyodo News/ January 30, 2004
- @!@"Japanese Kidnap Victims Take Center Stage"
Guardian (source: AP)/ January 29, 2004
(also in: San Francisco Chronicle (as "Japan's North Korean diplomacy overshadowed by fate of kidnapping victims
"), and numerous other U.S. Media)
- "'Abduction complaints filed over 13 missing Japanese"
Kyodo News/ January 29, 2004
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Police complaints filed over Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korea"
The Japan Times/ January 30, 2004
- "LDP panels endorse bill to ban port calls by N. Korea ships"
Kyodo News/ January 29, 2004
- "LDP wants to ban boats from North Korea entering Japan"
Mainichi Daily News/ February 2, 2004
- "Japan's lower house passes bill making sanctions on North Korea easier"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ January 28, 2004
(also in: Guardian, International Herald Tribune, eTaiwanNews (Taiwan), Xinhua (China), ABC News, and many other U.S. Media)
- "Lower house passes N. Korea sanctions bill"
Kyodo News/ January 29, 2004
(also in: Japan Today)
- "New Japanese Law Pressures N. Korea to Give Up Nuclear Program"
Voice of America (with audio)/ January 29, 2004
- "Japan backs N Korea sanctions"
BBC News/ January 29, 2004
- "Japanese lower house passes bill to stop cash remittances to North Korea"
Channel News Asia (Singapore) (source: AFP)/ January 29, 2004
- "Japan turns up heat on North Korea as sanctions bill clears Lower House"
The Japan Times/ January 30, 2004
- "Tokyo paves way for sanctions on Korea"
BBC News/ January 30, 2004
- "Japan not considering immediate sanctions on DPRK: FM"
Xinhuanet (China)/ January 30, 2004
(also in: Eastway (China))
- "Closeup Japan -- Tough days ahead for Koizumi"
The Daily Star (India)/ January 28, 2004
- "N. Korean ferry makes year's 1st port call"
Kyodo News/ January 28, 2004
- "N. Korean ferry leaves Niigata port, to return in spring"
Kyodo News/ January 29, 2004
- "Coalition parties, DPJ iron out North Korea sanctions bill"
The Japan Times/ January 27, 2004
- "Japan Lawmakers Agree on North Korea Bill"
The Minjok (South Korea) (source:AP)/ January 27, 2004
(also in: Yahoo! News)
- "Koizumi rules out economic sanctions against N. Korea for now"
Kyodo News/ January 27, 2004
- "SDP to vote for N. Korea sanctions bill"
Kyodo News/ January 27, 2004
(also in: The Japan Times)
- "53% support govt on SDF Iraq mission"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 27, 2004
- "North Korea Demands Sending Nakasone to Bring Abducted Families Back to Japan"
The Weekly Post/ January 26, 2004
- "Ex-abductees torn by N. Korea's offer for family reunion"
Kyodo News/ January 24, 2004
- "Ruling bloc, DPJ to push sanctions bill"
The Japan Times/ January 23, 2004
- "Ruling parties, opposition agree on sanctions bill"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 24, 2004
- "Diet set to pass bill banning money transfers to North Korea"
Asahi.com/ January 25, 2004
- "3 key Japanese parties agree on N. Korea sanctions bill"
Kyodo News/ January 26, 2004
- "Japan weighs N Korea sanctions"
The Financial Times/ January 26, 2004
- "Japan's ruling, opposition parties agree on sanctions bill aimed at North Korea "
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ January 26, 2004
(also in: The Guardian, Yahoo! News, and many U.S. local media)
- "JAPAN TO LEGALISE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS"
The Straits Times/ January 27, 2004
- "Police accept complaint against N. Korean agent in Terakoshi case"
Kyodo News/ January 23, 2004
- "Kim Jong-Il sees 'positive moves' in relations with Japan: report"
Channel News Asia (Singapore)/ January 23, 2004
(also in: Daily Times (Pakistan))
- "China relays Pyongyang overture -- Kim reportedly sees 'positive movements' in Japan ties"
The Japan Times/ January 23, 2004
- "Koizumi gives guarded welcome to Kim Jong Il remarks on ties"
Kyodo News/ January 23, 2004
- "N. Korea 'ready to make a deal on nuclear programme'"
Straits Times (Singapore)/ January 23, 2004
- "North Korea -- Playing with plutonium"
The Economist/ January 22, 2004
- "INSIGHT: Tokyo unyielding with Pyongyang on how to resolve abduction issue"
Asahi.com/ January 22, 2004
- "Politics over Tokyo: Bull's eye"
Asia Times Online (Hong Kong)/ January 22, 2004
- "Kan tells Koizumi to resign over Iraq"
The Japan Times/ January 22, 2004
- "Senate aides to include abduction issue in report on N. Korea visit"
Kyodo News/ January 21, 2004
- "N. Korea proposal aimed at confusing Japan: Niigata governor"
Kyodo News/ January 21, 2004
- "Another offer made on abductee families"
Asahi.com/ January 22, 2004
- "Osaka group lodges complaint over abduction of Japanese"
Kyodo News/ January 20, 2004
- "Kawaguchi says N. Korea sanctions should be carefully implemented"
Kyodo News/ January 20, 2004
- "Japan likely to enact N. Korea sanctions law by early Feb."
Kyodo News/ January 22, 2004
- "Key parties to work for early legislation for sanctions on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ January 23, 2004
- "Japanese premier sees good prospects for relations with Russia"
ITAR-TASS (Russia)/ January 19, 2004
- "Koizumi seeks support for dispatch -- Prime minister makes antiterrorism pitch to open Diet session"
The Japan Times/ January 20, 2004
- "Pyongyang arms threat, abductions still lead Kawaguchi's list"
The Japan Times/ January 19, 2004
- "Abduction dispute between N Korea, Japan unresolved"
Taipei Times (Taiwan)(source: AFP)/ January 19, 2004
- "North Korea Eases Stormy Ties With Japan"
The New York Times/ January 18, 2004
(also in: International Herald Tribune)
- "Japan says North Korea sending positive signals"
Reuters/ January 21, 2004
(also in: Stuff (New Zealand), Navhind Times (India))
- "Japan: N. Korea Showing Positive Signs in Nuclear Crisis"
Voice of America (with audio)/ January 21, 2004
- "Gov't says no progress with N. Korea on abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ January 17, 2004
- "Officials discuss how to promote talks with N. Korea on abductions"
Kyodo News/ January 17, 2004
- "5 abductees make videos for families in N Korea"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ January 17, 2004
- "N. Korea to let Megumi Yokota's daughter go to Japan, source says"
Kyodo News/ January 17, 2004
(also in: Japan Today)
- "NORTH KOREAN OFFER ON FAMILIES -- Yokota's daughter may come to Japan"
The Japan Times/ January 17, 2004
- "Tokyo questions agenda behind Pyongyang overtures"
The Japan Times/ January 17, 2004
- "Japanese diplomats meet N. Koreans over abductions"
Kyodo News/ January 17, 2004
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Envoys in North Korea meet with detained Japanese"
The Japan Times/ January 17, 2004
- "Diplomats made no progress on abduction issue with N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ January 17, 2004
- "GOVERNMENTAL TALKS NOT ON HORIZON -- Pyongyang trip yields no progress on abduction issue"
The Japan Times/ January 17, 2004
- "Officials discuss how to promote talks with N. Korea on abductions"
Kyodo News/ January 17, 2004
- "Japan's N. Korea sanctions bill to pass through Diet"
Kyodo News/ January 16, 2004
- "Japan parties agree on North Korea sanction law: report"
Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates) (source: Reuters)/ January 17, 2004
(also in: Yahoo! News )
- "N. Korea willing to let abductees' kin come to Japan in March"
Kyodo News/ January 15, 2004
- "North Korea may reunite Japan abductees, children - media"
Reuters/ January 15, 2004
(also in: Straits Times (Singapore), eTaiwan News (Taiwan))
- "N. Korea bends on return of abductees' families"
Mainichi Daily News/ January 15, 2004
- "North Korea Willing to Send the Children of Abducted Japanese to Japan"
Donga (South Korea)/ January 15, 2004
- "Families torn over N. Korea's offer on abductees' kin "
Asahi.com / January 16, 2004
- "Nakayama rejects N. Korea proposal for abductees to pick up kin"
Kyodo News/ January 14, 2004
- "Koizumi thinks N. Korea softening stance, wishes to visit Iraq"
Kyodo News/ January 14, 2004
- "Japan officials visit N. Korea to bring back Japanese drug smuggler"
Kyodo News/ January 14, 2004
- "Fukuda cagey on abduction talks in N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ January 14, 2004
- "Japanese team may discuss abductions in N. Korea: Takashima"
Kyodo News/ January 14, 2004
- "Talks in Pyongyang May Cover Reuniting Families of Abductees"
The Washington Post/ January 14, 2004
- "N. Korea visit to drug suspect offers chance for abduction talks"
Mainichi Daily News/ January 14, 2004
- "Japanese Officials Hold Talks in N. Korea"
Voice of America/ January 14, 2004
- "Japanese officials visit North Korea to discuss kidnap issue"
Channel News Asia (Singapore) (source: AFP)/ January 14, 2004
(also in: Yahoo! News, Minjok (South Korea))
- "Japan Makes Apparent Effort to Press Abduction Issue in N. Korea"
The Washington Post/ January 14, 2004
(also in: Boston Globe)
- "Officials in Pyongyang for suspect -- First government mission to North Korea since 2002"
The Japan Times/ January 15, 2004
- "Ministry trying to break deadlock on abductions"
Asahi.com/ January 15, 2004
- "U.S. expert briefs Japanese officials about N. Korean tour"
Kyodo News/ January 13, 2004
- "U.S. delegates find N. Korea softening on abductions"
Kyodo News/ January 14, 2004
- "N.Korea willing to resolve nuclear, Japan kidnap issues: US delegates"
SpaceWar (source:AFP)/ January 14, 2004
(also in: Hi Pakistan (Pakistan)
- "Japan starts distributing English brochure on abductions"
Kyodo News/ January 13, 2004
- The Foreign Ministry Brochure "Abductions of Japanese Citizens by North Korea"(PDF)
- "Foreigners' support sought on abductions"
The Japan Times/ January 14, 2004
- "INSIGHT: N. Korea looking for a way to 'save face' "
Asahi.com/ January 12, 2004
- "'Abductees' kin issue can be solved' / North Korea's offer revealed, but government skeptical about intentions"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 12, 2004
- "China urges Japan to seek peaceful solution to N. Korean nuke crisis"
Kyodo News/ January 12, 2004
- "Chinese Official Predicts 6-Nation Talks Soon"
The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)/ January 12, 2004
- "Chinese official expects NKorean six-way talks next month: Japanese report"
ChannelNewsAsia (Singapore) / January 12, 2004
- "Kin of 12 missing Japanese to complain to police over 'abduction'"
Kyodo News/ January 11, 2004
- "Kin of 12 'abductees' to file police complaints"
The Japan Times/ January 12, 2004
- "Japan ready to negotiate N. Korean offer on abductees' families"
Kyodo News/ January 11, 2004
- "Public interest in North Korean problems increasing: survey"
The Japan Times/ January 11, 2004
- "JAL hijacker's wife to return to Japan in Feb."
Kyodo News/ January 10, 2004
- "U.S. team visits N.Korea's nuclear complex"
Reuters/ January 10, 2004
(also in: Wired News, ABS-CBN News (Philippines), The Telegraph (India), The Daily Times (Pakistan))
- "U.S. mission to N. Korea takes up abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ January 10, 2004
- "N.Korea reveals 'nuclear deterrent'"
Reuters/ January 10, 2004
(also in: Al-Jazeerah, Stuff (New Zealand))
- "Inspectors given first look at North Korean nuclear plant "
Scotland on Sunday/ January 11, 2004
(also in: The Scotsman (UK))
- "Skepticism swirls around North Korea trip"
The Christian Science Monitor/ January 12, 2004
- "N. Korea seeks to resolve nuke, abduction issues separately"
Kyodo News/ January 12, 2004
- "N. Korea to persuade abductees' kin to move to Japan"
Kyodo News/ January 9, 2004
- "Japan, N. Korea studied plan for ex-abductees to pick up kin"
Kyodo News/ January 9, 2004
- "N.Korean proposal may help nuke talks"
Reuters/ January 9, 2004
(also in: Swiss Info)
- "N Korea plan for kidnap victims"
The Financial Times/ January 10, 2004
- "Fukuda wary of motive behind North Korea thaw"
The Japan Times/ January 8, 2004
- "LDP platform includes revising Constitution"
The Japan Times/ January 7, 2004
- "Pyongyang sets up new organization to deal with Japan"
Kyodo News/ January 7, 2004
- "U.S. senator urges Japan to raise abductions at 6-way talks"
Kyodo News/ January 7, 2004
- "U.S. senator arrives in Japan to speak on North Korea, beef ban"
Akron Beacon Journal (source: AP)/ January 7, 2004
- "U.S. senator links abductions, 6-way talks"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / January 8, 2004
- "Brownback: China has key role in fixing North crisis"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / January 8, 2004
- "N. Korea seeks abduction talks with Hiranuma"
Kyodo News/ January 7, 2004
- "N. Korea also sought secret talks with Nakagawa"
Kyodo News/ January 7, 2004
- "Pyongyang sought talks with trade chiefs -- Nakagawa, Hiranuma eyed for secret meetings to 'shake things up'"
The Japan Times/ January 8, 2004
- "N. Korea urges Japan to normalize relations"
Kyodo News/ January 6, 2004
- "DPRK party organ calls for improving DPRK-Japan ties"
Xinhua (China)/ January 6, 2004
- "North Korea wants Japan to abandon its 'hostile' stance"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo)/ January 7, 2004
- "Ishihara, Nakasone have their say"
Japan Today (Shukan Post Watcher)/ January 6, 2004
(also in: The Weekly Post)
- "'SDF Iraq mission protected' / Koizumi says all safeguards have been taken"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 6, 2004
- "Koizumi opens year with Iraq-dispatch resolve"
The Japan Times/ January 6, 2004
- "Japan begins defence policy overhaul - media report"
The Stuff (New Zealand) (source: Reuters)/ January 7, 2004
- "Ex-abductee's brother demands action on kin"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 5, 2004
- "DPJ head Kan calls for inviting N. Korea leader Kim to Japan"
Kyodo News/ January 4, 2004
- "Kan's position hinges on election"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 6, 2004
- "Korean school operator 3 years behind with rent"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ January 1, 2004
- "SDF dispatch decision like a double-edged sword"
The Japan Times/ January 1, 2004
- "Japan's troop deployment in Iraq signals shift"
Times Picayune (LA) (source: AP)/ January 2, 2004
- -- December 2003 --
- "INSIGHT/ On N. Korea, little to celebrate...yet "
Asahi.com/ December 31, 2003
- "Tokyo hopes Pyongyang, like Libya, eases nuclear posturing"
The Japan Times/ December 30, 2003
- "NORTH KOREA IMPASSE--Japan eyes penalty options (By KEIZO NABESHIMA)"
The Japan Times/ December 29, 2003
- "Police question ex-N. Korean agent on case of missing Ishikawa man"
Kyodo News/ December 27, 2003
- "LDP group eyes preventing N. Korean ships from entering Japan ports"
Kyodo News/ December 27, 2003
- "FOCUS: Stalled Japan-N. Korea talks frustrate ex-abductees, kin"
Kyodo News/ December 26, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Kin hope gov't talks with N. Korea resolve abductions next yr"
Kyodo News/ December 26, 2003
- "Stalled Tokyo-Pyongyang talks frustrate abductees: Government urged to increase pressure on North Korea to let returnees' kin come to Japan"
The Japan Times/ December 27, 2003
- "Lawmakers meet N. Korea officials in Beijing over abductions"
Kyodo News/ December 24, 2003
- "N. Korea makes new proposal on abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ December 25, 2003
- "Koizumi downplays reports on N. Korean proposal on abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ December 25, 2003
- "Japan rejects N Korea's offer on abductee kids"
Mainichi Daily News/ December 25, 2003
- "North Korea offers family reunion for kidnapped Japanese in Pyonyang; Japan rejects proposal"
Billings Gazette (source: AP)/ December 25, 2003
- "Pyongyang offers to free abductees' kin -- but there's a catch"
The Japan Times/ December 26, 2003
- "Kawaguchi expresses regret over impasse on abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ December 26, 2003
- "LACK OF GUARANTEES A PROBLEM: Pyongyang offers deal on families"
Asahi.com/ December 26, 2003
- "N. Korea willing to resolve abduction issue, admits mistakes in info"
Kyodo News/ December 26, 2003
- "N. Korea to demand Japan contrition in exchange for kin"
Kyodo News/ December 26, 2003
- "Govt to assess N. Korea pitch"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ December 27, 2003
- "Hirasawa: N. Koreans puzzled by Japan's line"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ December 27, 2003
- "EDITORIAL: North Korea's overture"
Asahi.com/ December 27, 2003
- "[COMMENTARY]Saddam, Gadhafi and Kim Jong-il"
Korea Herald (South Korea)/ December 23, 2003
(also in: e.Sinchew-i (Malaysia))
- "U.N. agency says food aid to North Korea to be cut in January "
San Francisco Chronicle (source:AP)/ December 20, 2003
(also in: The Star (Malaysia), The Australian (Australia), Yahoo! News FOX News, Guardian, USA Today, China Daily (China), The Washington Times, and many other U.S. media)
- "Backer's arrest is egg on DPJ man's face"
The Japan Times/ December 19, 2003
- "Sword fans sought followers"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ December 24, 2003
- "Rightist: N. Korea had to be punished"
Asahi.com/ December 25, 2003
- "The enemy within"
Guardian/ December 30, 2003
- "63% of pollees fear terrorists will target Japan"
The Japan Times/ December 19, 2003
- "Abductees get photos and video of children in N. Korea"
Kyodo News / December 16, 2003
- "Soga gets photos and video of her children in N. Korea"
Kyodo News / December 16, 2003
- "Ex-abductees view videos of offspring -- Relief palpable as images delivered by NGO show kin 'looking good'"
The Japan Times/ December 17, 2003
- "Top Russian visitor to advance Japan ties"
Asia Times Online/ December 15, 2003
- "Japan Raises 'Humanitarian' Issues With North Korea, Asahi Says"
Bloomberg / December 12, 2003
- "Terakoshi not to back marriage between son, abductees daughter"
Kyodo News / December 12, 2003
- "Japan to ask N. Korea for remains of Terakoshi, missing since 1963"
Kyodo News / December 11, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Alleged abductee's remains sought by son"
The Japan Times / December 13, 2003
- @!@"Gov't to consider sanctions if North skirts abductions"
Kyodo News / December 10, 2003
- "Sanctions possible, abductees' kin told"
The Japan Times / December 11, 2003
- "North Korea Accuses Japan of Seeking to Be a `Military Giant' "
Bloomberg / December 10, 2003
- "Vietnam says it will allow visa-free entry for Japanese"
The Japan Times / December 10, 2003
- "Japan's aid may help North Korea regime survive"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo)/ December 7, 2003
(also in: Kyodo News)
- "Six-way talks unlikely to take place this month"
The Japan Times / December 6, 2003
- "Roh urges Japan to abandon hatred to solve N. Korea issues"
Kyodo News / December 5, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Russia against raising abduction issue at 6-way talks"
Kyodo News / December 3, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Russia opposes including bilateral problems into six-party talks"
Xinhuanet (China) / December 3, 2003
- "Koizumi: N.K. wants improved ties with Japan"
The Korea Herald (South Korea) / December 3, 2003
- "Koizumi: Japan To Strengthen Ties With ASEAN"
E Sinchew-i (Malaysia)/ December 3, 2003
- "U.S. official backs raising abduction issue at 6-way talks"
Kyodo News / December 2, 2003
- "U.S. to seize WMD on high seas"
CNN / December 2, 2003
- "U.S. Warns 'Rogue' States Over Nuclear Weapons"
NewsMax/ December 2, 2003
- "North Korea Mustn't Delay Six-Nation Nuclear Talks, Bolton Says"
Bloomberg/ December 2, 2003
- "US warns North Korea not to delay crisis talks over Japan abductions"
SpaceWar (source: AFP)/ December 2, 2003
(also in: Yahoo! News)
- "Korea warned on nuclear delay"
The Age (source: Reuters)/ December 3, 2003
- "North Korea Rejects Security Talks 'Under Pressure' "
Bloomberg/ December 3, 2003
- "North Korea crisis talks may not take place in December: US official"
Space War (source: AFP)/ December 2, 2003
(also in: Channel News Asia, Yahoo! News)
- "NKOREA NUCLEAR TALKS DELAY"
SBS (Australia)/ December 2, 2003
- "N. Korea nuke talks delay likely"
CNN/ December 3, 2003
- "N Korea crisis talks in doubt"
The Age (Australia) (source: AAP)/ December 3, 2003
- "South Korean envoy heads to US amid setback for nuclear crisis talks"
SpaceWar (source: AFP)/ December 3, 2003
(also in: Channel News Asia)
- "December 6-way talks uncertain"
The Korea Herald (South Korea)/ December 3, 2003
- "North Korea talks when sides are ready"
Vladivostok News (Russia) (source: Interfax)/ December 3, 2003
- "Jeong optimistic about December talks"
The Korea Herald (Souh Korea)/ December 4, 2003
- "Daughters of JAL hijacker's ex-wife change surname to father's"
Kyodo News / December 2, 2003
- "Abductees' kids pressured to marry"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / December 1, 2003
- "Terakoshi dismisses report of grandson's marriage in N. Korea"
Kyodo News / December 4, 2003
- "Kim Jong Il Forced Children of Kidnapped Japanese To Get Married"
The Weekly Post / December 7, 2003
- -- November 2003 --
- "Govt to publish English paper on abductions"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / November 30, 2003
- "North Korea rejects Japan's participation in nuclear talks "
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ November 29, 2003
also in: MSNBC, ABC News, Guardian, Utusan Malaysia Online (Malaysia), USA Today and many other US media)
- "Pyongyang wants Japan out of 6-state talks"
Kyodo News / November 29, 2003
- "Abductions a no-no at talks"
News24 (South Africa) / November 30, 2003
- "North Korea urges US to accept deal"
Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) / December 2, 2003
- "Abe confirms SDF dispatch /No compromise on abductees"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / November 29, 2003
- "Japan may put abductions on back burner: official"
The Japan Times / November 29, 2003
- "Signs N.Korea may abandon nuclear ambition-S.Korea"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) / November 29, 2003
(also in: China Daily, Yahoo! News, Reuters)
- "Politician trying to block resolution of abduction issue"
Kyodo News / November 29, 2003
- "S. Korea Optimistic About Resolving N. Korean Nuclear Crisis"
VOA News (with audio) / November 28, 2003
- "Kin want missing persons cases reinvestigated"
The Japan Times/ November 28, 2003
- "North Korean agent targeted -- Missing man's son files criminal case over 1963 incident"
The Japan Times/ November 28, 2003
- "Nations drafting accord on North"
Joong Ang Daily (South Korea)/ November 27, 2003
- "Koizumi seeks more from 6-party talks"
Joong Ang Daily (South Korea)/ November 27, 2003
- "Proposals for N. Korea talks being finalised-Kyodo"
MSNBC (source: Reuters)/ November 27, 2003
- "Defense chiefs lay out North Korea stances"
The Japan Times/ November 27, 2003
- "U.S. To Dismantle NK's Nuclear Substance Overseas "
Donga (South Korea)/ November 27, 2003
- "Japanese hawks soar on Korea fears"
Asia Times Online (source: Inter Press) / November 25, 2003
- "Japan may impose sanctions on DPRK for abduction: PM "
Xinhua (China)/ November 25, 2003
(also in: Eastday (India))
- "Japan weighs North Korea sanctions "
International Herald Tribune (source: AP) / November 25, 2003
- "Japan says may consider N.Korea sanctions in future"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) / November 26, 2003
(also in: Daily Times (Pakistan))
- "PM eyes N Korea sanctions if abduction demands not met"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) / November 26, 2003
- "Japan eyes discussing abductions on sidelines of 6-way talks"
Kyodo News / November 25, 2003
- "Abductee supporters plan rally demanding N. Korea sanctions"
Kyodo News / November 22, 2003
- "Unilateral N. Korea sanctions eyed"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / November 22, 2003
- "Lawmakers seek Pyongyang sanctions"
The Japan Times / November 22, 2003
- "NGO adds 4 Japanese to list of possible abductees to N. Korea"
Kyodo News / November 21, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Lawmakers hope to submit bill for sanctions on N. Korea"
Kyodo News / November 21, 2003
- "N.Korea expects to be nuclear-free, Mongolia says"
MSNBC (source: Reuters)/ November 21, 2003
(also in: Reuters AlertNet)
- "U.S. senators eye ban on N. Korean aid without abductee info"
Kyodo News / November 20, 2003
- "Lawmakers return to Diet"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / November 20, 2003
- "US-DPRK security guarantee not to endanger Japan's safety: defense chief"
Xinhua (China) / November 18, 2003
- "N. Korea tells Japan at U.N. meeting to stop 'terrorist' acts"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 18, 2003
(also in: Kyodo News)
- "Megumi's family, supporters mark 26th year since abduction"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 18, 2003
- "U.S. envoy meets Japanese counterpart on North Korean nuclear issue"
MSNBC (source: AP)/ November 17, 2003
(also in: The Guardian and various U.S.Media)
- "US official expects 6-party talks to be held in mid-December"
Xinhua (China) / November 17, 2003
(also in: People Daily (China))
- "Japan to raise abductions at next 6-party talks on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ November 18, 2003
- "Kelly, Japanese officials mull North Korea issues"
The Japan Times/ November 18, 2003
- "Kelly told not to forget abduction issue"
Asahi.com/ November 18, 2003
- "Turn the screws on North Korea: Ishiba"
The Japan Times/ November 19, 2003
- "Missing man's son to sue former N. Korean spy"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 17, 2003
- "Socialists Face Crisis"
The Weekly Post/ November 17, 2003
- "Japan votes for continued drift"
The Sun (MD) / November 16, 2003
(also in: eSinchew-i(Malaysia)(source: The Korea Herald/ANN)
- "N Korean diplomat refers to 'Japanese islanders' at U.N."
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 15, 2003
- "Japan indicates reluctance to hold N. Korea talks Dec. 10-13"
Kyodo News / November 14, 2003
- "Japan wants North Korea talks moved to new dates"
The Japan Times / November 15, 2003
- "Japan eyes security"
The Washington Times/ November 14, 2003
- "Bilateral talks suit abductions issue: Dai"
The Japan Times/ November 14, 2003
- "Japan Socialist chief quits after election losses"
MSNBC (source: Reuters)/ November 13, 2003
- "Doi to resign as SDP leader"
Mainichi Daily News/ November 13, 2003
- "Doi finally gives up struggle"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 13, 2003
- @!@"Column: SDP's decline sign of the times"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 14, 2003
(also in: eSinchew-i(Malaysia))
- "Japan's Socialist chief quits over election defeat"
Straits Times (Singapore)/ November 13, 2003
- "French envoy: Europe, U.S. must bolster NATO"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 13, 2003
- "North Korean agent loses bid for asylum in Japan"
The Japan Times / November 12, 2003
- "Japan refuses refugee status to ex-N. Korean spy"
Kyodo News / November 11, 2003
- "Ex-N. Korean spy protests against rejection of refugee status"
Kyodo News / November 14, 2003
- "Japan to prioritize abduction issue in talks with N. Korea"
Kyodo News / November 12, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Bilateral talks must include abductions: Fukuda"
The Japan Times / November 13, 2003
- "Japan wants to take up abductions at next 6-nation talks"
Kyodo News / November 12, 2003
- "Japan to press N. Korea on abductions again at 6-way talks"
Kyodo News / November 14, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Japan seeks Malaysia's help to resolve NKorea nuclear, abduction issues"
SpaceWar (source: AFP)/ November 11, 2003
(also in: Borneo Bulletin)
- "Father of ex-abductee to ask Koizumi to revisit N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ November 11, 2003
- "N. Korea proposes to Japan holding compensation talks soon"
Kyodo News/ November 11, 2003
- "N.Korea wants talks with Japan on compensation"
MSNBC (source:Reuters)/ November 11, 2003
- "Pyongyang Proposes Colonial Compensation Talks With Tokyo"
The Korea Times (South Korea)/ November 11, 2003
- "North Korea seeks compensation talks"
The Japan Times / November 12, 2003
- "North Korea Wants Compensation for Japanese Rule"
Bloomberg / November 12, 2003
- " North Korea ups pressure on reparations talks "
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo)/ November 16, 2003
(also in: Kyodo News)
- "Coalition retains control but DPJ makes gains over LDP"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 10, 2003
- "Voters desire solid 2-party system"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 10, 2003
- "Fate treats 'big names' differently"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 10, 2003
- "Tsujimoto, abductee issues likely behind Doi's defeat"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 11, 2003
- "TSDP, JCP setbacks spell trouble for Constitution"
The Japan Times/ November 11, 2003
- "[EDITORIAL] Progress in Japanese politics"
The Korea Herald (South Korea)/ November 11, 2003
- "5 abductees cast votes"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 9, 2003
- "Japan votes: Key issues"
CNN (source: AP)/ November 9, 2003
- "Freed abductees vote with Pyongyang-held kin in mind"
The Japan Times/ November 10, 2003
- "Column: Musings"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 12, 2003
- "Japanese official to read Soga's letter at U.N. rights panel"
Kyodo News/ November 7, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Japan pressing N.K. on abductions"
Korea Herald (South Korea)/ November 6, 2003
- "Japan Wants to Resume Negotiations on Abductees"
The Korea Times (South Korea)/ November 6, 2003
- "N. Korea calls Japanese 'Japs' at U.N. General Assembly"
Kyodo News/ November 5, 2003
- "Japan blasts N. Korea for 'Japs' remark"
Kyodo News/ November 5, 2003
- "N. Korean freighter crew in court on drug trafficking charges"
Kyodo News/ November 5, 2003
- "N. Korea ship's purpose was heroin shipment: prosecutors
"
Kyodo News/ November 5, 2003
- "N. Korean party official knew about heroin: court told"
Kyodo News/ November 6, 2003
- "6 kids of JAL hijackers to come to Japan in Jan. from N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ November 5, 2003
- "More hijackers' offspring to come to Japan"
The Japan Times/ November 6, 2003
- "Abductions equal terrorism: candidates"
The Japan Times/ November 4, 2003
- "93% of candidates see abductions as terrorism"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 4, 2003
- "Candidates pile on abduction bandwagon -- Rivals jockey to show who has been longest supporter of victims, kin"
The Japan Times/ November 4, 2003
- "Poll: Candidates back N. Korea sanctions"
Asahi.com/ November 4, 2003
- @!@"Seeking a Voice/ Abductee issue:Families are feeling short-changed"
Asahi.com/ November 5, 2003
- @!@"Fate of North Korean abductees fading memory in Japanese election"
MSNBC (source: AP)/ November 6, 2003
(also in: Newsday (LI), Biloxi Sun Herald (MS), Guardian ("Japanese Candidates Avoid Abductee Issue"), Penn Live (PA) and other U.S. Media)
- "Japan hopes to raise abduction at next 6-way talks"
Kyodo News/ November 4, 2003
- "Abductions take a back seat"
Asahi.com/ November 6, 2003
- "LDP claims to lead way on abductees"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ November 3, 2003
- "Japan may ask coalition forces to guard SDF in Iraq: Koizumi"
The Japan Times/ November 3, 2003
- "Hopes dim for Doi, Kumagai; Tanaka, Kato plans on track
"
Asahi.com / November 5, 2003
- "Iraq proves no vote-winner in Koizumi's election battle "
Channel News Asia (Singapore) (source: AFP)/ November 7, 2003
(also in: Yahoo! News)
- "Kim Jong Il's Right-Hand Man Dies"
The Weekly Post/ November 3, 2003
- "Tanaka hits raw nerve on N. Korean abductions"
Mainichi Daily News/ November 2, 2003
- "Tanaka hits nerve on abductions -- Children of kidnap victims are North Korean nationals, she says"
Straits Times (Singapore)/ November 3, 2003
- "Tanaka calls on voters to support Minshuto"
Asahi.com / November 3, 2003
- "Tanaka remark on nationality of abductees' kids riles kin"
The Japan Times / November 7, 2003
- "N Korean defector Hwang to visit Japan"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ November 1, 2003
- -- October 2003 --
- "Abduction issue could sway general election outcome"
Kyodo News/ October 31, 2003
- "PARLAYING CELEBRITY INTO PARTY REVIVAL -- Populist LDP poster boy Abe a purebred"
The Japan Times/ October 31, 2003
- "N. Korea arrests Japanese man on drug smuggling charges
"
Kyodo News/ October 30, 2003
- "Name of alleged drug-smuggler same as mobster who left Japan"
Kyodo News/ October 31, 2003
- "NK-Japan Trade Goes Down"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 30, 2003
- "N. Korea abductions become poll issue"
The Korea Times (South Korea) / October 29, 2003
- "WASHINGTON TODAY: U.S. officials hope to glean insights about North Korea from defector "
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ October 28, 2003
(also in: Guardian (U.K.), The Straits Times (Singapore) and many U.S. media)
- "Defector Shares Insights Into N. Korea With U.S. Officials
"
FOX News/ October 29, 2003
- "Top N. Korea defector seeks end to 'dictatorial regime'"
Kyodo News/ October 29, 2003
- "Top N. Korea defector opposes security guarantee"
Kyodo News/ October 29, 2003
- "Top N. Korea defector says any nuke deal unreliable"
Kyodo News/ October 30, 2003
- "Defector: Abductees may be alive"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 31, 2003
- "China 'lifeline' for N. Korea, top defector says"
Kyodo News/ October 31, 2003
- "Column: Stop Enabling Kim Jong Il"
Accuracy in Media/ November 7, 2003
- "N. Korean defector says best to leave North alone for now"
Kyodo News/ October 29, 2003
- "China gains on Japan in age-old rivalry for Asia influence"
Christian Science Monitor/ October 28, 2003
- "Abductees, kin want lawmakers elected for stance on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ October 28, 2003
- "Ishihara suggests bomb at Tanaka home meant to draw sympathy"
Kyodo News/ October 29, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Ishihara quotes 'rumors' bomb was aimed against hardliners on N. Korea"
The Japan Times / October 29, 2003
- "Ishihara claims Korean colonization was their own choice"
Mainichi Daily News/ October 29, 2003
- "Tokyo Governor Calls Annexation 'Voluntary'"
The Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)/ October 29, 2003
- "Tokyo gov says Koreans responsible for annexation"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) October 29, 2003
- "Tokyo governor sparks Korea row"
Ananova (U.K.) (source: AP)/ October 29, 2003
(also in: eTaiwan News (Taiwan))
- "South Korea says Tokyo governor comments ill-timed"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) / October 29, 2003
- "N. Korea attacks Tokyo Gov. Ishihara's remarks on Korea"
Kyodo News/ October 31, 2003
- "Ishihara unrepentant over slur --Koreans asked to be ruled by Japan, governor insists"
The Japan Times / October 31, 2003
- "Tokyo governor sends Koreans into a rage again"
The Straits Times (Singapore) / October 31, 2003
- "Ex-N. Korean agent gets suspended prison term for illegal entry"
Kyodo News/ October 28, 2003
- "N. Korea slams Koizumi try to internationalize abduction issue"
Kyodo News/ October 28, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Ishihara asks parties to put N. Korea sanctions in pledges"
Kyodo News/ October 27, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "FT briefing: Japan's parliamentary elections"
The Financial Times/ October 27, 2003
- "PM's former ally returns as a thorn in his side"
The Financial Times/ October 27, 2003
- "Abduction issue unlikely to figure in U.S. proposal to N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ October 26, 2003
- "N. Korea may have fired 3rd missile into Sea of Japan"
Kyodo News/ October 25, 2003
- "Soga appeals for help to find mother"
Kyodo News/ October 25, 2003
(also in:Japan Today)
- "N. Korea acknowledges U.S. entreaty on security guarantee"
Kyodo News/ October 25, 2003
- "Powell confirms contact from N. Korea on security guarantee"
Kyodo News/ October 26, 2003
- "Japan wants abduction issue cited in N. Korea document: paper"
Kyodo News/ October 24, 2003
- "Abductions should be separate from nuke talks: China official"
Kyodo News/ October 23, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "U.S. group details N Korea's 'hidden gulag'"
Kyodo News/ October 22, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "North Korea hides dozens of gulags, rights group reports -- Torture and hunger, hard labor and death"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: New York Times)/ October 22, 2003
- "Report on Concentration Camps Released"
Chosun Ilbo/ October 22, 2003
- "Report reveals abuses in North Korean camps"
Reuters/ October 22, 2003
- "200,000 in North Korean slave camps"
Melbourne Herald Sun (source: AFP)/ October 22, 2003
- "N Korea 'kills detainees' babies'"
BBC News/ October 22, 2003
- "N Korean officer saw 'Westerners' at prison camp"
ABC News (Australia) (source: AFP) / October 22, 2003
- "N. Korea defector says met Japanese woman in prison"
Kyodo News/ October 22, 2003-
- "Korean War - 7 U.S. and British War Prisoners are Under Arrest"
Donga (South Korea)/ October 22, 2003-
- "Gulags, grievances and North Korea's WMD"
Asia Times Online(Hong Kong)/ October 25, 2003
- "Tough going for Koizumi at APEC"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ October 22, 2003
- "China on the rise, Japan on the wane in region"
The Straits Times (source: Reuters, AFP, AP)/ October 22, 2003
- "COUNTRIES TURN TO CHINA -- Japan marginalized as APEC focuses on terror"
The Japan Times/ October 22, 2003
- "Koizumi heads back to Japan after APEC summit"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ October 22, 2003
- "Japan errs at APEC "
Asahi.com / October 22, 2003
- "Koizumi: Party player or US puppet?"
Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) / October 22, 2003
- "N. Korea rejects Bush plan for 6-party security 'guarantee'"
Kyodo News/ October 22, 2003
- "U.S. sees no formal N. Korea response to security proposal"
Kyodo News/ October 22, 2003
- "Korea groups' hostility flares"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 22, 2003
- "Japanese woman fleeing North Korea enters Japanese consulate in northeastern China"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ October 21, 2003
(also in: The Globe and Mail (Canada), Yahoo! News and other media)
- "N. Korean document hints military officials were living it up"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "N. Korea security to be ensured in 6-nation talks: Koizumi"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "Koizumi urges N. Korea to see int'l will to solve issues"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "Koizumi hopes 6-party talks on N. Korea to be held soon"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "Koizumi Voices Concerns about North Korea"
VOA News (with audio)/ October 21, 2003
- @!@"ANSWERS, OFFICIAL HELP ELUSIVE -- Kin of suspected abductees fight uphill war"
The Japan Times/ October 21, 2003
- "N. Korea fires missile again: defense sources"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "N. Korea fires missile in wake of U.S. security offer"
Mainichi Daily News/ October 20, 2003
- "Japan obtains information N. Korea fired missile"
Kyodo News/ October 20, 2003
- "S. Korea confirms N. Korea fired missile"
Kyodo News/ October 20, 2003
- "Bush Pushing North Korea Nuclear Agenda/N. Korea Nuke Threat Dominates Asia Forum"
The Guardian (source: AP)/ October 21, 2003
(also in: ABC News, San Francisco Chronicle, Guardian, Fox News, Canada.com, CBC News (Canada)MSNBC and many other local media)
- "N. Korea Quiet On Bush Offer"
CBS News (source: CBS/AP)/ October 20, 2003
- "N. Korea Missile Test Shadows Asian Summit "
The Guardian (source: AP)/ October 21, 2003
(also in:ABC News, Yahoo! News)
- "Kawaguchi, Fukuda put different spins on N. Korea missile"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "China urges calm over N. Korean missile firing"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "North Korea Pushed Into Corner in APEC Meeting"
The Korea Times/ October 21, 2003
- "APEC leaders commit to work for Korean peace"
SpaceWar (source: AFP)/ October 21, 2003
- "Empress admits fears over Emperor's prostate surgery"
The Japan Times/ October 21, 2003
- "Abductions at issue in APEC statement on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ October 20, 2003
- "Koizumi garners support on need to resolve N. Korea abductions"
Kyodo News/ October 20, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Koizumi eyes APEC support on North Korea"
The Japan Times/ October 20, 2003
- "APEC leaders unlikely to adopt statement on N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ October 20, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Bush, Roh urge North Korean restraint while partners back non-aggression"
Channel News Asia (source: AFP)/ October 20, 2003
(also in: Yahoo! News )
- "China tells Japan to resolve kidnap issue in bilateral setting"
Go Asia Pacific (Australia)/ October 20, 2003
(also in: ABC News (Australia))
- "China Tells Japan to Settle North Korean Kidnappings by Itself"
Bloomberg/ October 20, 2003
- "Kidnapping of Japanese Citizens by North Korea is a Bilateral Issue, says China's Hu"
VOA News (with audio)/ October 20, 2003
- "Japan supports U.S. plan to assure N. Korea's security"
Mainichi Daily News/ October 20, 2003
- "Koizumi wins support on resolving North Korea abductions"
The Japan Times/ October 21, 2003
- "'Don't exacerbate nuclear crisis'"
Daily Times (Pakistan) (source: AFP)/ October 21, 2003
- "Koizumi, Hu address N. Korea"
Asahi.com/ October 21, 2003
- "APEC leader speak up at regional meet"
eTaiwan News.com (Taiwan)/ October 21, 2003
- "N. Korea to be mentioned in APEC chairman's summary"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
- "APEC documents fail to mention N. Korea's abductions"
Kyodo News/ October 21, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- " [APEC] Japan seeks support on N Korean"
The Nation (Thailand)/ October 18, 2003
- "APEC backs Japan's efforts to resolve N Korea issues"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ October 18, 2003
- "Koizumi in Bangkok to attend APEC summit"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ October 19, 2003
- "Japan seeks 'comprehensive' APEC response to North Korea"
ABC News (Australia) / October 19, 2003
(also in: Go Asia Pacific (Australia))
- "China aiming for next round of NKorea nuclear talks in November: FM"
SpaceWar (source: AFP)/ October 19, 2003
- "Koizumi stresses importance of alliance with U.S. over N. Korea"
Kyodo News/ October 18, 2003
- "Japan may impose economic sanctions on N. Korea, says Kanzaki"
Kyodo News/ October 18, 2003
- "N. Korea raps Japan for failing to send back 5 abductees to North"
Kyodo News/ October 18, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Chimura urges Koizumi to return to N. Korea, bring about kids"
Kyodo News/ October 17, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Japan tells North Korea to stop war of words over nuclear stand-off"
SpaceWar (source: AFP) / October 17, 2003
- "N. Korea raps Japan at U.N. committee for 'abducting 200,000'"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) / October 17, 2003
(also in: Kyodo News, The Japan Times)
- "Bush in Japan Ahead of APEC Summit"
VOA News/ October 17, 2003
- "Bush-Koizumi summit will bolster alliance"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 17, 2003
- "Koizumi, Bush reaffirm importance of resolving N. Korea issues"
Kyodo News/ October 17, 2003
- "Koizumi, Bush talk about Iraq, DPRK, economy"
Xinhua (China)/ October 17, 2003
(also in: People Daily (China))
- "Bush, Koizumi Call for Peaceful End to N. Korean Nuclear Standoff"
VOA News/ October 17, 2003
- "Koizumi's Iraq pledge wins thanks from Bush"
The Japan Times/ October 18, 2003
- "Bush-Koizumi talks cover usual range of hot buttons "
Asahi.com/ October 18, 2003
- "Bush, Koizumi Call for Peaceful End to N. Korean Nuclear Standoff"
VOA News / October 18, 2003
- "Bush Floats Idea Of N. Korea Deal "
The Washington Post / October 18, 2003
(also in: Yahoo! News, The Seattle Times)
- "Ex-N. Korean senior official to meet U.S. officials"
Kyodo News/ October 17, 2003
- "Fukuda rules out economic sanctions on N. Korea for now"
Kyodo News/ October 15, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Photos of Yokota's granddaughter taken year ago released"
Kyodo News/ October 15, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Bush thanks Japan for expected Iraq package, reiterates NKorean concerns"
SpaceWar (source: AFP)/ October 15, 2003
- "Japan pledges $1.5bn and 600 troops to build peace "
The Guardian/ October 16, 2003
- "Japan hoping for APEC support on N. Korea's abductions"
Kyodo News/ October 15, 2003
- "Japan again urges N. Korea to allow kin to visit Japan"
Kyodo News/ October 14, 2003
- "Japan-N. Korea talks on abductions unlikely: Kawaguchi"
Kyodo News/ October 14, 2003
- "North Korea abductees mark somber anniversary of their return "
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP)/ October 13, 2003
(also in: The Guardian, Yahoo! News, MSNBC and many U.S. media)
- "N. Korea abductees to mark 1 yr home with no reunions in sight"
Kyodo News/ October 14, 2003
- "Chimuras hoping for reunion with children after 1 year"
Kyodo News/ October 14, 2003
- "N. Korea recalcitrant on abduction issue"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 14, 2003
(also in: E.Sinchew-i.com (Asia))
- "Abductees seek reunion with kin"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 15, 2003 "FAMILIES SEPARATED: Abductees mark a somber year"
Asahi.com/ October 15, 2003
- @!@"Japan abductees sad a year after return"
Reuters / October 15, 2003
(also in: MSNBC, Yahoo! News, SwissInfo(Switzerland))
- "5 Japanese Once Abducted by North Korea Urge Release of Families"
VOA News/ October 15, 2003
- "Former Japanese Abductees Still Face Frustrations"
VOA News (with audio) / October 15, 2003
- "FRESH SUMMIT WITH KIM SOUGHT-- Returnees frustrated over kin-reunion impasse"
The Japan Times / October 15, 2003
- @!@"Japan kidnap families still divided"
BBC News/ October 15, 2003
- "EDITORIAL: No gain for families"
Asahi.com/ October 16, 2003
- "Hostage breaks silence on ordeal"
Mainichi Daily News/ October 15, 2003
- "Soga raps gov't, displays anxiety after living year alone"
Kyodo News/ October 15, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Soga 'feels abandoned' by government"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 16, 2003
- "ANXIETY OF FAMILY SEPARATION -- Soga frustrated by government apathy"
The Japan Times/ October 16, 2003
- "Returnee Soga makes a case for her suffering"
Asahi.com/ October 16, 2003
- "Soga: Past year felt longer than the 23 spent with family"
Asahi.com/ October 16, 2003
- "Abductee Soga wants to see family again"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 13, 2003
- "Ex-abductee Chimura working as interpreter"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo)/ October 11, 2003
- "Abductee Chimura puts Korean to use as interpreter"
The Japan Times / October 12, 2003
- "Parties ready for debate over manifestos"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 10, 2003
- "Constitutional reform part of LDP manifesto"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 11, 2003
- "Lower House dissolved in Japan, elections on Nov 9"
Daily Times (Pakistan) (source: AFP)/ October 11, 2003
- "Lower House dissolved"
The Japan Times/ October 11, 2003
- "N. Korea says return of kidnap victims key to kidnap settlement"
Kyodo News/ October 10, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Bush to push Koizumi over Iraq reconstruction during meeting"
Mainichi Daily News/ October 8, 2003
- "U.S. may seek U.N. sanctions if N. Korea rejects 6-way talks"
Kyodo News/ October 8, 2003
- "Kawaguchi renews regret over N. Korea's intention to exclude Japan"
Kyodo News/ October 10, 2003
- "Koizumi to hold talks with Hu in Bangkok"
Daily Yomiuri On-line/ October 8, 2003
- "North Korea threat to Japan 'ridiculous': analysts"
Channel News Asia (source: AFP) / October 8, 2003
- "Constitutional revision not election issue: Fukuda"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) / October 8, 2003
- @!@"N. Korea 'only listens to tough talk'"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /October 8, 2003
- "LDP office dealing with N. Korean abductions holds 1st meeting"
Kyodo News /October 7, 2003
- "Japan blasts N. Korea on bid to exclude Tokyo from 6-way talks"
Kyodo News /October 7, 2003
- "Japan rejects NKorea's demand to exclude it from nuclear talks"
SpaceWar (source: AFP) /October 7, 2003
- "U.S. rejects N. Korean call for excluding Japan from nuke talks"
Kyodo News /October 7, 2003
- "Japan raps DPRK for excluding Tokyo from 6-party talks"
Xinhua ChinaView (China) /October 7, 2003
- "Japan, U.S. reject NK talks stance"
CNN /October 7, 2003
(also in: China Daily (China))
- "US rejects North Korean demand to exclude Japan from nuke talks"
SpaceWar (source: AFP) /October 7, 2003
(also in: Borneo Bulletin (Brunei), Channel News Asia (Singapore))
- "Fukuda condemns 'North Korea's selfish' ban"
The Japan Times /October 8, 2003
- "US rejects DPRK's demand to exclude Japan from six-party talks"
Xinhua ChinaView (China) /October 7, 2003
- "US rejects N.Korean attempt to exclude Japan"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) /October 7, 2003
- "North Korea Says Japan Not Welcome at Talks"
Reuters/October 7, 2003
(also in: Wired News, Yahoo! News, , Swiss Info (Switzerland), Independent Online (South Africa), Yahoo! News, MSNBC, Utusan Malaysia Online (Malaysia), KPLC-TV (LA), KAIT (AR) and many other U.S./international media)
- "North Korea Says It Bars Japan from Nuclear Talks"
ABC News (Australia) /October 7, 2003
- "N. Korea: Japan out of nuke talks"
CNN /October 7, 2003
- "N. Korea Bans Japan From Future Talks"
Fox News (source: AP) /October 7, 2003
(also in: CBS News, The Guardian, CTV (Canada), Yahoo! News, The Star (Malaysia), eTaiwan News (Taiwan), San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post and many U.S./international media)
- "N. Korea bars Japan from talks on nuclear dispute"
Kyodo News /October 7, 2003
- "N KOREA BARS JAPAN"
Sky News (U.K.) /October 7, 2003
- "N Korea to exclude Japan from nuclear talks"
The Financial Times (U.K.) /October 7, 2003
- "NKorea throws up obstacles, wants Japan out of nuke talks"
SpaceWar (source: AFP) /October 7, 2003
(also in: Riyadh Daily (Saudi Arabia))
- "N. Korea Rejects Japanese Involvement in Future Nuclear Talks"
VOA News (with audio) /October 7, 2003
- "Pyongyang rebuffs Japan -- But Tokyo says it can't be edged out of talks"
International Herald Tribune /October 7, 2003
- "North Aims Bluster at Japan"
Chosun Ilbo (South Korea) /October 7, 2003
- "North bars role of Japan in talks"
Joongang Ilbo (South Korea) /October 7, 2003
- "China, Japan, South Korea to coordinate efforts on Korean nuclear standoff"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP) /October 7, 2003
(also in: The Guardian, ABC News, The News Journal (TX), Biloxi Sun Herald (MS), Times Daily (AL) and many other U.S. papers)
- "Dialogue on nuke issue favored"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /October 7, 2003
- "North Asian neighbours join forces on N-crisis"
The Straits Times (source: AFP/Reuters) /October 7, 2003
- "China wants talks including Japan on North Korean nuclear crisis"
SpaceWar (source: AFP) /October 7, 2003
- "Wen unmoved by Koizumi invitation to undertake prompt visit to Japan"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo) / October 8, 2003
- "Wen tells Koizumi 'history' the issue"
Asahi.com / October 8, 2003
- "Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul pledge to tackle Pyongyang standoff"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo) / October 8, 2003
- "Asia giants: No nukes in Koreas"
Asahi.com / October 8, 2003
- "Japan, China, SKorea declaration gets mixed reviews by Japanese press"
SpaceWar (source: AFP) / October 8, 2003
- "Security focus of 3-way declaration"
Daily Yomiuri On-line / October 8, 2003
- "Japan's North Korea policy understood in Bali"
The Japan Times / October 8, 2003
- "LDP to launch office to deal with N. Korea's past abductions"
Kyodo News /October 6, 2003
- "Soga helped Yokota celebrate 15th birthday in N. Korea"
Kyodo News /October 5, 2003
- "Soga expresses loneliness, longing for family in letter"
Kyodo News /October 4, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Soga reveals depth of sadness over her divided family"
The Japan Times /October 5, 2003
- "Hasuike's parents want Koizumi to revisit N. Korea"
Kyodo News /October 3, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Kawaguchi: Abductee Issue Most Important Task"
Sinchew-i (Malaysia) (source: Yomiuri) /October 2, 2003
(also in: Daily Yomiuri On-line)
- "North Korean ferry calls at Niigata"
The Japan Times /October 1, 2003
- "N Korean ferry leaves Niigata"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) /October 1, 2003
- "Mangyongbong to make 5 more port calls this year"
Kyodo News /October 2, 2003
- "N. Korean ship prevented from leaving Okinawa due to defects"
Kyodo News /October 3, 2003
- "Japanese Inspectors Detain North Korean Freighter, Kyodo Says"
Bloomberg /October 3, 2003
- -- September 2003 --
- "N. Korea accuses Japan over abductees, calls for war redress"
Kyodo News /September 30, 2003
- "N. Korea dismisses hope kin of abductees come to Japan early"
Kyodo News /September 30, 2003
- "North Korea rejects Japan request"
Washington Times (source: UPI) /September 30, 2003
- "Japan, N. Korea officials meet informally in N.Y."
Kyodo News /September 30, 2003
- "N. Korean official meets U.S., Japanese officials in N.Y."
Kyodo News /October 1, 2003
- "Ministry admits bilateral contact between Japan, N. Korea"
Kyodo News /October 1, 2003
- "Pro-Pyongyang group pays taxes imposed by metropolitan gov'"
Kyodo News /September 30, 2003
- "Next Six-way Talks to be Held at the End of October"
Donga Ilbo (South Korea) /September 30, 2003
- "N. Korea denies agreeing to hold 2nd round of 6-way talks"
Kyodo News /September 30, 2003
- "Japan, U.S. to urge N. Korea to agree to 6-way talks in Nov."
Kyodo News /October 1, 2003
- "Most troublesome regime looks set to stay... for now (By HIRO KATSUMATA)"
The Straits Times (Singapore) /September 29, 2003
- "Govt to prod U.S. on terms for N. Korea"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 29, 2003
- "PM TO TACKLE NORTH KOREA ABDUCTION"
SBS News (Australia) /September 29, 2003
- "Koizumi plays his North Korean trump"
Asian Times On-line (Hong Kong) /September 29, 2003
- "Group to quiz Diet candidates on N. Korea abduction stance"
Kyodo News /September 28, 2003
(also in:Japan Today)
- @!@"NORTH KOREAN ABDUCTIONS -- Dancing in the dark, but who's calling the tune?"
The Japan Times /September 28, 2003
- "N. Korea dismisses Japan's stance on normalization talks"
Kyodo News /September 27, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "North Korea threatens Japan, urges it to stop being 'hostile'"
CBC News (Canada) (source: AP) /September 26, 2003
(also in: Space Daily, Canada.com-The Canadian Press , CanadaEast-Brunswick, Canoe News (Canada) and other Canadian media, Eastday (China))
- "NK warns it heading for 'clash' with Japan"
The Arab Times (Kuwait) (source: agencies)/September 26, 2003
- "DPRK warns of 'clash' with Japan over nuclear crisis"
Daily Times (Pakistan) (source: AFP)/September 26, 2003
(also in: International Herald Tribune)
- "Koizumi on foreign policy, eyeing firm Japan-US alliance"
EastDay (China) /September 26, 2003
- "Koizumi to press on with reforms"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 26, 2003
- "Abductee support group prods government"
The Japan Times /September 26, 2003
- "Japan gov't urged to get back all nationals from N. Korea"
Kyodo News/September 25, 2003
- "Ishihara puts foot in mouth again with remarks on Soga's mother"
Kyodo News /September 26, 2003
(also in:Japan Today)
- "Kawaguchi expresses displeasure with Ishihara's remarks"
Kyodo News/September 26, 2003
- "Ishihara says comments on Tanaka meant to sting/Gov. sorry for abductee remark"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 27, 2003
- "Ishihara apologizes for remarks about Soga's mother"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) /September 27, 2003
- "Ishihara sorry he said Soga's mom is dead"
The Japan Times /September 27, 2003
- "Kawaguchi levels stern rebuke at foot-in-mouth Ishihara"
Asahi.com /September 27, 2003
- "North Korea- Japan Clash at the U.N. Headquarters"
The Donga Ilbo (South Korea) /September 25, 2003
- "Japan condemns N. Korea remarks at U.N. on nukes, abductions"
Kyodo News/September 25, 2003
- "PAYBACK FOR COLONIAL RULE --Pyongyang retaliates to abduction barbs"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo) /September 26, 2003
(also in: Kyodo News, Japan Today)
- "S. Korean Official Warns 'Time Is Running Out' on N. Korean Nuclear Issue"
Voice of America (with Audio) /September 25, 2003
- @!@"Brothers of the Disappeared"
The Weekly Standard /September 25, 2003
(also in: Crosswalk.com)
- "Japan, China leaders to meet on sidelines of ASEAN summit"
GoAsiaPacific (source: ABC Radio Australia News) /September 25, 2003
- "Kawaguchi heads to U.N. meeting"
The Japan Times /September 24, 2003
- "Japan Seeks UN Help Over North Korean Abductions, Kyodo Reports"
Bloomberg /September 24, 2003
- "Japan upbraids North Korea at UN General Assembly"
Hindustan Times (India) (source: AFP) /September 24, 2003
- "Kawaguchi carries abductions to U.N."
Asahi.com /September 25, 2003
- "Kawaguchi back from U.N."
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) /September 26, 2003
- "Japanese give thumbs-up to media friendly cabinet"
Yahoo! News (source: Reuters) /September 24, 2003
(also in: Taipei Times (Taiwan) )
- "Koizumi's approval rating soars following Cabinet reshuffle"
Mainichi Daily News /September 24, 2003
- "Japan LDP Abe popular ''prince'' with hawkish views"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) /September 25, 2003
- "N. Korea mulling Japan's proposals on abductions, Tokyo says"
Kyodo News /September 24, 2003
- "North Korea Studying Japan's Request on Abductees, Kyodo Says"
Bloomberg /September 25, 2003
- "North Korea considers Japanese proposals"
The Washington Times (source: UPI) /September 25, 2003
- "Tokyo loses patience with Pyongyang"
Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) /September 23, 2003
- "Abductees' kin upset by Kawaguchi's retention"
The Japan Times /September 23, 2003
- "CABINET INTERVIEW --Kawaguchi eyes bigger SDF role"
The Japan Times /September 24, 2003
- "Kawaguchi must prove diplomacy 'open'"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 25, 2003
- "Missing man's son to accuse N. Korea agent of murdering father"
Kyodo News /September 22, 2003
- "N. Korea slams Ishiba over right-to-attack comments"
Kyodo News /September 22, 2003
- "Japan PM Reshuffles Staff, Focus on Banking, Yen"
Yahoo! News (source: Reuters) /September 21, 2003
- "New Cabinet Announced in Japan"
Voice of America (with Audio) /September 22, 2003
- "Japan PM Koizumi keeps reformers in cabinet shake-up"
Yahoo! News (source: AFP) /September 22, 2003
(also in: Aljazeerah)
- "Reshuffle will not affect policy on abductions: Takeuchi"
Kyodo News /September 22, 2003
- "NEW KOIZUMI CABINET Profiles"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 23, 2003
- "Takenaka, Kawaguchi retain posts as dust settles after Cabinet reshuffle"
The Japan Times /September 23, 2003
- "Koizumi confounds bureaucrats / Premier's surprise Cabinet picks ruffle feathers in Kasumigaseki"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 23, 2003
- "EDITORIAL: Mr. Koizumi gets down to business"
The Japan Times /September 23, 2003
- "Cabinet strong on reform, N. Korea"
Asahi.com /September 22, 2003
- "Japan is back, and Koizumi rules"
Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) /September 23, 2003
- "Koizumi to renew reform drive"
Daily Yomiuri On--line /September 25, 2003
- "Japan PM names party aides, readies for cabinet"
Yahoo! News (source: Reuters) /September 21, 2003
- "Japan PM Koizumi replaces long-time ally in key party post"
Yahoo! News (source: AFP) /September 22, 2003
- "Japanese prime minister shores up governing party"
International Herald Tribune (source: AP/AFP) /September 22, 2003
- "Profiles of top LDP executives"
The Japan Times /September 22, 2003
- "PROFILES OF NEW LDP EXECUTIVES"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 22, 2003
- "Koizumi appoints Abe as LDP secretary-general"
Mainichi Daily News /September 22, 2003
- "Abe appointment has multiple objectives"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 22, 2003
- "Japan press review -- 'The prime minister confounded cynics'"
The Guardian /September 24, 2003
- "N. Korea shows flexible stance on high-level talks with Japan"
Kyodo News /September 19, 2003
- "Gov't reconfirms policy for normalization talks with N. Korea"
Kyodo News /September 19, 2003
- "Fukuda's position looks safe despite reshuffle speculation"
The Japan Times /September 20, 2003
- "Japan Seeks UN Help Over North Korean Abductions, Yomiuri Says"
Bloomberg /September 18, 2003
- "Japan to address N. Korean abductions, nuclear issues at U.N."
Kyodo News /September 18, 2003
- "Govt to bring up abductions at U.N.."
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 19, 2003
- "Pyongyang given ultimatum on anniversary of summit"
The Japan Times /September 18, 2003
- "No change in position on abductees"
Asahi.com /September 18, 2003
- "Both sides in the dark on abduction issue"
Asahi.com /September 18, 2003
- "Japan urges N. Korea to settle abduction issue"
Kyodo News /September 17, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Koizumi reiterates need for patience over N Korea"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) /September 17, 2003
(also in: Kyodo News)
- "Koizumi calls for more efforts by North 1 yr after summit"
Kyodo News /September 17, 2003
- "Koizumi hints at October election"
The Japan Times /September 17, 2003
- "Govt fends off charges of N. Korea stalemate"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 17, 2003
(also in: sinchew-i.com (Malaysia)
- "POLITICAL PULSE / LDP candidates lack clear vision"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 17, 2003
(also in: sinchew-i.com (Malaysia))
- @!@"Year after summit, Japan far from resolving shaky relations with North Korea"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP) /September 16, 2003
- "N Korea, Japan trade blame"
BBC News /September 17, 2003
- "North Korea slams Japan a year after Pyongyang summit"
SABC News (South Africa) (source: Reuters) /September 17, 2003
(also in: Reuters, Yahoo! News)
- "North Korea blames Japan for failure to improve bilateral ties"
Hindustan Times (India) (source: AFP) /September 17, 2003
- "Outlook for Japan-North Korea Ties Dismal"
Crosswalk.com (source: CNSNews) /September 17, 2003
(also in: Townhall.com (DC), Cybercast News Service)
- "Hostility overshadows Japan-North Korea summit anniversary"
Spacewar (source: AFP) /September 17, 2003
(also in: Yahoo! News)
- "Tensions Remain High Between N. Korea and Japan"
Voice of America (with Audio) /September 17, 2003
- "NKorea: Abduction issue closed, relations with Japan at yearlong low"
San Francisco Chronicle (source: AP) /September 17, 2003
(also in: The Arizona Republic (AZ))
- "N. Korea says Japan hypocritical"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 17, 2003
- "N. Korea Accuses Japan of 'Aggression'"
ABC News (source: AP) /September 17, 2003
(also in: CTV (Canada), ABS CBN News (Philippines), and many U.S. local papers)
- "Japan-N. Korea relations hit year-long low"
The Straits Times (Singapore) (source: AP/AFP) /September 18, 2003
- "Japan, N Korea face relationship crisis"
The Taipei Times (Taiwan) (source: AFP) /September 18, 2003
- "Abductees seek early settlement to abduction issue"
Kyodo News /September 16, 2003
- @!@"Japanese abducted by North Korea describe anguish over family left behind in isolated nation"
MSNBC (source: AP)/September 17, 2003
(also in: Guardian, Yahoo! News, CNN, China Post (Taiwan), San Francisco Chronicle and many U.S. local papers)
- "Soga talks of family she left behind"
The Japan Times (source: wires)/September 17, 2003
- "A year on, abductees just want their kin"
Asahi.com /September 17, 2003
- "Abductees' families still waiting for kin a year after summit"
Kyodo News /September 17, 2003
- "Relatives of abductees urge Japan to take tougher stance against Pyongyang"
Mainichi Daily News /September 17, 2003
- "N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong arrives in Niigata"
Kyodo News /September 16, 2003
- "Captain of N. Korean ferry to be indicted"
Kyodo News /September 16, 2003
- "Prosecutors get papers on N. Korean ferry captain"
Kyodo News /September 17, 2003
- "SAFETY VIOLATIONS ALLEGED -- North Korean ferry in hot water"
The Japan Times /September 17, 2003
- "N. Korea slams Japan for delaying ship's departure"
Kyodo News /September 19, 2003
- "N.Korea complains U.S., Japan hold up UN food aid"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) /September 15, 2003
(also in: Reuters, Yahoo! News, CNN, ABS CBN News (Philippines), Xinhua (China), People's Daily Online (China), Yahoo! News, Taipei Times (Taiwan))
- "Pyongyang accord in jeopardy / Vague wording on abduction issue led to current impasse"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 15, 2003
- "Bolton understands call for N. Korean regime change"
Kyodo News /September 13, 2003
- "Bolton backs families' calls for Pyongyang regime change
"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo)/September 14, 2003
- "Kin of abductees speak with U.S., urge U.N. sanctions"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 14, 2003
- "U.S. official used Japanese word for abduction during meeting"
Kyodo News /September 14, 2003
- "Motegi expects next 6-way talks late Oct."
Daily Yomiuri On-line/September 13, 2003
- "Bomb-like device at deputy foreign minister's home"
Kyodo News /September 10, 2003
- "Anti-Pyongyang group plants explosive at top bureaucrat's home"
Mainichi Daily News /September 10, 2003
- "Japan's deputy foreign minister gets bomb threat"
ChannelNewsAsia (Singapore) /September 10, 2003
- "Senior Japanese diplomat receives bomb threat"
MSNBC (source: Reuters) /September 10, 2003
(also in: Utusan Malaysia Online (Malaysia), The Straits Times (Singapore))
- "Ishihara says Tanaka deserved bomb threat"
Kyodo News /September 10, 2003
- "Koizumi condemns bomb threat against diplomat"
Kyodo News /September 10, 2003
- "Ishihara says Tanaka deserved bomb threat"
Kyodo News /September 10, 2003
- "Tokyo gov in hot water over remarks on bomb scare"
MSNBC (source: Reuters)/September 10, 2003
(also in: Reuters, eTaiwan (Taiwan))
- "Fukuda expresses displeasure over Ishihara's remarks"
Kyodo News /September 11, 2003
- "Ishihara infers Japanese envoy deserved to be bomb target"
China Post (Taiwan) (source: AP) /September 12, 2003
- "Tokyo governor backs terrorism? -- Gaffe-prone Ishihara says deputy foreign minister deserves to have his house bombed for being too soft on Pyongyang"
The Straits Times (Singapore) /September 12, 2003
- "Koizumi, ministers blast Ishihara's remarks"
Kyodo News /September 12, 2003
- "Ishihara tries to explain Tanaka bomb remarks"
Japan Today (source: Kyodo) /September 12, 2003
- "Ishihara blames ministry for bomb"
Asahi.com /September 12, 2003
- "EDITORIAL: Ishihara's latest furor"
Asahi.com /September 12, 2003
- @!@"North Korea Birthday Party in Japan Illustrates Strains"
The New York Times /September 9, 2003
- "LDP leadership race kicks off"
Asahi.com /September 9, 2003
- "Profiles of LDP candidates"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 9, 2003
- "Abe hails Koizumi backers, defends premier's policies"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 11, 2003
- "Mangyongbong to make port call Sept. 16 at Niigata port"
Kyodo News /September 9, 2003
- "North Korea raps Japan for linking abduction to nuclear talks"
Kyodo News /September 9, 2003
- "Law Needed To Bar Suspect Ships"
E.Sinchew-i.com (Malaysia) (source: Yomiuri)/September 7, 2003
- "New laws needed to check suspect ships"
Daily Yomiuri On-line /September 7, 2003
- "Chimuras want children to come to Japan from N. Korea"
Kyodo News /September 7, 2003
- "Ogi lobbies for passage of returnees' kin aboard ferry"
The Japan Times /September 6, 2003
- "Koizumi hit over wishy-washy North Korea policy"
The Japan Times /September 6, 2003
- "N.Korea Ferry Leaves Japan, Can Return Regularly"
Reuters /September 5, 2003
(also in: MSNBC, Yahoo! News)
- "N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata"
Kyodo News /September 5, 2003
- "Abe seeks law to ban Mangyongbong port calls
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Kyodo News /September 5, 2003
- "Japanese Protesters Greet N. Korean Ferry"
NDTV (India)(source: AP)/September 4, 2003
(also in: ABC News , Yahoo! News, Akron Beacon Journal (OH), Burlington County Times (PA), Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) and many other local U.S. papers)
- "N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata"
Kyodo News /September 4, 2003
- "North Korean Ferry Clears Checks, Can Leave Japan"
Reuters /September 4, 2003
(also in: Yahoo! News)
- "Mangyongbong returns to Niigata -- North Korean ferry passes safety inspections, free to sail Friday"
The Japan Times /September 5, 2003
- "North Korean ferry meets protests in Japan, cleared by authorities
"
Citizen Online (GA) (source: AP) /September 5, 2003
(also in: ABC News)
- "Push for more talks on abduction issue"
Asahi.com /September 4, 2003
- "North Korea ferry coming back for more"
The Japan Times (source: Kyodo) /September 2, 2003
- "N. Korean ferry to make another port call on Thurs."
Kyodo News /September 2, 2003
- "N. Korean ferry to make another port call on Thurs."
Kyodo News /September 3, 2003
- "N. Korean ferry won't be checked before port entry: gov't"
Kyodo News /September 3, 2003
- "N. Korean ferry to arrive in Niigata 4 hours late"
Kyodo News /September 3, 2003
- "Mangyongbong to call at Niigata around noon Thurs."
Kyodo News /September 3, 2003
- "Pressuring N. Korea requires threat of force"
Chicago Sun-Times (IL) /September 2, 2003
(also in: National Post (Canada))
- "Japan to seek meeting with N. Korea by mid-Sept."
Kyodo News /September 2, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Japan May Hold New Talks With North Korea, Nihon Keizai Says"
Bloomberg /September 2, 2003
- "Abduction talks with N. Korea look likely"
Asahi.com /September 2, 2003
- "U.N. body investigates abduction of Soga's mother"
Kyodo News /September 1, 2003
(also in: Japan Today)
- "Japan to mull normalization talks if North allows reunions"
Kyodo News /September 1, 2003
- "Japan to seek early talks with N. Korea on abductions"
Kyodo News /September 1, 2003
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- "Japan's Intention to Tighten Nexus with U.S. Flailed" February 11, 2004
- "Japan's Perfidy to DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration Assailed" February 11, 2004
- "KCNA Assails Japanese Ruling Party Heavyweight's Anti-DPRK Outburst" February 6, 2004
- "Japan Hit for Its Hostile Policy towards DPRK" February 5, 2004
- "Japan's Passage of Amendment to Law on Foreign Exchange Assailed" February 4, 2004
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- "DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Japan's Abduction of Its Citizens" February 3, 2004
- "Japan Has Nothing to Expect" February 3, 2004
- "Japan's Adoption of Anti-DPRK Law Assailed" February 2, 2004
- "DPRK FM Blasts Japan's Adoption of "Amendment to Law on Foreign Exchange" January 31, 2004
- "KCNA on DPRK's Sincere Approach towards 'Abduction Issue'" January 31, 2004
- "Japan Urged to Properly Opt for Improved Relations" January 6, 2004
- "KCNA Assails Japan's New Move for Economic Sanctions against DPRK" December 25, 2003
- "Japan Not Qualified to Participate in Six-way Talks" December 2, 2003
- "Japan Urged to Redress its Past Crimes" November 15, 2003
- "DPRK-Japan Inter-Governmental Talks Proposed" November 11, 2003
- "Japan Urged to Make Formal Apology" November 11, 2003
- "KCNA Refutes Tokyo Governor's Anti-DPRK Remarks" October 31, 2003
- "KCNA Report on Japanese's Attempted Drug Smuggling" October 30, 2003
- "Japan's Attempt to Internationalize "Abduction Issue" Blasted" October 28, 2003
- "Unreasonable Remarks of Japan Assailed" October 20, 2003
- "Japan's Disgraceful Behavior Assailed" October 19, 2003
- "Korean People to Force Japan to Pay Dearly for All Its Crimes" October 17, 2003
- "DPRK Foreign Ministry Blasts Japan's Anti-DPRK Campaign" October 10, 2003
- "Japan Urged to Stop Anti-DPRK and Anti-Chongryon Moves" October 9, 2003
- "KCNA Accuses Japan of Violating DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration" October 9, 2003
- "KCNA Assails Reckless Remarks of Japan's LDP Heavyweight" October 8, 2003
- "Japan's Clumsy Farce under Fire" October 7, 2003
- "Japan Urged Not to Meddle in Any Negotiations to Solve Nuclear Issue" October 7, 2003
- "Japanese Diplomatic Chief's Remarks under Fire" October 4, 2003
- "Japan Urged to Redress Past Wrongs" October 2, 2003
- "Japan Urged to Drop Its Hostile Policy toward DPRK" September 27, 2003
- "KCNA Slams U.S. Moves to Politicize Aid" September 26, 2003
- "Japan's Anti-DPRK Campaign Blasted" September 25, 2003
- "Japan's Anti-DPRK Provocation under Fire September 20, 2003
- "Spokesman of DPRK FM on Implementation of DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration" September 18, 2003
- "Attempt to Politicize UN Organizations' Assistance to DPRK Rebuffed" September 16, 2003
- "KCNA Accuses Japan of Seeking Crafty Political Aim" September 12, 2003
- "Japan's Disgraceful Behaviour Assailed" September 10, 2003
- "Japan's Anti-DPRK and Anti-Chongryon Moves under Fire" September 8, 2003
- "Japan's Sinister Moves Assailed" September 3, 2003
- "Japan Urged to Sincerely Approach Six-Way Talks" August 19, 2003
- "KCNA flails Japan's moves to blockade DPRK" July 2, 2003
- "Anti-DPRK moves denounced" June 28, 2003
- "Remarks of Chief Cabinet secretary of Japan blasted" June 24, 2003
- "Guarantee for normal service of Mangyongbong-92 called for" June 23, 2003
- "Japan urged to ponder over consequences of pressure upon DPRK" June 23, 2003
- "KCNA flails Japan for acting shock brigade of U.S." June 23, 2003
- "Japan's reckless action against DPRK ship under fire" June 17, 2003
- "Withdrawal of Japan's laws on 'emergency' demanded"June 17, 2003
- "Japanese authorities urged not to block humanitarian service of Mangyongbong-92" June 16, 2003
- "KCNA attacks Japan's hostile action against DPRK ship"June 16, 2003
- "Japanese authorities' moves to bar DPRK ship's service under fire" June 13, 2003
- "Japanese authorities' action against DPRK passenger boat assailed" June 12, 2003
- "Japan urged to halt anti-DPRK, anti-Chongryon campaign" June 11, 2003
- "Japanese authorities' moves to check sail of ship'Mangyongbong-92' flailed" June 11, 2003
- "Japan hit for blocking way of humanitarian visits"June 10, 2003
- "Japanese authorities' moves to suspend service of ship 'Mangyongbong-92'" June 9, 2003
- "KCNA memorandum discloses Japan's moves for overseas expansion" June 5, 2003
- "Japanese chief executive's remarks under fire"June 4, 2003
- "Japanese rulers' utterances against DPRK under fire"May 28, 2003
- "Japanese reactionaries urged to stop reckless remarks"May 28, 2003
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