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September 30, 2005

Time not yet ripe for sanctions against N. Korea: Koizumi aide

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 09:24 PM

September 29, 2005

Japan to propose Beijing as venue for bilateral talks with N. Korea

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 04:46 AM

September 28, 2005

UN aide presses Pyongyang on Japanese abductees

Reuters
Kyodo News ("U.N. report accuses N. Korea of 'egregious' human rights abuses")

Posted by THINK at 05:41 PM

September 24, 2005

N. Korean official says abduction issue fully resolved

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
The Japan Times Online ("Abduction case closed: North")
Forbes.com (AFX) ("NKorea says dispute over Japan abductions resolved - report")

HindustanTimes.com (AP) ("N Korea to hold talks with Japan in October")

Posted by THINK at 03:36 PM

September 21, 2005

Japan seeks abduction sincerity in renewed talks--PYONGYANG NUCLEAR ABOUT-FACE PROBLEMATIC

The Japan Times Online

Posted by THINK at 11:39 AM

September 20, 2005

Japan, N. Korea agree to resume talks

Times of Oman (AFP)

San Francisco Chronicle (AP) ("Japan-North Korean talks to resume")
China Daily (Reuters) ("Japan, North Korea to re-open bilateral talks")
China View (Xinhua) ("Japan to resume talks with DPRK")
asahi.com ("North Korea agrees to resume talks with Japan")

Posted by THINK at 10:15 PM

Abductees' kin mixed with expectations, concern over 6-way statement

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 12:01 AM

September 19, 2005

Japan, North Korea agree to normalize relations

INQ7.net (AFP)
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan, North confirm effort to settle pending issues, normalize ties")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan gives guarded welcome to joint 6-party statement")
asahi.com ("Framework created for talks on abduction issue")
The Japan Times Online ("Japan, North Korea agree to continue 2002 talks")

Posted by THINK at 11:59 PM

Abductees' families keep hope alive

asahi.com

Posted by THINK at 04:07 AM

North Korea willing to try to resume talks with Japan, Tokyo envoy to nuke talks says

Mainichi Daily News (AP)

Posted by THINK at 04:06 AM

September 16, 2005

N. Korea envoy waiting for home gov't response on abductions: Japan

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 11:21 AM

September 15, 2005

Japanese, N. Korean chief delegates meet for 2nd straight day

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 05:01 PM

September 14, 2005

N. Korea 'studying' Japan's requests on abductions

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Kyodo News("N. Korea official says to do utmost to realize full talks with Japan")

Posted by THINK at 11:13 PM

Japan denies report Koizumi hopes to make 3rd N. Korea visit

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 10:49 PM

No N. Korean Japan affairs official at 6-way nuclear talks

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 01:07 AM

September 12, 2005

LDP's Yamasaki hints abductions should not be main 6-way talks issue

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 10:04 AM

September 06, 2005

45% of polled election candidates support sanctions on N. Korea

Yahoo! News (Kyodo)

Posted by THINK at 12:49 AM