May 29, 2004

Japanese PM Says N. Korean Leader is Quick Witted

Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition)

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N Korea's Kim is gentle, cheerful, contrary to image: Koizumi

Japan Today

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May 27, 2004

Koizumi: Pyongyang insisted he go for kin

asahi.com : English

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May 25, 2004

Japan PM Koizumi Denies Snub by N.Korea's Kim

Reuters.com

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Minister raps Koizumi for tolerating Kim's disrespect

Japan Today

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Japan seeks to meet N. Koreans over probe into 10 missing abductees

Mainichi Interactive

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Pyongyang viewed Koizumi as an unwelcome visitor

Straits Times

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North Korea aid depends on abductee probe

The Japan Times Online

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Koizumi's long road to Pyongyang talks / Previous plan to visit in March dropped in face of opposition from North Korea

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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North Korean missiles do not target Japan, Kim told Koizumi

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi lifted by N Korea visit

BBC NEWS

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Release of children gives a lift to Koizumi

International Herald Tribune (AP)

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Japanese Have Mixed Feeling on PM's Visit to Pyongyang

VOANews.com

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68% positive on Koizumi's trip, 84% say abductions unresolved

KYODO NEWS

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May 24, 2004

PHOTOS:Koizumi-Kim summit talks in Pyongyang

KYODO NEWS (1)
KYODO NEWS (2)
KYODO NEWS (3)

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N. Korea took lead in summit, says Koizumi aide

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi, Kim seek path to new talks

asahi.com

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ANALYSIS: Koizumi proud, but visit gets mixed review

asahi.com

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ANALYSIS: Kim secures the biggest gain by giving the smallest concession

asahi.com

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Kim trumps Koizumi in summit card game

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Pyongyang trip unlikely to boost Koizumi

Daily Times (India) (AFP)

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Majority back Koizumi's N. Korea visit, Cabinet support high: polls

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi criticised as hostages' children return

Independent (AP)

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Japanese Are Skeptical After Koizumi's Trip to North Korea

The New York Times

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Politicians blast Koizumi trip

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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63% support Koizumi-Kim talks, says poll

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Koizumi fails to end N Korea kidnap saga

Financial Times

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Koizumi Acknowledges Flaws in North Korea Meeting

VOANews.com

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Japan unappeased by relatives' return

BBC NEWS

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Japan, N Korea summit focuses on abductees

Financial Times

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Japan's Opposition Brands Koizumi's North Korea Visit a Failure

Bloomberg.com

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Koizumi Faces Criticism After Summit

The New York Times (AP)

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May 23, 2004

DPJ's Okada slams Koizumi's visit to N. Korea as 'big failure'

KYODO NEWS

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Japan's leader slighted by North Korean leader

Star Tribune (New York Times)

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Koizumi's North Korea summit wins scant praise

Yahoo! News (Reuters)

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Koizumi gets four abductees' kids -- Jenkins, Soga's offspring remain in North, may reunite in China

The Japan Times Online

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TIES AT ANY COST? Jury not in yet on who came out ahead at summit

The Japan Times Online

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LDP's Abe cool on summit, DPJ's Okada slams results

The Japan Times Online

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Progress on abductions, but nuclear crisis goes on /U.S. takes hard line on Jenkins/ Nuclear issue unresolved/ Controversy over aid/ Missing Japanese sought

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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No real results from Koizumi's Pyongyang trip

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Poker faces all round at 1st summit talks in 20 months

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Koizumi criticized by own party's lawmakers over summit

KYODO NEWS

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May 22, 2004

Koizumi returns with abductees families

The Washington Times (UPI)

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5 Family Members of Japanese Abductees Released by N. Korea

VOANews.com

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Koizumi back in Tokyo from Pyongyang, 5 kin of abductees to follow

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi says visit to Pyongyang 'significant' for bilateral ties

KYODO NEWS

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Hosoda lauds Koizumi-Kim summit, LDP lawmaker blasts it

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi departs Pyongyang for Tokyo, 5 kin of abductees to follow

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi to bring 5 of 8 abductees' kin to Japan, offers aid

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi, Kim end talks, abductees' kin present at venue

KYODO NEWS

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Kim to release abductee relatives

CNN.com (Reuters)

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Report: N. Korea to Release Relatives

Guardian Unlimited (AP)

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Japan Abductees' Relatives Can Leave N.Korea-Kyodo

Yahoo! News (Reuters)

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No hugs, and bring your own lunch - deep distrust taints Japan, NKorea summit

CNEWS (AP)

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N. Korea to release relatives of abductees

MSNBC

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Koizumi, Kim end talks, abductees' kin present at venue

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi, Kim begin talks, abductees' kin present

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi arrives in Pyongyang for summit with North Korea's Kim

Yahoo! News (AFP)

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Koizumi in North Korea for Talks With Kim Jong Il

Bloomberg

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Japan's Koizumi Heads to North Korea for Talks With Kim Jong Il

Bloomberg.comIl

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Koizumi leaves on N. Korea trip, vows to bring abductees' kin

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi leaves for summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-Il

Spacewar (AFP)

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Koizumi flies to North Korea for summit to reunite divided families, lay groundwork for ties

San Francisco Chronicle (AP)

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N. Korea policy regarding abductee kin eased in Dec.

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Koizumi seeks to bring home kin of abductees in trip to Pyongyang

KYODO NEWS

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Japanese Prime Minister Visits North Korea

VOANews.com

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High stakes for Koizumi's N Korean talks

BBC NEWS

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Abductees to top Koizumi's N Korea agenda

Financial Times

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Koizumi bets election win on DPRK visit

People's Daily Online

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Koizumi seeks to bring home kin of abductees in trip to Pyongyang

KYODO NEWS

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Japan's PM Koizumi to tackle abduction cases on North Korean visit

Channelnewsasia.com

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Japanese PM to tackle abductions, nuclear row on N.Korea visit

Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)

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Japan refuses signed pledge of food aid

The Washington Post (UPI)

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May 21, 2004

Koizumi vows success in N. Korea, no word on abductee's U.S. spouse

KYODO NEWS

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News Analysis: Koizumi bets election win on DPRK visit

:: Xinhuanet - English ::

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Koizumi aide oversteps line in threat against TV network

asahi.com : English

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SIGNED PLEDGE SOUGHT: N. Korean request refused

asahi.com : English

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PM - Koizumi heads to North Korea

ABC Online (Australia)

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Political stakes high in Koizumi-Kim talks

Straits Times

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Koizumi's N. Korea visit is well-timed (Commentary)

Straits Times

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Fresh hope for Japanese abductees

Aljazeera.Net

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May 20, 2004

Abductees ask media to refrain from reporting on kin

KYODO NEWS

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Report: Koizumi to Return Home with Relatives of Repatriated Abductees

Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition)

Report: Koizumi to Return Home with Relatives of Repatriated Abductees

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Abductees, Nukes on Japan-N.Korea Summit Agenda

Yahoo! News Australia (Reuters)

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Koizumi seeks progress on abductions in trip to Pyongyang on Sat.

KYODO NEWS

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State relents, allows NTV to cover Koizumi trip

The Japan Times Online

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May 19, 2004

Koizumi to tell North Korea he will try to normalize ties

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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May 18, 2004

Nukes, abductions progress key

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Govt ties aid for N. Korea to abduction issue gains

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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May 17, 2004

Japanese officials to enter N. Korea Tues., prepare for Koizumi visit

KYODO NEWS

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Japan to ask kin of abductees in North Korea if they want to visit Tokyo

Mainichi Interactive

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Japan plans return of abductees' families

The Washington Post (UPI)

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Koizumi's perilous Pyongyang summit

Asia Times Online

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Return to North a big gamble

asahi.com : English

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Japan May Offer 250,000 Tons of Rice to N. Korea, Asahi Says

Bloomberg.com

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Tokyo eyes talks with Pyongyang in June

The Japan Times Online

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May 16, 2004

Is Japan high-rolling in the game of N.K. diplomacy?

The Korea Herald

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Japan eyes resuming normalization talks with N. Korea in June

KYODO NEWS

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60% expect abduction-issue progress from Koizumi's N. Korea visit

KYODO NEWS

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Japan to Press North Korea on Kidnapping

The New York Times

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Koizumi N. Korea trip seen as gamble

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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May 15, 2004

Gov't aims to bring abductees' families to Japan

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi set for hard talk with N Korea

The Statesman (Yomiuri/ANN)

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Headway expected in summit / Govt expects Koizumi's N. Korea visit to help resolve abduction issue

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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NPA may send advance team to Pyongyang ahead...

KYODO NEWS

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May 14, 2004

Koizumi plans new mission to Pyongyang

International Herald Tribune

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Koizumi to Meet with North Korean Leader

VOANews.com

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Japan's PM to visit North Korea

CNN.com

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Japan PM to Go to North Korea Next Week - Media

Reuters.com

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Japan's Koizumi to visit North Korea for talks with Kim

Yahoo! News

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Japan's Koizumi to visit North Korea

Channelnewsasia.com

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Koizumi to visit N Korea on May 22 to meet Kim Jong Il

Japan Today

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Japan's Koizumi to Visit North Korea Next Weekend, NHK Says

Bloomberg.com: Japan

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Koizumi to visit N. Korea on May 22 to meet Kim Jong Il

KYODO NEWS

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Experts doubt merits of Koizumi Pyongyang trip

The Japan Times Online

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May 13, 2004

Japan, North Korea May Meet on Abductees Saturday, Yomiuri Says

Bloomberg.com: Asia

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May 12, 2004

Koizumi says N. Korea keen on normalization of ties with Japan

KYODO NEWS

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Koizumi asks N Korea to be responsible on abductions

Japan Today

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May 10, 2004

Govt mulls Koizumi visit to N. Korea

Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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Japan Official: No Progress Made in Abduction Issues with N. Korea

VOANews.com

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Koizumi can get abductee kin: Pyongyang

The Japan Times Online

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May 09, 2004

Koizumi Considering Call on North Korea Around May 23

donga.com [english donga]

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Koizumi may visit Pyongyang to pick up relatives of abductees

KYODO NEWS

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Tokyo, Pyongyang mull Koizumi visit

The Japan Times Online

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May 08, 2004

China's Hu thinks N. Korea abduction issue to be solved soon: Komura

KYODO NEWS

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May 07, 2004

Japan Shifts Policy to Seek Bilateral Solution to Abduction Issue

YONHAPNEWS WORLD SERVICE::ENGLISH NEWS

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Koizumi lauds abductions progress; second Pyongyang visit not ruled out

The Japan Times Online

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May 06, 2004

Talks aimed at reuniting abductees with families

www.asianewsnet.net

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North Korea-Japan Makes Progress in Abducted Japanese Negotiation

donga.com [english donga]

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May 05, 2004

Koizumi may revisit N. Korea over abduction issue

KYODO NEWS

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Japan, N Korea agree to keep talking on abductions

Japan Today

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May 03, 2004

Japan, N. Korea to resume talks on abductions possibly Tues.

KYODO NEWS

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N. Korea, Japan May Meet Before Working Group Talks: Report

Yahoo! News

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May 02, 2004

Japan diplomat to visit China for N.Korea talks

Yahoo! News

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