October 12, 2006
Japan on alert, decides on additional sanctions against N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 08:12 PM
September 18, 2006
N. Korea sanctions give cause for hope for abductees' relatives
Yahoo! News
DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE ("Sanctions praised by abductees' kin / But opinion divided over effectiveness of punitive measures against N. Korea")
Posted by THINK at 09:42 PM
Japan Cabinet OKs N. Korea Sanctions
ABC News(AP)
Yahoo! News("Japan imposes additional sanctions on N. Korea over missile launches")
AsiaTimes Online(" Tokyo takes a bigger stick to Pyongyang")
Posted by THINK at 09:31 PM
July 17, 2006
Abductees' kin welcome U.N. resolution against N. Korea
Yahoo! News
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Japan has its way in UN resolution against North Korea: Abe")
Posted by THINK at 01:05 AM
July 08, 2006
N. Korea demands Japan halt sanctions, warns of consequences
Posted by THINK at 02:26 AM
July 07, 2006
Launches to hit Japan-N. Korea trade
Posted by THINK at 02:22 AM
July 06, 2006
Japan launches studies on substantial sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 06:15 AM
July 05, 2006
Kin of Japanese abductees angered by N. Korean missile launches
Posted by THINK at 05:02 PM
N. Korea fires missiles into Sea of Japan, Tokyo imposes sanctions
Posted by THINK at 03:45 AM
June 16, 2006
Diet enacts N. Korea sanctions law
Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News ("Gist of N. Korea sanctions bill")
Posted by THINK at 05:05 PM
June 14, 2006
Japan passes North Korea sanctions bill
China Post (Reuters)
donga.com ("Japan Passes North Korean Rights Act")
Posted by THINK at 04:59 PM
June 13, 2006
N. Korea warns Japan about raising abduction at int'l events
Yahoo! News
BBC NEWS("Japan warned over abduction issue")
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("NKorea hits out at Japan over abductions")
China Post (AP) ("NKorea warns Japan about persisting to raise abduction issue")
Posted by THINK at 03:59 PM
June 12, 2006
N. Korea sanctions bill set to clear Diet this week
Posted by THINK at 03:49 PM
June 09, 2006
Ruling camp, DPJ agree on joint N. Korea sanctions bill
Posted by THINK at 10:04 PM
April 29, 2006
Japan ruling parties submit N.Korea sanctions bill
Khaleej Times Online (Reuters)
BBC NEWS ("Japan steps up N Korea pressure") with links to following articles:
"Mystery of Japan abductee deepens"(11 Apr 06)
"Japan wants N Korean spies held"(23 Feb 06)
"N Korea-Japan dispute unresolved"(05 Feb 06)
"N Korea kidnap families protest"(24 Jun 05)
"N Korea abductions row 'settled'"(18 Jan 05)
"Japan fury over abductee remains"(08 Dec 04)
"Heartbreak over Japan's missing"(11 Aug 04)
Posted by THINK at 12:40 AM
March 17, 2006
LDP OKs bill to impose sanctions on N. Korea over human rights abuse
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Khaleej Times Online (Reuters) ("Japan ruling party approves N. Korea sanctions bill")
Posted by THINK at 04:32 PM
March 11, 2006
LDP panel outlines N. Korea sanctions bill over human rights
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Reuters ("Japan's LDP prepares bill on N.Korea sanctions")
Posted by THINK at 10:30 PM
March 06, 2006
Japan to increase pressure on North Korea
Posted by THINK at 10:36 PM
February 14, 2006
Japan to tighten control on N. Korea, no economic sanctions for now
Posted by THINK at 09:06 PM
February 13, 2006
NKorea warns of countermeasures against any Japan sanction - reports
Posted by THINK at 03:25 PM
February 07, 2006
Japan to mull whether to add pressure on N. Korea over failed talks
Posted by THINK at 09:08 PM
February 04, 2006
Japan hints at NKorea sanctions
Posted by THINK at 01:58 AM
December 25, 2005
Japanese abductee kin urges gov't not to abandon abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 03:18 AM
December 24, 2005
Kin of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea hold rally to demand return of abductees
Posted by THINK at 03:07 AM
December 14, 2005
U.S. sanctions overshadow prospects of Japan-N. Korea talks this yr
Posted by THINK at 02:52 AM
November 29, 2005
Aso wary of kin's call for sanctions on N. Korea over abductee issue
Posted by THINK at 05:32 AM
November 18, 2005
Abe seeks 'good faith' response from N. Korea with eye on sanctions
Posted by THINK at 01:20 AM
November 08, 2005
Abductees' kin unhappy with Japan-N. Korea talks, to observe progress
Posted by THINK at 01:50 AM
November 03, 2005
Japan warns North Korea of sanctions
Posted by THINK at 05:07 AM
November 02, 2005
Abductees' kin call for N. Korean sanctions if no progress in talks
Posted by THINK at 04:42 AM
November 01, 2005
Abe, favorite for post-Koizumi race, named chief Cabinet sec'y
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Khaleej Times Online (AFP) ("Shinzo Abe")
Posted by THINK at 02:00 AM
October 06, 2005
Japanese trade minister calls for sanctions against North Korea
Korean News (Korean Central News Agency of DPRK) ("Japanese Reactionaries Urged to Be Prudent" October 18, 2005)
Posted by THINK at 01:58 AM
September 06, 2005
45% of polled election candidates support sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 12:49 AM
August 26, 2005
Abductees' kin submit questionnaire to Koizumi
Posted by THINK at 03:54 AM
August 17, 2005
Abductees' families seek economic sanctions against N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 01:17 PM
June 26, 2005
I sat in
On Saturday, June 25, I sat in from 2 PM to 5 PM. Sitting quietly in front of Diet members' office buildings in central Tokyo were people of all ages and professions. Everyone gathered for just one aim: to get every single victim of abduction by North Korea back to their homes in Japan.
Family members of the victims went from one end of the line to the other, thanking the participants for their support. In the 30+C (90+F) summer heat, they looked so small and old. Many of them are in their 70's and 80's. How long more would they have to wait to see their kidnapped children again? Would they be around when and if finally the victims come back?
We don't have much time.
-- Editor-in-chief, THINK
I sat here on the pavement with 400+ people appealing to cars and people passing by. (Photograph courtesy of Mr. Mizunoo of Protect X website)
Posted by THINK at 02:58 AM
June 25, 2005
Relatives of Japanese Abductees Begin Sit-In
VOA News
Yahoo! News (AP) ("Families of Japanese abductees start sit-in protest, demanding sanctions on North Korea")
BBC NEWS ("N Korea kidnap families protest")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Abductee families stage sit-in outside Koizumi's official residence")
World Peace Herald (UPI) ("Protesters urge sanctions against N.Korea")
Mainichi Daily News ("Abductees' families demand sanctions against Pyongyang")
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("Sit-in begins over inaction on abductees")
The Japan Times Online (AP/Kyodo) ("Pyongyang abductee kin stage sit-in for sanctions")
Dr. Norbert Vollertsen, German doctor and activist who has personally witnessed reality in North Korea, and twin brothers of abductee Megumi Yokota in sit-in.
Supporters from across Japan in the sit-in line. More than 300 gathered on the first day.
(Photographs courtesy of Mr. Yamamoto of Denno-Hokanroku website)
Posted by THINK at 12:50 AM
June 24, 2005
Sit-in to be held in front of PM's Office: June 24-26
Kazoku Kai (Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea) and Sukuukai (National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea) will hold a sit-in near the Prime Minister's Office to demand economic sanctions against North Korea. Details are as follows:
[Date/time]
.. Friday, June 24: 10 AM- 3 PM
.. Saturday, June 25: 1 PM-5 PM
.. Sunday, June 26: 1 PM-5 PM
.. (& public meetings at Seiryo Kaikan on Sat and Sun at 6 PM )
[Place]
.. Near the PM's Official Residence (In front of the
.. Diet Member's Office Building),
.. Subway Kokkai Gijido and Nagatacho stations
.. [map]
Family members and support group members will gather from across Japan and take part in the sit-in. Anyone can drop by and quietly join the action. Come and show that you care!
--Editor-in-chief, THINK
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Background Reading:
"On 24 June 2005, a three day "sit-in" will commence in front of the offices of the Japanese Prime Minister, organized not by a radical leftist group but by some of Japan's most famous and respected citizens and enjoying powerful backing in the National Diet and media, to demand the imposition of immediate economic sanctions against North Korea. Only by such means, the organizers argue, can North Korea be forced to return Japanese citizens they believe are still being held in North Korea against their will. As of that date, it will be six months since Prime Minister Koizumi declared, in December 2004, that the explanation thus far offered of the abductions by North Korea was unsatisfactory and false, in particular that the cremated human remains offered as evidence of the death of the most famous of the abductee victims, Yokota Megumi (on whom see below), were in fact not hers. The Japanese government therefore and promised "stern measures" unless Pyongyang responded "promptly and sincerely" to set matters right, and the sit-in will demand immediate recourse to these "stern" measures. More than five million people have signed a petition to that effect, and a meeting in Tokyo's Hibiya in April 2005 to promote this cause drew 6,000 people. The leaders, including the parents of Yokota Megumi, are household figures, regulars on major television channels. Their patience is exhausted, they say, and their anger at Koizumi's refusal to do as they demand, or even to meet with them and hear their demands, is at high pitch. If still not satisfied, they promise to renew their "sit-in" in July and subsequent months, and to expand it around the country."
(by Gavan McCormack, Znet, June 13, 2005. [Full text])
Posted by THINK at 04:18 AM
June 13, 2005
Disputed Bones: Japan-North Korea Clash
Posted by THINK at 11:30 PM
May 26, 2005
N. Korean ship warned not to play music too loud or be denied access
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("Japanese Reactionaries' Hindrance of Commemorations of Chongryon Anniversary"(June 11, 2005))
Posted by THINK at 04:18 PM
May 23, 2005
N. Korean ferry makes port call in Niigata, 2nd time this month
Posted by THINK at 03:07 PM
May 21, 2005
North Korea says Japan ties near 'dangerous phase'
Posted by THINK at 01:52 AM
May 19, 2005
N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong makes 1st port call in 5 months
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Reuters("North Korean ferry met with protests")
Washington Times (UPI) ("Protesters meet N.Korean vessel in Japan")
VOA News ("North Korean Ferry Makes First Port Visit of the Year to Japan")
Mainichi Daily News ("Angry protesters meet North Korean vessel at Niigata port")
asahi.com ("Abductees' families protest return of N. Korean ferry")
The Japan Times Online ("North Korea ferry calls, insurance in hand")
KYODO NEWS ("North Korean ferry leaves Niigata port")
Posted by THINK at 01:50 AM
May 12, 2005
N. Korea ship gets OK for port calls
Posted by THINK at 12:21 PM
May 06, 2005
Cheney, Abe agree to seek 6-party talks by June, eye China's role
Posted by THINK at 01:16 AM
May 03, 2005
Japanese seek U.S. support on sanctiuons
Posted by THINK at 02:06 PM
Rice vows continued help for Japan to resolve abduction issue: Abe
Posted by THINK at 02:02 PM
April 29, 2005
Trade with N. Korea plummets by 40%
Posted by THINK at 06:34 PM
U.S. keeps N. Korea as terror-sponsoring state, cites abductions
Posted by THINK at 12:33 AM
Senior U.S. officials back Japan sanctions on N. Korea
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
The Japan Times Online ("U.S. congressman vows resolution on abduction issue")
Posted by THINK at 12:31 AM
April 27, 2005
Hyde eyes U.S. Congress resolution on N. Korea's abduction issue
Posted by THINK at 10:56 AM
April 25, 2005
6,000 people rally for sanctions on N. Korea over abductions
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
BBC NEWS ("Japan protesters denounce N Korea")
Posted by THINK at 02:30 AM
April 24, 2005
7th National Rally to Be Held April 24
National Rally for the Rescue of Abductees will be held on April 24, 2005, in Tokyo's Hibiya Kokaido hall.
Kazoku Kai (Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea) and the Sukuukai (National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea) together with the Parliamentary League to Rescue Japanese Nationals Abducted by North Korea will hold the 7th national rally to demand the goverment to impose economic sanctions against North Korea. Members of these groups including Shigeru Yokota and other family members of the abduction victims will speak out to the public.
Come and show that you care!
When: Sunday, April 24, 2005 2P.M.-5P.M. (Doors open at 1P.M.)
Where: Hibiya Kokaido Hall (Kasumigaseki or Uchi-Saiwai Tokyo Metro stations)
[map]
Admission: Free (Donations are welcome.)
Posted by THINK at 01:01 AM
April 09, 2005
Imports of N. Korean clams fall by 91%
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April 05, 2005
Japan contemplating sanctions against N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 01:28 PM | TrackBack
April 02, 2005
2 Japanese companies incorrectly label N. Korean clams for sale
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
The Japan Times Online ("Firms falsely labeled 'asari' clams")
Posted by THINK at 12:05 PM | TrackBack
North ship visits to Japan drop
Posted by THINK at 02:49 AM | TrackBack
April 01, 2005
Bogus cash found aboard North Korean vessel-- $100 BILLS 'FOR BUYING CARS, OTHER ITEMS'
The Japan Times Online (Kyodo)
Posted by THINK at 11:08 AM | TrackBack
Britain warns N.Korea could face sanctions
Reuters
VOA News("North Korea Accused of World's Worst Human Rights Record")
The Herald (AP) ("North Korea attacked")
Posted by THINK at 10:36 AM | TrackBack
March 28, 2005
Armitage urges calm on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 12:40 PM | TrackBack
February 28, 2005
Japan Insurance Law Closes Ports to Most N.Korea Ships
Reuters.com
SBS - The World News ("JAPAN BANS NORTH KOREAN SHIPS")
Bloomberg.com ("Japan's Insurance Rule May Bar North Korean Ships, Nikkei Says")
China Daily
("Japan toughens ship insurance rules, one step short of North Korea sanctions")
VOA News ("New Shipping Law in Japan Imposes De Facto Sanction on N. Korea")
The Japan Times Online (AP/Kyodo) ("Japan implements veiled sanctions against North")
Posted by THINK at 11:44 AM | TrackBack
January 25, 2005
Embargo on North Korea an option: Koizumi
The News (Pakistan)
KYODO NEWS ("Koizumi indicates Japan to keep pushing N. Korea on abductions")
Posted by THINK at 04:20 AM | TrackBack
January 21, 2005
80% support sanctions against North Korea
Daily Yomiuri On-Line
Washington Times (UPI) ("Most Japanese want N.Korean sanctions")
Posted by THINK at 01:58 PM | TrackBack
Japan could 'clam down' on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 01:55 AM | TrackBack
Japan needs N. Korean policy with eye to fall of Kim regime: Takebe
Posted by THINK at 01:52 AM | TrackBack
January 18, 2005
Japan's LDP Backs N. Korea Sanctions If No Gains on Abductions / Japan's LDP Adopt Policies for N. Korea, Post Reform
Posted by THINK at 02:40 PM | TrackBack
January 12, 2005
North Korea boycott sees some impact -- Cheap suits easy target, not seafood
Posted by THINK at 05:54 PM | TrackBack
January 03, 2005
Japanese ruling coalition official says sanctions on North Korea "may be inevitable"
Yahoo! News (AP)
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("New Komeito's Kanzaki calls for gradual sanctions on N. Korea")
Japan Today ("Kanzaki calls for gradual sanctions on N Korea")
Posted by THINK at 01:29 AM | TrackBack
December 30, 2004
Japanese want tougher stance towards China, North Korea: poll
Posted by THINK at 03:25 AM | TrackBack
December 29, 2004
Japan's 6-Point Plan Includes Suspension of Aid to N.K.
Digital Chosunilbo
The Korea Times ("Japan to Punish NK Over Abduction Issue")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Japan confirms 6-point policy on N. Korea, includes 'tough step'")
asahi.com : English ("N. Korea pressed for explanation")
Posted by THINK at 03:29 AM | TrackBack
December 27, 2004
Japan protests, hands over analysis on N. Korea probe
The Japan Times Online (Kyodo)
Japan Today ("Japan hands over its analysis on N Korea abduction probe")
Posted by THINK at 02:12 AM | TrackBack
Pressure on PM to get tough on N. Korea over abductee issue
Posted by THINK at 02:10 AM | TrackBack
December 25, 2004
Japan refuses North Korean demand to return remains in kidnap row
Posted by THINK at 07:29 AM | TrackBack
December 24, 2004
North Korea threatens to shun N-talks
Sydney Morning Herald (AP)
The Korea Times ("NK Threatens to Exclude Tokyo From Nuke Talks")
Posted by THINK at 07:26 AM | TrackBack
Japan skeptical of N. Korean evidence, to lodge protest
KYODO NEWS
San Francisco Chronicle (AP) ("Report: Japan to file protest with North Korea over abductions of Japanese")
The Japan Times Online ("Japan doesn't buy North's 'evidence' -- Pyongyang faces sanctions; Tokyo to assume Yokota still alive")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Main points of Japan's report on N. Korea's claims about 10 Japanese")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("List of 10 Japanese abductees")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("N. Korean photos of abductee Yokota not composite images")
Posted by THINK at 07:24 AM | TrackBack
December 23, 2004
82% of lawmakers favor economic sanctions on N Korea
Posted by THINK at 05:47 AM | TrackBack
Japan to tell NKorea to start new probes on kidnap victims: reports
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
Japan Today ("Japan wants N Korea to account for 10 more missing Japanese")
Posted by THINK at 05:42 AM | TrackBack
December 22, 2004
Wrong Bones Trigger Calls for Sanctions
Posted by THINK at 05:40 AM | TrackBack
Japan Wants Info on N. Korea Detainees
Guardian Unlimited (AP)
San Francisco Chronicle (AP) ("Japan to meet with abductee families before responding to North Korea on remains")
Posted by THINK at 01:46 AM | TrackBack
December 21, 2004
63% back N. Korea sanctions
asahi.com : English
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Japanese want sanctions against NKorea")
The Japan Times Online ("KOIZUMI'S PYONGYANG CONUNDRUM: Public wants sanctions -- but at what price?")
Posted by THINK at 08:38 PM | TrackBack
December 19, 2004
Japan Says Time Running Out on N. Korea Sanctions
Reuters.com
Bloomberg.com ("Japan's Machimura Urges China's Further Help on North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 08:15 PM | TrackBack
December 17, 2004
Koizumi Vows to Continue Talks with N.K. Amid Calls for Sanctions
YONHAPNEWS WORLD SERVICE::ENGLISH NEWS
Guardian Unlimited (AP) ("Japan Delays Sanctioning North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 11:59 PM | TrackBack
Japan's foreign minister says Tokyo likely to slap sanctions on North Korea
Posted by THINK at 01:02 AM | TrackBack
December 16, 2004
LDP lawmakers to study remittance of money via N. Korean ferry
Posted by THINK at 01:46 AM | TrackBack
December 15, 2004
S. Korea Voices Opposition to Calls for Sanctions against N. Korea
YONHAPNEWS WORLD SERVICE::ENGLISH NEWS
People's Daily Online ("S.Korean concerned about Japan's possible sanction against DPRK")
Xinhua - English ("S.Korean concerned about Japan's possible sanction against DPRK")
Japan Today ("S Korea opposes economic sanctions on N Korea")
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("South Korea cautions Japan against sanctions on North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 01:56 PM | TrackBack
U.S. plays down Armitage's remarks on N. Korea sanctions
Posted by THINK at 01:53 PM | TrackBack
North Korea says Japanese sanctions would be 'declaration of war'
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
Reuters.com ("N.Korea: Japan Sanctions Would Be War Declaration")
ABC News Online ("North Korea furious at possible Japan sanctions")
Bloomberg.com ("North Korea Warns Japan Against Imposing Sanctions")
BBC NEWS ("N Korea warns Japan on sanctions")
VOA News ("Pyongyang Says Japanese Sanctions Would Amount to 'War'")
CNN.com ("N. Korea threat over sanctions")
China Daily ("N.Korea: Any sanctions would mean war")
The Korea Times ("Tokyo Warned Against NK Sanctions")
The Japan Times Online ("DNA test on remains failed due to Japan conspiracy: North")
KYODO NEWS ("N. Korea rejects Japan's finding that ashes are not Yokota's")
Korean News (Korean Central News Agency of DPRK)("DPRK Stand on Japanese Ultra Right Forces-Proposed Sanctions against DPRK Clarified")
Posted by THINK at 01:43 PM | TrackBack
December 14, 2004
Japanese urge sanctions on North Korea: poll
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
The Center for Public Opinion and Democracy (ARC-CPOD) ("Japanese Ponder Sanctions Against North Korea")
Asia News Network (Yomiuri) ("Poll shows support for sanctions on N. Korea growing")
Posted by THINK at 08:38 PM | TrackBack
Upper house panel adopts resolution on sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 08:22 PM | TrackBack
Pyongyang’s lies stiffen Japan’s resolve
AsiaNews.it
Daily Yomiuri On-Line ("Pyongyang spins web of lies")
Posted by THINK at 08:14 PM | TrackBack
December 13, 2004
Koizumi calls "unjust and abominable" North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese, Tokyo says no immediate plan for sanctions
Yahoo! News (AP)
YONHAPNEWS WORLD SERVICE::ENGLISH NEWS("Koizumi Cautious over Domestic Calls for Food Sanction on N. Korea")
SignOnSanDiego.com (Reuters) ("Japan PM raps North Korea but vague on sanctions")
Japan Today ("Koizumi brands N Korea's attitude on abduction 'abominable'")
The New York Times (Reuters) ("Japanese Leaders Threaten Economic Sanctions on North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 08:29 PM | TrackBack
Tokyo might force Pyongyang to bend
AsiaNews.it
YONHAPNEWS ("Japan to Suspend Food Aid for North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 08:07 PM | TrackBack
Japan pressured to impose sanctions on North Korea
Posted by THINK at 08:04 PM | TrackBack
December 11, 2004
Japan Lawmakers Urge North Korea Sanctions
Reuters.com
Mainichi Interactive ("Pressure mounts for economic sanctions on North Korea")
The Japan Times Online ("Yokota's dad repeats call for sanctions against North Korea -- Failed DNA test casts doubts on man's claim to be abductee's husband")
Posted by THINK at 03:29 AM | TrackBack
December 08, 2004
Tokyo urged to sanction N Korea over abductees
FT.com
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP) ("Furious Japan seeks action against N.Korea for lying about kidnapping")
KRT Wire (Yomiuri) ("In Japan, calls grow for sanctions on North Korea")
Posted by THINK at 02:57 AM | TrackBack
December 06, 2004
Japanese Foreign Minister Cools Talk on North Korea Sanctions
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December 05, 2004
Japan Cautious Over N. Korea Sanctions
Posted by THINK at 11:31 PM | TrackBack
December 03, 2004
Lawmakers push for sanctions on N Korea
Posted by THINK at 11:22 PM | TrackBack
November 20, 2004
Lawmakers' group seeks sanctions, freeze of food aid for N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 02:48 AM | TrackBack
Japan considers sanctions against North Korea after abduction talks
San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
Japan Today ("Calls mount in government for sanctions on N Korea")
Yahoo! News (Kyodo) ("Sanctions should be imposed on N. Korea if talks deemed bad: Kanzaki")
Posted by THINK at 01:55 AM | TrackBack
November 15, 2004
Japan mulls sanctions against North Korea as delegation wraps up trip
Channelnewsasia.com (AFP)
The Japan Times Online ("Sanctions against North Korea under study, Machimura says")
Japan Today ("Officials return from N Korea with items on abductees")
The China Post (AP) ("Japanese delegation returns from North Korean talks, briefs government")
Posted by THINK at 03:31 PM | TrackBack
November 09, 2004
Japan, North Korea discuss abductions of Japanese as calls grow in Tokyo for economic sanctions
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Yahoo! News (Reuters) ("Japan officials in North Korea for nuke, abduction talks")
Posted by THINK at 11:21 PM | TrackBack
Abe to urge gov't for sanctions on N. Korea if no progress in talks
KYODO NEWS
Bloomberg.com ("Japan May Consider Sanctions on North Korea, Abe Says")
Posted by THINK at 05:23 PM | TrackBack
DPRK condemns sanctions threat by Japan
Posted by THINK at 05:16 PM | TrackBack
November 06, 2004
Panel OKs sanctions on North -- LDP group hopes to squeeze out abduction particulars
Posted by THINK at 06:28 PM | TrackBack
LDP approves report on 5-stage economic sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 12:57 AM | TrackBack
October 29, 2004
S. Korean ruling party head against eco. sanction on N.Korea
Minjok-Tongshin English Edition
Posted by THINK at 02:06 PM | TrackBack
October 20, 2004
LDP team to compile plan for imposing sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 12:25 AM | TrackBack
October 16, 2004
Japan accuses North Korea of "lacking sincerity" in talks over abduction victims, says willing to impose sanctions
Posted by THINK at 12:23 AM | TrackBack
October 14, 2004
Japan sees economic sanctions against Pyongyang as option
Posted by THINK at 02:25 AM | TrackBack
Japan FM says will not hesitate to impose sanctions on NKorea - report
Posted by THINK at 02:23 AM | TrackBack
October 13, 2004
Nakayama calls for human rights-based sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 02:28 AM | TrackBack
October 07, 2004
LDP to set up team to consider sanctions on N. Korea
Yahoo! News (Kyodo)
Japan Today ("LDP to set up team to consider sanctions on NKorea")
Posted by THINK at 02:49 PM | TrackBack
October 04, 2004
Japanese public wants sanctions on North Korea
Posted by THINK at 04:32 PM | TrackBack
October 03, 2004
Koizumi silent on suggestion of sanctions on N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 03:11 AM | TrackBack
Sanctions deadline eyed for N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 03:10 AM | TrackBack
Japan foreign minister suggests economic sanctions to deal with North Korea
The China Post (AP)
Reuters.com ("Japan Foreign Minister Favors Constitution Change, voiced displeasure at N.Korea for not furnishing details of 10 missing Japanese")
The Japan Times Online ("Machimura takes hard line on abductions")
Posted by THINK at 02:46 AM | TrackBack
September 27, 2004
Sanctions on N. Korea may be necessary to solve abductions: Abe
Posted by THINK at 12:51 PM | TrackBack
June 20, 2004
Japan's Adoption of Law Calling for Sanctions against DPRK under Fire
Korean News (KCNA - Korean Central News Agency of DPRK)
Posted by THINK at 12:34 AM | TrackBack
June 17, 2004
N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port
Posted by THINK at 03:38 PM | TrackBack
Mangyongbong-92 back in Niigata
Posted by THINK at 03:35 PM | TrackBack
June 15, 2004
Japan unlikely to use new law to ban N. Korean ships soon
Posted by THINK at 04:08 AM | TrackBack
June 14, 2004
Japan ready to pressure N. Korea
Posted by THINK at 07:26 PM | TrackBack
Diet enacts law to ban N. Korean ships by large majority
Posted by THINK at 07:24 PM | TrackBack
June 13, 2004
Bill to give govt upper hand
Posted by THINK at 12:34 PM | TrackBack
June 12, 2004
Panel OKs N. Korea ship ban bill, likely to be enacted Mon.
Posted by THINK at 04:07 AM | TrackBack
June 09, 2004
Group to stop staging rallies against N Korean ferry
Posted by THINK at 01:53 PM | TrackBack
June 04, 2004
Japan's lower house passes bill banning North Korean ships
Posted by THINK at 03:05 AM | TrackBack
Japan's Diet advances bill to ban Pyongyang's ships
International Herald Tribune (Reuters)
Posted by THINK at 03:04 AM | TrackBack
June 03, 2004
Bill targeting N. Korea vessels passes lower house
Posted by THINK at 03:59 PM | TrackBack
N. Korea ferry Mangyongbong-92 docks in Japan for 5th time this year
Posted by THINK at 04:25 AM | TrackBack
SANCTIONS CARD: Port call bill moves forward
Posted by THINK at 04:18 AM | TrackBack
June 01, 2004
Japan's lower house approves bill to ban NKorean ships
Posted by THINK at 09:25 PM | TrackBack
Japanese parliament set to pass bill banning North Korean ships
Posted by THINK at 09:23 PM | TrackBack
Lower house panel passes bill to ban N Korean ships
Posted by THINK at 09:22 PM | TrackBack
May 27, 2004
Ruling bloc, DPJ forge amendment on bill to bar North Korean ships
Posted by THINK at 09:43 PM | TrackBack
Ship ban bill backlash to 'no sanction' pledge
Posted by THINK at 09:00 PM | TrackBack
May 25, 2004
Ruling party panel calls for passage of bill banning N. Korean ships
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May 22, 2004
Ruling parties, DPJ agree on banning N. Korean aircraft
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May 20, 2004
N. Korea ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata
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Koizumi may state concern over harassment to soften N. Korea stance
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May 17, 2004
Japan may ban N.Korea ships from ports
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May 16, 2004
Abe says ferry-ban bill could be scrapped -- Bargaining chip in abduction dispute must be used 'effectively'
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