Shaping Public Opinion to make settling the matter the most important issue in the bilateral relationship. It said japan is using the abductions issue as an excuse to work with the United States to continue imposing sanctions and to carry out military provocations against north korea. In february, north korea announced it was suspending an investigation into missing japanese nationals, including those abducted by the north. The move came after japan imposed the unilateral sanctions on pyongyang. The commentary is the first time in six months for north koreas staterun media to claim the abduction issue has been already resolved. Observers say the north may be trying to counter moves by japan working with the International Community to step up the pressure as pyongyang pursues nuclear and missile development. Japan and south korea have come to a preliminary agreement for measures to support wartime comfort women. Japans foreign minister Fumio Kishida has spoken to his south korean counte
Shaping Public Opinion to make settling the matter the most important issue in the bilateral relationship. It said japan is using the abductions issue as an excuse to work with the United States to continue imposing sanctions and to carry out military provocations against north korea. In february, north korea announced it was suspending an investigation into missing japanese nationals, including those abducted by the north. The move came after japan imposed the unilateral sanctions on pyongyang. The commentary is the first time in six months for north koreas staterun media to claim the abduction issue has been already resolved. Observers say the north may be trying to counter moves by japan working with the International Community to step up the pressure as pyongyang pursues nuclear and missile development. Japan and south korea have come to a preliminary agreement for measures to support wartime comfort women. Japans foreign minister Fumio Kishida has spoken to his south korean counte
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Gunma prefecture. 520 people on board died. Every august 12th since then, their v loed ones have been climbing up the mountains to pay respects. Relatives also want to find a way to pass lessons on from the accident to future generations. We have someone at the venue of the Memorial Service held near the crash site. Reporter the day is similar to that day 31 years ago. A hot summer day, but the families of the victims are growing older. Thats what one of them shared with me. And the action was blamed for faulty repair work carried out by the manufacturer boeing. The aircraft on this day 31 years ago suffered the loss of control and 30 minutes later it crashed into a mountain near here. And the families of the victims are concerned that the tragedy is fading from public memory because many of them find it difficult to climb to the crash site on the ridge. Masanaga is one of them. She lost her father in the accident. Her last conversation was that on the phone he was looking forward to h
That deal will not prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that iran gets those weapons, lots of them. Netanyahu addressed u. S. Lawmakers at the invitation of Republican House speaker john boehner. About 60 democrats boycotted the session. Obama says netanyahu offered nothing new in his speech. The Prime Minister didnt offer any viable alternatives. He says sanctions and military action in iran cant bring about change. The two are not planning to hold facetoface talks during netanyahus stay in washington. Obama says he doesnt meet with visiting foreign leaders before their elections. Israelis will head to the polls in two weeks. Supporters and dignitaries are paying their respects to boris nemtsov, a russian Opposition Leader shot dead in moscow last week. He was a vocal critic of president vladimir putin. His funeral was held on tuesday. Nemtsovs body was laid out in a coffin in the sakharov center. The center is named after the soviet era human right