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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 korea s state-run 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. japan s foreign minister fumio kishida has spoken to hi ....
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 korea s state-run 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. japan s foreign minister fumio kishida has spoken to hi ....
of the total 664 seats in the lower and upper houses. the media are predicting a change of power, but people are feeling uneasy. they remember when the nld won an election 25 years ago but the military regime ignored the results and held on to power. translator: i m worried about the handover of power. we had the same bad feeling during the 1990 elections. we always have the same concerns and it won t go away. translator: the power handover won t be easy. the present government and the elected one will have to negotiate and cooperate, understand each other and be big-hearted. i hope this happens. aung san suu kyi sent letters to president thein sein and the military chief requesting talks on national reconciliation. the president sent a message to the nld saying he will attend a meeting once the election commission has finished its work. he congratulated the party on its lead in the race. but a win won t mean aung san suu kyi becomes president. she is barred by a ....
party has 20. nld said that by its own count, the party has won more than half of the total 664 seats in the lower and upper houses. the media are predicting a change of power, but people are feeling uneasy. they remember when the nld won an election 25 years ago but the military regime ignored the results and held on to power. translator: i m worried about the handover of power. we had the same bad feeling during the 1990 elections. we always have the same concerns and it won t go away. translator: the power handover won t be easy. the present government and the elected one will have to negotiate and cooperate, understand each other and be big-hearted. i hope this happens. aung san suu kyi sent letters to president thein sein and the military chief requesting talks on national reconciliation. the president sent a message to the nld saying he will attend a meeting once the election commission has finished its work. he congratulated the party on its lead in the rac ....
it would also allow authorities to seize the u.s. assets of people involved in nuclear proliferation activities. democrat house minority leader nancy pelosi has expressed support for the legislation. she says it has the strong backing of both parties. meanwhile, members of the u.n. security council are negotiating to toughen sanctions. japan is urging leaders in china to engage more actively given their influence over the north korean government. sources say the u.s. government has begun closed door meetings with relevant countries over a draft resolution. officials at japan s foreign ministry say the draft includes tighter restrictions on financial transactions and trade. they say it includes new sanctions and steps to make existing ones more effective. the japanese officials say cooperation from china is essential to make the new resolution effective. foreign minister fumio kishida is arranging a telephone conference with his chinese counterpart wang yi. they plan t ....