Japan antiterrorism envoy to double as N Korean nuke issue rep

December 21, 2005

The Foreign Ministry on Thursday gave Tadamichi Yamamoto, who currently serves as government envoy on antiterrorism and Iraq issues, the additional post of special envoy on the North Korean nuclear issue. Yamamoto will head a Japanese delegation h...

Japan, N Korea to hold talks in Beijing

December 21, 2005

Japan and North Korea will hold bilateral talks in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday, with the issue of Pyongyang's abduction of Japanese citizens high on the agenda, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. In the talks, Japan will demand the r...