Japan, U.S. to continue 'dialogue, pressure' on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 3 for talks with Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe. They agreed to continue the course of ''dialogue and pressure'' regarding North Korea as confirmed at the recent Japan-U.S. summit. (Kyodo)

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