Japan, N. Korea fail to agree on economic aid formula

Japan, N. Korea fail to agree on economic aid formula

BEIJING, China - Koichi Haraguchi, Japanese ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks with journalists after talks with his North Korean counterpart in Beijing on Feb. 6. They failed to agree on an economic cooperation formula presented by Japan as a method to make up for its past wrongdoings. (Kyodo)

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