Japan, N. Korea end 1st session of normalization talks

Japan, N. Korea end 1st session of normalization talks

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador Kojiro Takano (L) and North Korean Ambassador Jong Thae Hwa leave the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 30 after ending the first session of a new round of talks on normalizing diplomatic relations. Japanese and North Korean negotiators met for three hours in the morning and will resume talks later in the day after a break for lunch.

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