Japan diplomat in Beijing ahead of Koizumi-Kim summit

BEIJING, China - Hitoshi Tanaka (center), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, declines to speak to reporters after arriving at Beijing airport Aug. 31 for talks with North Korean officials to prepare for the Sept. 17 meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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