Top Japan diplomat in Beijing, likely in touch with N. Korea

Top Japan diplomat in Beijing, likely in touch with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Tanaka (file photo), director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, is in Beijing, apparently approaching North Korean negotiators in a bid to set a path toward resuming stalled normalization talks between Tokyo and Pyongyang, sources close to Japan-North Korean relations said Nov. 24.

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