Niigata gov. seeks port call restriction for N. Korean ship

Niigata gov. seeks port call restriction for N. Korean ship

TOKYO, Japan - Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama answers questions from reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 7 after he met Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe. Hirayama asked for legislation to restrict port calls by the North Korean cargo-passenger ship Man Gyong Bong-92 which travels between Niigata in Japan and Wonsan in North Korea on an irregular basis.

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