Senior Japanese lawmaker Yamasaki leaves for N. Korea

Senior Japanese lawmaker Yamasaki leaves for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Taku Yamasaki, a senior lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, responds to questions from reporters at Beijing airport on Jan. 9 prior to his departure for North Korea. His visit comes at a time when Japan-North Korea relations have been deadlocked due to the North's missile launchings and nuclear test, and the two countries' dispute over the abduction of Japanese nationals.

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