Yamasaki returns to Japan after trip to North Korea

Yamasaki returns to Japan after trip to North Korea

NARITA, Japan - Taku Yamasaki (C), a senior lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to the media on arrival at the Narita International Airport outside of Tokyo on Jan. 13 after a five-day visit to North Korea. He said North Korea wants the six-party talks on its nuclear programs to resume soon after it holds a meeting with the United States on U.S. financial sanctions later this month.

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