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Japanese mayor on visit to N. Korea

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Katsuji Nakamura, the mayor of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, holds a press conference at the city hall past midnight on Aug. 22, 2014, after making a day-trip to North Korea the previous day to take a look at the facilities of Rajin port in the Rason special economic zone. Nakamura said the visit was aimed at exploring the potential of the North Korean port as a trading channel for China.

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Sakaiminato mayor visits N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sakaiminato Mayor Katsuji Nakamura (L) of Japan's Tottori Prefecture shakes hands with a Russian company official during a day trip to Rajin port in the Rason special economic zone in North Korea from China on Aug. 21, 2014.

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Sakaiminato mayor visits N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sakaiminato Mayor Katsuji Nakamura of Japan's Tottori Prefecture smiles during a day trip to Rajin port in the Rason special economic zone in North Korea from China on Aug. 21, 2014.

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Japanese mayor on visit to N. Korea

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Katsuji Nakamura, the mayor of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, holds a press conference at the city hall past midnight on Aug. 22, 2014, after making a day-trip to North Korea the previous day to take a look at the facilities of Rajin port in the Rason special economic zone. Nakamura said the visit was aimed at exploring the potential of the North Korean port as a trading channel for China. (Kyodo)