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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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Renovation of No. 3 wharf of Rajin Port completed

RASON, North Korea - The No. 3 wharf of Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone on the northeastern tip of North Korea, is pictured on July 18, 2014, after the completion of renovation work.

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Rajin port in urban area of Rason, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - The coal-transporting cranes newly built by a Russian company are seen in the port of Rajin in the urban area of Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea around a sunset in March 2014.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - A ceremony is held Sept. 22, 2013, at Rajin Port in Rason in North Korea to mark the reopening of a 54-kilometer section of railway tracks linking border areas of Russia and North Korea.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - A ceremony is held at Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea, on Sept. 22, 2013, to mark the reopening of a 54-kilometer section of railway track linking border areas of North Korea and Russia, after years of work to directly connect tracks between the countries.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - Photo shows a special train after its arrival at Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea, from Khasan in the Russian Far East, on Sept. 22, 2013. After years of work to directly connect railway tracks between Russia and North Korea, a 54-kilometer section linking border areas of the two countries reopened the same day.

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Railway reopens on Russia-N. Korea border

KHASAN, Russia - Photo shows a special train after its arrival at Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone in northeastern North Korea, from Khasan in the Russian Far East, on Sept. 22, 2013. After years of work to directly connect railway tracks between Russia and North Korea, a 54-kilometer section linking border areas of the two countries reopened the same day.

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N. Korea showcases development at Rason economic zone

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 20, 2012, shows the No. 3 Pier at Rajin Port in the special economic zone of Rason in the northeast of North Korea. North Korea gave Kyodo News a tour of the port, where construction projects are under way with Chinese and Russian help to upgrade port facilities.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Russian and North Korean railway officials attend a ceremony near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, marking the completion of the reconstruction of the railway connecting Khasan station, in a coastal area of the Russian Far East, and North Korea's Rajin port. The reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Women in traditional Korean dress wave to a freight train near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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N. Korea plans mobile phone service in Pyongyang

TOKYO - Photo shows a building in the Rajin special economic zone in the northeastern North Korea that was built by a joint venture between North Korea and a Thai company to start a mobile phone service. North Korea is said to be looking to start the service in the Pyongyang region in the spring.

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Ship makes 1st Japan call in linkup with 2 Koreas

NIIGATA, Japan - The 3,240-ton Chinese vessel, Chuxing, the first ship to ply a regular container route linking Japan, South Korea and North Korea, is in Niigata East Port on the Sea of Japan coast Aug. 20 for its inaugural call. A Chinese-South Korean joint venture opened the new route. One of its three regular shipments, which have so far linked Pusan in southern South Korea and the northeastern North Korea port of Rajin, will stop at Niigata after Rajin from now on.

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N. Korea plans mobile phone service in Pyongyang

TOKYO - Photo shows a building in the Rajin special economic zone in the northeastern North Korea that was built by a joint venture between North Korea and a Thai company to start a mobile phone service. North Korea is said to be looking to start the service in the Pyongyang region in the spring.

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Ship makes 1st Japan call in linkup with 2 Koreas

NIIGATA, Japan - The 3,240-ton Chinese vessel, Chuxing, the first ship to ply a regular container route linking Japan, South Korea and North Korea, is in Niigata East Port on the Sea of Japan coast Aug. 20 for its inaugural call. A Chinese-South Korean joint venture opened the new route. One of its three regular shipments, which have so far linked Pusan in southern South Korea and the northeastern North Korea port of Rajin, will stop at Niigata after Rajin from now on.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Women in traditional Korean dress wave to a freight train near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Russian and North Korean railway officials attend a ceremony near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, marking the completion of the reconstruction of the railway connecting Khasan station, in a coastal area of the Russian Far East, and North Korea's Rajin port. The reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008. (Kyodo)

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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)

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Renovation of No. 3 wharf of Rajin Port completed

RASON, North Korea - The No. 3 wharf of Rajin Port in Rason, a special economic zone on the northeastern tip of North Korea, is pictured on July 18, 2014, after the completion of renovation work. (Kyodo)