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Figure skater Asada speaks at press conference in Tokyo

Japanese figure skater Mao Asada smiles during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2015, a day after returning from a one-year sabbatical to help boost Japan to victory in the Japan Open team competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Possible U.S.-N. Korea talks could leave out abduction issue: expert

Atsuhito Isozaki, a Keio University associate professor of North Korean politics, speaks in an interview on Nov. 1, 2016, at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a think tank in Washington where he is currently conducting sabbatical research. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan urged to take lead in addressing history issues

TOKYO, Japan - Sven Saaler, an associate professor of modern Japanese history at Sophia University in Tokyo, speaks during a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 3, 2014, from Heidelberg, Germany, where he is on sabbatical leave. Saaler urged Japan to ensure consistency in its views on wartime history, saying, "Taking a different direction will greatly harm the national interest." (Photo courtesy of Sven Saaler)(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Kyodo)