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N. Korea nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers clap hands during a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2013, to celebrate North Korea's third nuclear test two days before.

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N. Korea nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A rally is held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2013, to celebrate North Korea's third nuclear test two days before.

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N. Korea nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A rally is held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2013, to celebrate North Korea's third nuclear test two days before.

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N. Korea nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers clench their fists at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2013, before a slogan celebrating North Korea's third nuclear test two days before.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children enjoy roller skating in Pyongyang on Feb. 13, 2013. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day. Portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il are seen.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk in Pyongyang on Feb. 13, 2013. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day. A slogan inspiring citizens and indicating the success of the test is seen.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows military personnel and citizens on a boat in North Korea. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows North Korean soldiers standing guard with guns at the border zone. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows a North Korean soldier standing guard with a gun at the border zone. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows people in North Korea. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day. A slogan to honor the country's leader Kim Jong Un is seen.

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Protest against N. Korea nuclear test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of a group against nuclear weapons stage a sit-in at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japanese city on Feb. 13, 2013. The members of the Hiroshima branch of the Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, also known as Gensuikyo, were protesting North Korea's third nuclear test conducted the previous day.

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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk in front of Pyongyang station in North Korea on Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it conducted its third nuclear test the same day, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Abductee's kin

KAWASAKI, Japan - (From L) Sakie and Shigeru Yokota answer reporters' questions in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, after North Korea conducted a third nuclear test on Feb. 12, 2013. Their daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos shake hands ahead of their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2013, in the wake of a nuclear test conducted by North Korea. Abe and Roos condemned North Korea's third nuclear test as a serious threat to international peace and security.

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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

TOKYO, Japan - A television on a street in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows North Korea's broadcast reporting on the country's latest nuclear test on Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it conducted its third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a conservative civic group in South Korea try to tear the North Korean flag in Seoul on Feb. 12, 2013, in protest at North Korea's nuclear test conducted earlier in the day. North Korea said it conducted its third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 12, 2013. North Korea said it conducted its third nuclear test the same day, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea conducts 3rd nuclear test

SEOUL, South Korea - A member of a conservative civic group in South Korea incinerates the North Korean flag in Seoul on Feb. 12, 2013, in protest at North Korea's nuclear test conducted earlier in the day. North Korea said it conducted its third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Artificial earthquake in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shortly after noon on Feb. 12, 2013. An artificial earthquake was detected at 11:58 a.m. that day in North Korea, in a possible indication that the country has carried out its third underground nuclear test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.

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U.N. sanctions on N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Sook holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 7, 2013, after the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its third nuclear test in February 2013.

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U.N. sanctions on N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - The U.N. Security Council unanimously votes for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its third nuclear test in February 2013, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 7, 2013.

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U.N. votes for sanctions on N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Tsuneo Nishida holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 7, 2013, after the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its third nuclear test in February 2013.

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U.N. sanctions on N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 7, 2013, after the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its third nuclear test in February 2013.

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U.N. votes for sanctions on N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Li Baodong holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 7, 2013, after the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted for tough new sanctions against North Korea for its third nuclear test in February 2013.

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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - During a rehearsal on March 7, 2013 for a public event, students line up in front of a signboard that praises North Korea's third nuclear test, hung at the Pyongyang Gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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N. Korea celebrates nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Buses arrive in Pyongyang on Feb. 20, 2013, carrying scientists, engineers and other workers involved in North Korea's third nuclear test, for celebrations of the test.

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N. Korea celebrates nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans line streets in Pyongyang on Feb. 20, 2013, to welcome the arrival in the city of buses carrying scientists, engineers and other workers involved in North Korea's third nuclear test for celebrations of the test.

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N. Korea after nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans walk in a main area of Pyongyang on Feb. 18, 2013, nearly a week after the country's third nuclear test on Feb. 12, 2013.

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N. Korea after nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children walk in Pyongyang on Feb. 18, 2013, nearly a week after the country's third nuclear test on Feb. 12, 2013.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) and Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) and Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2013. They agreed the two countries should work closely with South Korea to dissuade North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions after holding a series of talks with Chinese officials in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2013. Davies said the United States and China agreed to step up joint efforts to dissuade North Korea from carrying out a third nuclear test as it would be "deeply troubling" for peace and stability in the region.

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U.S. envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions after holding a series of talks with Chinese officials in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2013. Davies said the United States and China agreed to step up joint efforts to dissuade North Korea from carrying out a third nuclear test as it would be "deeply troubling" for peace and stability in the region.

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N. Korean Assembly Vice President Yang Hyong Sop in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Yang Hyong Sop, a vice president of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, flies into Beijing on May 26 for an undisclosed visit. Yang apparently is the first senior North Koran official to visit China since Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test in October last year. No Chinese official was at the Beijing airport to greet the North Korean visitor, and there is possibility that Yang was on transit to the third country

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Japan decides to expand sanctions on N. Korea over missile launch

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells reporters on Feb. 10, 2016, at his office in Tokyo that the government has decided on "firm sanctions measures" against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's de facto long-range ballistic missile launch and fourth nuclear test. The punitive measures include banning the re-entry from North Korea of Japan-based foreign engineers who are involved in nuclear and missile development, and banning ships from third countries that have visited ports in North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean Assembly Vice President Yang Hyong Sop in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Yang Hyong Sop, a vice president of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, flies into Beijing on May 26 for an undisclosed visit. Yang apparently is the first senior North Koran official to visit China since Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test in October last year. No Chinese official was at the Beijing airport to greet the North Korean visitor, and there is possibility that Yang was on transit to the third country (Kyodo)