Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho (C), North Korea's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with Japan, speaks during the first day of the two-day talks at the Mongolian state guesthouse in Ulan Bator on Sept. 5. The talks are aimed at resolving thorny issues preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yoshiki Mine (C), Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks on the first day of the two-day talks at the Mongolian state guesthouse in Ulan Bator on Sept. 5. The talks are aimed at resolving thorny issues preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

Japan-N Korea talks

Japan-N Korea talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Japan and North Korea start working-level talks in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Nov. 15, 2012, on issues "of interest" to both sides, with Tokyo intent on making progress on the thorny issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals. Japanese delegates sit on the left side.

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The critically acclaimed Canadian documentary telling the story of a Japanese girl, Megumi Yokota, kidnapped by North Korean agents who became a symbol of one of Japan's most thorny diplomatic issues, hit screens across Japan on Nov. 25. Megumi's father Shigeru (R) and mother Sakie (C) greet the audience on the stage after its first showing at a movie theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district the same day.

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The critically acclaimed Canadian documentary telling the story of a Japanese girl, Megumi Yokota, kidnapped by North Korean agents who became a symbol of one of Japan's most thorny diplomatic issues, hit screens across Japan on Nov. 25. Megumi's father Shigeru (R) and mother Sakie (L) read remarks on the film after its first showing at a movie theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district the same day.

Ministerial TPP talks begin with little progress on thorny issues

Ministerial TPP talks begin with little progress on thorny issues

Japanese Trans-Pacific Partnership Minister Akira Amari speaks to the press in Atlanta on Sept. 30, 2015, after TPP ministerial talks adjourned. Amari indicated there was little progress on the thorny issues of new drug patents, tariffs on automobiles and market access for dairy products at the end of the first day of the talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho (C), North Korea's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with Japan, speaks during the first day of the two-day talks at the Mongolian state guesthouse in Ulan Bator on Sept. 5. The talks are aimed at resolving thorny issues preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yoshiki Mine (C), Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks on the first day of the two-day talks at the Mongolian state guesthouse in Ulan Bator on Sept. 5. The talks are aimed at resolving thorny issues preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The critically acclaimed Canadian documentary telling the story of a Japanese girl, Megumi Yokota, kidnapped by North Korean agents who became a symbol of one of Japan's most thorny diplomatic issues, hit screens across Japan on Nov. 25. Megumi's father Shigeru (R) and mother Sakie (C) greet the audience on the stage after its first showing at a movie theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district the same day. (Kyodo)

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

Film on Japanese girl abducted by N. Korea debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The critically acclaimed Canadian documentary telling the story of a Japanese girl, Megumi Yokota, kidnapped by North Korean agents who became a symbol of one of Japan's most thorny diplomatic issues, hit screens across Japan on Nov. 25. Megumi's father Shigeru (R) and mother Sakie (L) read remarks on the film after its first showing at a movie theater in Tokyo's Shibuya district the same day. (Kyodo)

Japan, EU resume free trade talks, dairy, autos remain as thorny issues

Japan, EU resume free trade talks, dairy, autos remain as thorny issues

EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan (L) and Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yuji Yamamoto shake hands ahead of their talks on a free trade deal in Tokyo on July 1, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, EU resume free trade talks, dairy, autos remain as thorny issues

Japan, EU resume free trade talks, dairy, autos remain as thorny issues

(From L) EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yuji Yamamoto pose for a photo in Tokyo on July 1, 2017, ahead of their talks on a free trade deal. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, EU resume free trade talks, dairy, autos remain as thorny issues

Japan, EU resume free trade talks, dairy, autos remain as thorny issues

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from front R) and EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom (5th from front L) hold talks on a free trade deal in Tokyo on July 1, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo