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Japan, N. Korea make little progress but promise to meet again

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador in charge of normalization talks with Japan, speaks at a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 8 after five days of inconclusive talks with Japan. Japan and North Korea made little headway over but agreed to continue talking under a three-track format.

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Japan, N. Korea make little progress but promise to meet again

BEIJING, China - Koichi Haraguchi, Japanese ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks at a press conference at the end of five days of talks in Beijing on Feb. 8. Japan and North Korea made little headway over problems preventing them from normalizing diplomatic ties, but agreed to continue talking under a three-track format.

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Japan, N. Korea discuss abductions on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kim Chol Ho (2nd from R), vice director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department, and members of his delegation attend a panel meeting with Japan at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 5 to discuss ways to resolve a dispute over the past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents. The two countries began a new three-track discussion on Feb. 4 aimed at solving problems preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

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Japan, N. Korea discuss abductions on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kunio Umeda (3rd from R), head of the Japanese delegation to the abduction panel, and other delegation members attend a meeting with North Korea at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 5 to discuss ways to solve a dispute over the past abductions of Japanese nationals by N. Korean agents. The two countries began a new three-track discussion on Feb. 4 aimed at solving problems preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

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Japan-N. Korea 3-track talks get under way in Beijing

BEIJING, China - North Korean delegate Song Il Ho (2nd from R) and members of his North Korean delegation attend talks with Japan in Beijing on Feb. 4 under a new three-track format to try to solve complex problems preventing the countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

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Japan-N. Korea 3-track talks get under way in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Koichi Haraguchi (L) and chief North Korean delegate Song Il Ho (R) lead their delegations in bilateral talks at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 4 under a new three-track format to try to solve complex problems preventing the countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

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Japan-N. Korea 3-track talks get under way in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Koichi Haraguchi (2nd from L) and members of his Japanese delegation attend talks with North Korea in Beijing on Feb. 4 under a new three-track format to try to solve complex problems preventing the countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

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Japanese delegation leaves Japan for talks with N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Koichi Haraguchi, Japanese ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Beijing on Feb. 4 to attend bilateral talks with North Korea under a new three-track format beginning the same day in the Chinese capital.

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Japan, N. Korea make little progress but promise to meet again

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador in charge of normalization talks with Japan, speaks at a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 8 after five days of inconclusive talks with Japan. Japan and North Korea made little headway over but agreed to continue talking under a three-track format. (Kyodo)

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Japan, N. Korea make little progress but promise to meet again

BEIJING, China - Koichi Haraguchi, Japanese ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks at a press conference at the end of five days of talks in Beijing on Feb. 8. Japan and North Korea made little headway over problems preventing them from normalizing diplomatic ties, but agreed to continue talking under a three-track format. (Kyodo)

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Japan, N. Korea discuss abductions on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kim Chol Ho (2nd from R), head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Japan affairs section, and members of his delegation attend a panel meeting with Japan at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 5 to discuss ways to resolve a dispute over the past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents. The two countries began a new three-track discussion on Feb. 4 aimed at solving problems preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

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Japan, N. Korea discuss abductions on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kunio Umeda (3rd from R), head of the Japanese delegation to the abduction panel, and other delegation members attend a meeting with North Korea at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 5 to discuss ways to solve a dispute over the past abductions of Japanese nationals by N. Korean agents. The two countries began a new three-track discussion on Feb. 4 aimed at solving problems preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

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Japan-N. Korea 3-track talks get under way in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Koichi Haraguchi (2nd from L) and members of his Japanese delegation attend talks with North Korea in Beijing on Feb. 4 under a new three-track format to try to solve complex problems preventing the countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

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Japan-N. Korea 3-track talks get under way in Beijing

BEIJING, China - North Korean delegate Song Il Ho (2nd from R) and members of his North Korean delegation attend talks with Japan in Beijing on Feb. 4 under a new three-track format to try to solve complex problems preventing the countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

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Japan-N. Korea 3-track talks get under way in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Koichi Haraguchi (L) and chief North Korean delegate Song Il Ho (R) lead their delegations in bilateral talks at a Beijing hotel on Feb. 4 under a new three-track format to try to solve complex problems preventing the countries from normalizing diplomatic relations. (Kyodo)

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Japanese delegation leaves Japan for talks with N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Koichi Haraguchi, Japanese ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Beijing on Feb. 4 to attend bilateral talks with North Korea under a new three-track format beginning the same day in the Chinese capital. (Kyodo)