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Aso wary of kin's call for sanctions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C, R) on Nov. 28 showed wariness over a call from a group of relatives of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea to impose economic sanctions on the North in a bid to pressure the country to settle the abduction issue. The group is headed by Shigeru Yokota (2nd from L side front), whose daughter Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Aso wary of kin's call for sanctions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C, R) on Nov. 28 showed wariness over a call from a group of relatives of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea to impose economic sanctions on the North in a bid to pressure the country to settle the abduction issue. The group is headed by Shigeru Yokota (2nd from L side front), whose daughter Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13. (Kyodo)

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BOJ chief wary of prolonged slowdown in emerging economies

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda delivers a speech in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2015. He expressed wariness over a prolonged slowdown in China and emerging economies and its possible adverse impact on Japan, as it could weaken firms' stance on investment and wage hikes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo