DPRK-Japan Relations

KCNA Ridicules Abe's Loudmouthed "Beautiful Country"  

Abe gov’t strengthens political suppression of Koreans

KCNA Blasts Japan's Financial Sanctions against DPRK (09/28/2006)

Rodong Sinmun Comments on Abe’s “New Japan” Plan (09/14/2006)

KCNA Urges Japan to Make Public Truth behind DNA Test of Yokota Megumi’s remains (09/14/2006)

Data on War-Time Korean Victims Made Public(06/10/2006)

“Strategic Flexibility” Aims for Strengthening U.S. Military Presence in Asia: Foreign Ministry (02/28/2006)

KCNA Hit Japanese FM’s Assertion on “Abduction Issue” (02/28/2006)

KCNA Blasts Japanese Ultra-Right Forces’ Remarks against DPRK (02/28/2006)

DPRK-Japan Inter-Governmental Talks Held (02/28/2006)

Interview with Song Il Ho, chief negotiator of DPRK-Japan Talks : “Pyongyang Will not Yield an Inch in Demanding Japan’s Liquidation of Past” (02/28/2006)  

KCNA Urges Japan to Honestly Approach Inter-governmental Talks (02/28/2006)

Pyongyang and Tokyo Agree to Resume Normalization Talks (12/31/2005)  

Rodong Sinmun Condemns LDP’s Examination of Anti-DPRK Bills (12/31/2005)

KCNA, Rodong Sinmun, Minju Joson Blame Japan for its Militaritst Hysteria;(10/29/2005)

DPRK Hits Japanese Senior Officials’ Visit to “Yasukuni Shrine” (06/11/2005)  

I Was Abducted to Japan: Abducted Japanese Woman Returns to DPRK (04/30/2005)

DNA Test for Yokota Megumi Is Not Conclusive: Japanese Expert-- UK Science Magazine Casts Doubts to Japan’s Test Results (03/31/2005)

DPRK Demanded Japan Make Sincere Apology and Redress Its Crimes Against Humanity (03/31/2005)

Japan’s DNA Test on Abductee Lacks of Scientific Proof: KCNA(2005/02/26)

   Report of KCNA on Results of Japan’s DNA Test on Remains of Yokota Megumi

Pyongyang Hits Japan’s Moves to Restrict Port Calls of DPRK’s Ships (2005/02/26)

"DPRK Will Take Strong Countermeasures to Japan’s Regulations of Port Calls by DPRK" (2005/02/26)

KCNA Comments--Internationalizing of Abduction Issue Is Product of Japan’s Shamelessness (2005/02/12)

DPRK Dismisses Japan’s Test Results on Yokota’s Ashes as Fabrication (2005/01/29)

Memorandum of KCNA on Truth About Japan’s DNA Test Results on Remains of Yokota Megumi

Pyongyang Urges Tokyo to Take Practical Measure for Settlement of Japan’s Past (2005/01/29)

Statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry on DPRK-Japan Relations

Pyongyang No Longer Puts Importance to Any Contact With Japan: Foreign Ministry (2005/01/15)  

Japan’s Judgment That Remains of Abductee Is Fake Is Cook-up with Political Scenario: DPRK (12/25/2004)

DPRK to Compete with Japan in Final Preliminary for 2006 FIFA World Cup (12/11/2004)

International Council to Demand Japan’s Liquidation of Its Wartime Past Holds Its Coordinators’ Meeting (12/11/2004)

DPRK and Japan Hold Talks on Abducted Japanese Citizens (11/27/2004)

KCNA Lambastes Japan’s Plan for Economic Sanction (11/13/2004)

Solidarity Meeting of Korean and Japanese Women Held in DPRK (09/11/2004)

Bill Banning Entry of Specified Foreign Ships Into Japanese Ports Passes Japan’s Upper House (06/26/2004)

KCNA Denounced Japan’s Legislation for Sanctions against DPRK (06/12/2004)

DPRK and Japan Hold Second Summit Talks on Normalizing Bilateral Ties (05/29/2004)

DPRK Urges Japan to Stop Racial Discrimination Against Korean (04/10/2004)

Japan’s Ruling Party to Introduce Bill to Ban Entry of N. Korean Ships (03/13/2004)

DPRK, Japan Discuss Nukes and Abduction Issue (02/28/2004)

Symposium Demand Korea’s National History Distorted by Japan Be Corrected (02/28/2004)

Pyongyang Condemns Japan’s Law of Economic Sanction Against DPRK (02/14/2004)

DPRK Criticizes Japan’s Refusal of Pyongyang’s Proposal on Abduction Issue (01/31/2004)

DPRK Hits Japanese Former PM’s Remarks on Nuclear Possession (01/17/2004)  

Japanese PM Visits “Yasukuni Shrine” (01/17/2004)

Tokyo’s Controversial Dispatch Plan Means Major Turning Point in Its Postwar Foreign Policy (12/13/2003)

DPRK Proposes Inter-Governmental Talks with Japan on Compensation Issue (11/15/2003)

2nd International Conference on Finding Ways to Counter Harassment Held in Tokyo (11/29/2003)

DPRK Red Cross Protests Japan’s Abduction of DPRK Residents (10/25/2003)  

DPRK Warns Japan Not to Link Japanese Abduction with Nuclear Issue (10/11/2003)

DPRK Demands Japan Be Excluded from Nuclear Talks (10/11/2003)  

Koreans Demand Japan Take Responsibility for “Ukishima-Maru” Incident (10/11/2003)

Pyongyang Urges Tokyo to Sincerely Implement Pyongyang Declaration -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman on 1st Anniversary of Pyongyang Declaration (09/27/2003)

Asian NGOs Demand Japan’s Apology and Compensation for War against and Crimes in Its Former Colonies (09/27/2003)

DPRK Ferry Enters Japan After Seven-Month Suspension (08/30/2003)

KCNA Refutes Japanese Senior Politician’s Ultra-Nationalistic Remarks (07/26/2003)

DPRK Cancels Regular Ferry Service to Japan ; Pyongyang Condemns Tokyo’s Security Clampdown, Urges to Lift Restrictions on Ship (06/14/2003)

Statement of “Committee for Aiding Overseas Compatriots” on Suspension of Service of “Mangyongbong-92” (06/09/2003)

Statement of Korea-Japan Friendship Association (06/12/2003)

Top-Ranking Official of Japan’s Ruling Party Comes Under Fire for Remarks on Japan’s Colonial Rule in Korea (06/14/2003)  

FM Spokesman Denounces Passage of War Contingency Bills in Japan (05/31/2003)

DPRK Foreign Ministry Blasts Japan’s Launch of Spy Satellite (03/29/2003)

2002

Japanese Government & Companies Urged to Address Wartime Forced Labor of Koreans: Lawyers' Group Issues First-Ever Recommendations (12/25/2002)

Japan’s Insincerity Makes DPRK Reconsider Moratorium on Missile Launch: FM Spokesman (11/30/2002)

DPRK-Japan Normalization Talks End with No Results (11/16/2002)  

N. Korean Children’s Artists Troupe Cancels Performances in Japan (11/16/2002)  

A New Page in the History of DPRK-Japan Relations: Historical Significance of Pyongyang Summit (2002/10/31)  

First DPRK-Japan Summit Makes Breakthrough in Changing Long-Hostility into Normalcy (2002/09/28)

DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration

DPRK FM Spokesman on Issue of Missing Japanese (2002/09/17)

Kim Jong Il Answers Questions raised by Japanese Kyodo News Service (2002/09/17)

Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi to Visit Pyongyang to Meet DPRK Leader Kim Jong Il (2002/09/04)

DPRK-Japan Gov’t Talks Paved Way for Historic Summit; Six-Point Joint Press Release of Great Significance Issued (2002/09/04)

DPRK, Japan Agree on Humanitarian Issues at Red Cross Talks; Issue 4-point Joint Press Release (2002/09/04)

Japan’s Nuclear Ambition Persists; Leaders’ Remarks Deemed “Calculated” (06/15/2002)

DPRK Denounces Japan’s Launch of H2-A Rocket (02/13/2002)

North Korean Ship Searched in Japan (01/31/2002)

2001

DPRK FM Denounces Japan’s Approval of “Anti-Terrorism Law” as Step for Overseas Aggression (2001/11/21)

Japan’s Active Engagement in U.S. Retaliation Brings Clock Back to Its Militarist Days (2001/10/31)  

Japanese Civic Groups Meet to Support Korean Unity; Calling for Resumed Normalization Talks (2001/10/31)

DPRK Hits Japan's H-2A Rocket Test-Fire (2001/09/15)

Tokyo Refuses N. Korean Victims’ Entry Again; Hearings Cancelled (2001/08/25)

Newly Approved Japanese History Textbooks Anger Asian Neighbors -- Tokyo Urged to Rectify Textbook Distortion (04/11/2001)

Tokyo Comes Under Fire for Distorted History Textbook Justifying Japan's War of Aggression -- Asian Countries Warn Resurgence of Militarism in Japan (03/28/2001)

Atomic Bomb Victims in DPRK Demand Japan's Aid (03/28/2001)

Pyongyang Rejects Tokyo's Bid for UNSC Permanent Seat: Permanent Mission to UN Issues Communique (03/28/2001)

Material: "Alleged Abduction of Japanese" Needs Reexamination: Japanese Monthly (03/15/2001)

◆Re-examining "Alleged Abduction of Japanese"
From "Sekai", Jan. & Feb. Issues
By Haruki Wada

◆Re-examining "Alleged Abduction of Japanese"
By Mineo Noda (03/15/2001)

2000

KCNA Commentary: History of 20th Century Indicts Japan 

DPRK, Japan End Talks with No Results (11/08/2000)

Japan Urged Redress for Its Past Crimes (10/27/2000)

Japanese-Korean Women Visit Hometown in Japan (09/22/2000)

DPRK, Japan to Resume Normalization Talks on Aug. 21 — Tokyo’s Sincere Approach Urged (08/09/2000)  

DPRK Assumes Solidarity for Peace with Okinawa (2000/05/17)

Koreans Despised by Governor of Tokyo - Ishihara Inspires Racism Again (2000/04/26)

Liquidation of Past Is Key to Normalization of Diplomatic Ties: Pyongyang - DPRK Demands Apology and Compensation for Japanese Colonial Rule at 9th DPRK-Japan Talks (18/04/2000)

Pyongyang to Set Talks with Tokyo(09/03/2000)

Japan to give medical support to A-bomb Victims in North Korea(09/03/2000)

1999

Joint Statement on DPRK-Japan Red Cross Talks (99/12/22)

Exchange Committee Between Japanese and Koreans Established (99/09/22)

UN Human Rights Sub-Commission Affirms Japan’s Legal Responsibility For ‘Comfort Women’(99/09/02)

Korean A-bomb Victims Demand Japan's Apology and Compensation (99/09/01)

DPRK Clarifies Principled Stand toward Pyongyang-Tokyo Relations

Interview with Yasushi Akashi on Pyongyang Visit(99/07/21)

Japan Studies Air Raid Plan against DPRK

Ex-Red Army Member Cleared of Fake Money Charge (99/06/30)

DPRK on Guidelines for Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation(5/6/99)

Statistics of DPRK-Japan Trade in 1998 (5/6/99)

Japan Mulled Tripartite War Drill with U.S., S. Korea in 1993 in Case of Korean Crisis (99/04/28)

Japan Completes Controversial Korean Crisis War Scenario in 1994 (04/21/99)

DPRK Urges Japan to Compensate for Past War Crimes (04/21/99)

Pyongyang Denies Alleged Ship Incursion Case (03/31/99)

Q & A: Key to the Resumption of DPRK-Japan Normalization Talks (03/31/99)

Japan to Serve as Key U.S. Ally in Contingency(99/03/03)
-- Upgrading 1978 "U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation Guideline"--

Japanese and Korean Women denounce Japan-U.S. War Guidelines,
Urged Tokyo to Open Dialogues with Pyongyang (99/03/03)

Memorandum on DPRK-Japan Relations (2/3/99)

Japan's Humble Attitude Needed in Tokyo-P'yang Normalization Talks (99/01/27) --Article  by Japanese Professor--

1998

Statistics of DPRK-Japan Trade (January-October, 1998)

Tokyo Pressured at U.N. to Eradicate Anti-Korean Acts in Japan (11/11/98)

Much Ado on DPRK's Satellite: Japanese Journalist (10/21/98)

Appeal of Chongryun to the Japanese People on the Satellite Issue (9/24/98)

-On PM Obuchi's Remarks on Japan-DPRK Relations (8/13/98)

Japanese Journalist Casts Doubt on An Myong Jin’s Abduction Story (7/29/98)

Statistics of DPRK-Japan Trade (January-April, 1998)

Sing Songs for Peace of Korea, Okinawa and World : Interview with Japanese Musician Kina Shokichi (6/24/98)

250 Japanese from 29 Groups Visit DPRK for Friendship and Aid in 5 Months (6/17/98)

Interview with "Princess Tenko" -- Koreans Are Friendly, Have Deep Understanding of Art -- (5/13/98)

Interview with Head of LDP Del. to DPRK: We Should Corporate for Prosperity of Northeast Asia   (4/22/98)

LDP Starts Coordination to Provide New Assistance to DPRK (4/16/98)

Statistics of DPRK-Japan Trade in 1997 (4/16/98)

Japan's LDP Plans to Send Food Mission to Pyongyang (3/25/98)

Second Hometown Visit of Japanese-Korean Women Makes Their Dreams Come True (2/4/98)

1997

Abduction Story Based on Hearsay Evidence; Key Questions (11/19/97)

Fifteen Korean Women Visit Japan on Humanitarian Program; Abnormal Relations between Two Countries Spotlighted (11/12/97)

Homecoming Visits of Japanese-Korean Women(11/19/97)

WPK, Japanese Coalition Issue Communique(11/14/97)

Japan’s Ruling Parties to Send A Mission to Pyongyang for Possible Resumption of Diplomatic Talks (11/5/97)

Pyongyang, Tokyo Quietly Beat Path to Normalization Talks (10/22/97)

The DPRK to Open Way for Japanese-Koreans to Visit Their Homeland(7/30/97)

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