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Pyongyang
Pyongyang , Chin. Pingyang, Jap. Heijo, city (1993 pop. 2,741,260), capital of North Korea, SW North Korea, on a high bluff above the Taedong River. It is a special city with the status of province. Pyongyang, located near large iron and coal deposits, is a major industrial center; products... Read more |
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Nampo
Nampo , formerly Chinnampo , city (1993 pop. 731,448), W North Korea, on Korea Bay (or West Korea Bay). It is the port city for Pyongyang and is also a leading metallurgical center. Other industries include shipbuilding, glassmaking, and electrode manufacturing.... Read more |
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North Korea
KOREA, NORTH Democratic People's Republic of Korea Major Cities: Pyongyang, Hamhung, Chongjin, Wonsan Other Cities: Haeju, Hyesan, Kanggye, Kimch'aek, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju INTRODUCTION The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or NORTH KOREA, is one of the... Read more |
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Korean War
Korean War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The... Read more |
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Japanese giant salamander
Andrias japonicus (Japanese giant salamander) See CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE.... Read more |
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Tomiichi Murayama
Tomiichi Murayama , 1924-, Japanese politician. A long-time labor union official and member of the Socialist party, he was originally elected to parliament in 1972. In 1994 he became head of his party and later that year, after the formation of an unlikely coalition of the Socialists and the... Read more |
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Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto , 1884-1943, Japanese admiral in World War II. He headed the combined fleet in 1941 and was the mastermind behind Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. After he was killed in action in 1943, he became a national hero. Throughout his career he worked to build an integrated air-surface arm... Read more |
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Japanese lawmakers brush off `declaration of war' threat, renew calls for...
...on remains Pyongyang said belonged...angering Japanese lawmakers."It...Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshihide...Shii, the head of the Japan...added that Pyongyang's real...visiting Japanese ... |
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N.Korea-Japan Red Cross Talks Resume.
...officials said. The head of the Japanese Red Cross delegation...meeting, said a Japanese Embassy official...from Tokyo and Pyongyang. ``There is...said another Japanese official. North...delegation of Japanese ... |
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N.Korea, Japan Red Crosses Reach Agreement.
...relations. The head of the Japanese Red Cross delegation...available. But a Japanese Embassy official...from Tokyo and Pyongyang. ``There is...said another Japanese official. North...delegation of Japanese ... |
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Japan Ship Insurance Law Takes Effect
...seeking to enter Japanese ports faced a...other accidents.Japanese lawmakers campaigning to...sanctions on Pyongyang have promoted...that call on Japanese ports each year...ruling party lawmaker who heads a ... |
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Japan Effectively Bans North Korean Ships
...seeking to enter Japanese ports faced a...other accidents.Japanese lawmakers campaigning to...sanctions on Pyongyang have promoted...that call on Japanese ports each year...ruling party lawmaker who heads a ... |
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Japanese lawmakers seek to streamline missile defenses
...permits, the bill still requires the head of the Self Defense Forces to seek the...tension over its nuclear weapons program.Pyongyang shocked the region in 1998 by blasting...told a U.S. television network that Pyongyang is building more nuclear bombs and is... |
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Japanese Lawmakers Approve $690B Budget
...for Koizumi, who has pledged to step down when his term as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party expires in September...States against a possible North Korean threat. Analysts say Pyongyang is developing long-range missiles capable of reaching Alaska... |
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Japanese press U.S. on N. Korea abductions; Sanctions urged to force...
...member and head of the parliamentary...repatriation of Japanese abductees...the missing Japanese has been an...Korea. The Pyongyang government...Matsubara said. Pyongyang was taken off...issue. The Japanese ... |
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Can Japan squeeze North Korea into cooperating? It might try
...work?Japanese lawmakers are stretching...frustration over Pyongyang's failure to...knows about the Japanese it kidnapped in...a ruling party lawmaker. "He would ask...Korean ships from Japanese ports.So far...resisted ... |
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JAPAN-NORTH KOREA: BILATERAL TIES TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE
...Sato Fumihiko, head of the Modern Korea...last December with Japanese patrol vessels...the abductions of Japanese nationals by North...that these abducted Japanese are used to teach...putting pressure on Pyongyang, with which China...time, ... |
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