Japan Objects To US N Korea Move
-- BBC News

Japan has criticised as "extremely regrettable" Washington's decision to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Japan opposed the move because it first wanted North Korea to provide more information about Japanese citizens it abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said "abductions amount to terrorist acts".

The US removed the North after saying it had agreed to provide full access to its controversial nuclear programme.

Mr Nakagawa objected to the move during a visit to Washington, where he was attending G7 talks.

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My Comment: The Japanese have every right to be concerned. North Korea has always been very hostile to Japan .... including the kidnapping of its citizens.