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North Korea insisted that it would be a “waste of time” to hold talks with Japan on the abduction issue this week, while stating there’s “no reason” the two sides can’t meet if Tokyo isn’t “shackled by the past.”

State media spotlighted agriculture on a daily basis as farmers focus their efforts on rice transplanting, also reporting that recent rains