PYONGYANG – North Korea should abandon its demands for full compensation over Japan’s former colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula because the figures involved are unrealistic, a ranking Pyongyang official said in a paper obtained Tuesday by Kyodo News.
This statement suggests that North Korea may be taking a more serious approach toward normalizing diplomatic ties with Japan.
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