TRIESTE, Italy (Kyodo) Japan vigorously pushed to have North Korea's recent belligerence discussed at this year's meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Eight nations.
But amid concerns over the violent crackdown on protesters over a disputed presidential election, Iran stole the spotlight, even from Afghanistan, which host Italy had sought to highlight.
Still, Japanese officials are confident they were able to achieve their original purpose at the high-profile political event, which concluded Saturday.