TOKYO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Japanese lawmakers called for sanctions against North Korea after the government decided information provided on 10 missing kidnap victims was not credible.

TOKYO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Japan intends to pressure North Korea for information on 10 abducted Japanese as yet unaccounted for, in talks set for Nov. 9-12 in Pyongyang.

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Ancient battles between China and Japan over the rights to the East China Sea are being revived because of new treasures -- gas and oil.

TOKYO, May 8 (UPI) -- Japanese and North Korean officials may meet next week in China, the Kyodo news service reported Saturday.

TOKYO, May 5 (UPI) -- Japan and North Korea ended two days of intergovernmental talks on the abduction issue Wednesday in Beijing.

TOKYO, May 2 (UPI) -- Japanese diplomat Mitoji Yabunaka reportedly may visit China for talks with North Korean officials about the abductions of Japanese citizens.

TOKYO, March 2 (UPI) -- Legislators in Tokyo aim to ban North Korean ships from Japan's ports until North Korea takes steps to resolve its past abductions of Japanese citizens.

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Talks on the abduction of Japanese nationals between Japan and North Korea reached an impasse in Beijing Wednesday, the Kyodo news agency reported.

TOKYO, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Japan says it will seek direct talks in March with North Korea over the admitted abduction of Japanese nationals, the Japan Times reported Monday.