Japan urged U.S. in Feb. to resume North Korea nuclear talks: sources

Japan urged the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden last month to resume denuclearization talks with North Korea, as the new U.S. government plans a full review of its approach to Pyongyang, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.Takehiro Funakoshi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, called for the resumption of the denuclearization talks in a Feb. 19 teleconference with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts, saying they had been "highly effective," according to the sources.Negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang hav…READ FULL ARTICLE