A flare-up in territorial tensions between Japan and South Korea led to the cancellation of a three-way news conference with the United States on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Washington's hopes of presenting a unified front to the challenge of a nuclear-armed North Korea.In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Japan decided to pull out of the press event, that was to be held after trilateral talks in Washington, due to a recent visit by South Korea's top police official to a pair of Seoul-held, Tokyo-claimed islets in the Sea of Japan.The event was instead held alone by U.S.…READ FULL ARTICLE
