Japan perplexed over agreement on inter-Korea summit

The Japanese government on Tuesday appeared bewildered by the just-announced agreement between the two Koreas to hold a summit in late April, as it had warned against easing pressure on North Korea amid a diplomatic thaw with South Korea."We must carefully assess whether this will lead North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile development programs...There is no need to ease pressure until it is confirmed that North Korea is going to change its policies," Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said.Tokyo is concerned that Pyongyang may be buying time to further develop its nuclear weapons. "…READ FULL ARTICLE