Japan to offer over 300 mil. yen for North Korea nuclear inspections

Japan will offer more than 300 million yen ($2.8 million) to help the International Atomic Energy Agency inspect North Korea's nuclear facilities if Pyongyang agrees to inspections, Japanese government officials said Saturday.(KNS/Kyodo)The offer is aimed at prompting North Korea to take action to abandon its nuclear weapon development program. Japan and the United States see IAEA inspections as the first step toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.For Japan, it also offers a way to remain in the loop on the international response to North Korea following the announcement that …READ FULL ARTICLE