Japan mulls role in int'l funding for North Korea's denuclearization

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday indicated the possibility for Japan to take part in shouldering the costs of North Korea's denuclearization under a potential international framework for funding aimed at achieving the complete denuclearization of the North."As we stand to benefit from denuclearization, we must think about such matters," Abe said on a Japanese television program, in the wake of the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit earlier in the week that ended with an affirmation of Pyongyang's commitment to the denuclearization process.Abe also expressed understanding for U.S. Presi…READ FULL ARTICLE