Kono tells IAEA Japan ready to help possible inspections in North Korea

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Thursday that Japan will support the International Atomic Energy Agency if it conducts inspections of North Korea's nuclear facilities.During his meeting with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, Kono conveyed that Tokyo is ready to help by shouldering part of the initial costs needed for such inspections and dispatching nuclear experts if Pyongyang agrees to have its facilities inspected after promising to work toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.Kono, speaking at the outset of the talks, stressed the need to end the North Korean crisis. H…READ FULL ARTICLE