Tokyo - Japan's government yesterday approved a controversial plan to donate 500,000 tonnes of rice to North Korea, paving the way for a fresh round of talks on establishing diplomatic relations with the communist state.
Japan approves rice for N Korea
Tokyo - Japan's government yesterday approved a controversial plan to donate 500,000 tonnes of rice to North Korea, paving the…
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