During the summer, Japan lifted some of the sanctions it had imposed against North Korea as a consequence of the kidnapping of Japanese persons in 1970s and 1980s.
Japani poisti kesällä pakotteita, joita se oli langettanut Pohjois-Korealle 1970- ja 1980-luvuilla tapahtuneiden japanilaisten sieppausten seurauksena.