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The U.S. and other countries, most notably Korea's close neighbor Japan, are deeply worried by the North's long-range ballistic-missile program, which Pyongyang has put on hold but not abandoned.
CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Korea: Korea's Big Show
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The US has also bolstered its support for its East Asian allies, most notably South Korea and Japan amid maritime rivalries with China in the Pacific.
BBC: Obama hosts China's Hu at rare private White House meal
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Politicians and leading figures, including Miyazaki and Fujita, are hoping that Abe uses the occasion to apologize to neighboring countries, most notably China and South Korea, for atrocities committed during the war.
CNN: Legendary animator Miyazaki slams Japan PM Abe
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In the past this lead to adventurous foreign policy decisions, most notably the 1950 surprise attack against South Korea.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: By Eric Sayers
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Kerry met with the new Chinese leaders to discuss a range of issues, most notably the persistent and increasingly pitched threats that North Korea has issued against the U.S., South Korea and Japan the over the past several months.
NPR: Goal Of Nuclear-Free NKorea Tests US, China Ties