Japan has viewed a thawing of relations between Kim Jong-il and the US with some concern and is determined the abduction issue will not be sidelined.

日本关注到朝美关系在某些方面趋于缓和，但并没有决定将绑架事件搁置一旁。

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They have eased relations with Japan and, horrified by the nuclear brinkmanship of Kim Jong Il, mediated with Korea.

他们缓和了与日本的关系，并为金II的核边缘政策担惊受怕，并为此与韩国联手调解。

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This week,Kim Jong Un and his aunt, the sister of Kim Jong Il, became four-star generals with little military experience.

VOA: special.2010.10.02

South Korean media say Kim Jong-il's personal train crossed into China at the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong Monday.

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Hyun says social instability has increased in North Korea, so leader Kim Jong-il needs to continue to reinforce his domestic power base.

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South Korean media discovered accounts thought to belong to Kim Han-sol, the 16-year-old son of Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-il's eldest son, on Saturday.

BBC: North Korean leader's grandson Facebook pages revealed

In Pyongyang, workers, soldiers and children gather in front of towering bronze casts or giant mosaics of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, taking it in turn to shuffle forwards in lines and bow.

BBC: On holiday in North Korea

At Song Do Wan summer camp outside the port town of Wonsan on the east coast, Young Pioneers race excitedly to their dorms, unpacking suitcases beneath portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

BBC: On holiday in North Korea