North Korea will not receive the remaining half of its food aid package from Japan, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Friday.
The move comes in response to DNA tests that showed the remains North Korea presented to Japanese officials during bilateral talks in Pyongyang last month are not those of Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped to the Stalinist state in 1977 at age 13.
Japan has already shipped 125,000 tons of the food aid Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi promised to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during their May summit in Pyongyang.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.