Japan has been working with the United States to join a U.N.-led nuclear inspection team for North Korea, assuming Pyongyang agrees to accept the inspection team at the six-nation talks, sources close to Japan-U.S. relations said Friday.

The Japanese government recognizes the need to be aggressively involved in the inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency at North Korea's Yongbyong nuclear complex because it faces a "nuclear threat," according to the sources. (Kyodo News)

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