NK News monitors, summarizes and translates stories focused on North Korea in the Japanese media. Last week saw the following stories covered by Japanese media:

Chosen Soren

“No Relations to North Korean Government” Says President of Bidder for Soren HQ (Nikkei Shimbun)
“We have no relation to the governments of Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, or South Korea,” said the president of the company that won the Chosen Soren Headquarters auction. The president of Avar LLC, held a press conference on the 24th in Ulan Bator. (October 25, 2013)

[Translator’s Title] Mongolia Key to Resolving Abduction Issue and Soren