A test would further North Korea's international isolation by prompting a push for new, tougher sanctions.
North Korean military personnel stand to pay their respects to their late leader Kim Jong Il, at Mansu Hill, where a bronze statue of him and his father, Kim Il Sung stands. (Photo: AP)
Tokyo: The Japanese government said on Wednesday that an earthquake recorded in North Korea might have been caused by a nuclear test.
"Considering past cases, there is the possibility that this might be a nuclear test by North Korea," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the government's top spokesman, said at a regular briefing, adding that Tokyo was analysing the situation.
( Source : AFP )
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